Post-Covid health issues are starting to make the news and one in particular is raising the eyebrows of men. A recent study conducted at Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine in Chicago was looking at the location of the coronavirus in monkeys. They knew it would be found in the [...]
I know, I know. You are as tired of hearing about COVID almost as much as I am tired about writing about it. But when there is new developments I feel like you need to be informed. There is a new variant of Omicron that has now been found in [...]
In the past month, I have discussed many things for gut health including fiber and prebiotics. This topic wouldn’t be complete without a conversation about probiotics. We all have bacteria in our GI tract that have very specific jobs breaking down food, helping our mood, keeping our weight under control, [...]
Last week we took a look at fiber, so this week keeping with gut health I want to take a closer look at prebiotics. It is easy to confuse prebiotics and probiotics but there is a huge difference. Prebiotics are naturally created from plant fibers and feed bacteria promoting their [...]
You always hear ‘eat more fiber’ but not all fiber is created equally so how do you know which one you need? The average American diet is very deficient in fiber eating only about half the recommended dose of 25 to 30 grams. This leads to a multitude of issues [...]
Detoxing has taken on a whole new meaning as our awareness of the toxins we are regularly exposed to has increased. If you had asked me 20 years ago if I had toxins in my body I would have said no! I eat healthy, exercise, don’t smoke, rarely drink and [...]
The Omicron variant of COVID is already traveling across the US. It is thought to be 5-7 times more contagious than the highly contagious delta variant. Right now it is accounting for approximately 3% of cases across the US with New Jersey and New York having an estimated 13% ….and [...]
It is very common to overdo it and end up with inflammation in a joint. Conditions like tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis, golf elbow, heel tendonitis can flare and limit your activity. While standard therapy include rest and topical non-steroidal creams shock wave therapy is emerging as a treatment option especially [...]
As I write this newsletter, I am still grieving the loss of a very special pet, Butch who died last week. Butch was a 15 year old Airedale which is apparently the equivalent of about 83 human years. He was a gentle dog until he felt like an animal was [...]
People take cholesterol lowering medications to decrease their risk of heart disease and yet many people with optimal cholesterol levels are still having heart attacks and strokes. Why can heart attacks strike people who seem to have the perfect levels? Cue this little known risk factor, lipoprotein (a), aka lp(a) [...]
