In keeping with the theme of the month of love, I discussed on my homepage blog the background and contributing factors to the unwelcome chest pain of heartburn. In this blog, I will provide some tips on how to...
Steps to a Healthy Heart
This week's focus is in highlighting heart health, after all it's the "week of love". On my homepage, I discussed all the dreary facts of heart disease in our country, which is still the number one cause of death....
The Power of Food for Immune Health
After just returning from my training on immune health in Arizona, I am dazzled by how this complex system can be so simply modulated by lifestyle choices. In my homepage blog, I discussed two scenarios in determining if your...
Trash Your Crash Diet!
Like most twenty-something females, when I look good--I feel good. Therefore, dieting and eating healthy have become part of my daily life. However, when I say "dieting", what I really mean is not having that extra handful of white cheddar...
Resources for Wellness and Immune Health
This Thursday, I will head to the sunny sky of Arizona for another module in my functional medicine certification training. I am looking forward to being immersed in studies from the experts on the biological mechanisms involved to support...
A Thoughtful Prescription for Longevity
Soon, I will be heading off to sunny Arizona for more training in functional medicine. The focus will be on modulating immune health. What a perfect topic for this cold weather...
The Power of Mom’s Touch
The Power of Mom's Touch On my blog this week, I discussed the power of a parent's lifestyle choices and how their emotional health affects their children's health. However, there is another factor that often gets overlooked, the power...
The Power of Mom’s Touch
The Power of Mom's Touch On my blog this week, I discussed the power of a parent's lifestyle choices and how their emotional health affects their children's health. However, there is another factor that often gets overlooked, the power...
Highlight on the Power of Krill Oil
I just finished a blog supporting the power of fish oil. Specifically, I cited several journal articles and abstracts demonstrating the ability of fish oil to modulate: 1. Genetic expression (with cystic fibrosis) 2. Inflammation 3. Immune function 4....
Why Should I Consider Using Multivitamins?
Recently, there has been some bad press on multivitamins' efficacy which is based on two studies and an editorial in December's Annals of Internal Medicine. In my bog, I discussed why this conclusion cannot be made with certainty. For...