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) [...]
Cholesterol is a key ingredient for cell membrane integrity, a key component of all the sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) as well as the steroid production. Our natural steroids are responsible for a wide range of physiologic processes including carbohydrate metabolism, regulation of inflammation, muscle building, our stress response as [...]
I see so many people who come in “controlled” on cholesterol medications or are told their cholesterol level is “fine” because they have a good ratio who are NOT fine! Over the next few weeks I am going to dive into different parts of cholesterol testing but today I want [...]
There are two new inflammatory conditions that are occurring in adults (MIS-A) and children (MIS-C) after they have had COVID. Many times they had a mild COVID case but within weeks started developing some serious symptoms. I recently had a friend whose young son had COVID and one month later [...]
