Healthy Shamrock Shake for St. Patrick’s Day I am Irish so one of our big holidays is just around the corner! After you enjoy your corned beef and cabbage (full of pre and probiotics by the way), consider a healthy Shamrock Smoothie as your dessert! Here is a healthy take on the infamous McDonald’s Shamrock…
Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. The risk increases with age with more than 90% of colorectal cancers occurring after the age of 50. Good news! This disease is highly preventable by getting screened, beginning at the age of 50.…
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf…. Jon Kabat Zinn – Author “Full Catastrophe Living” credited with bringing the Mountain to Medicine
The gut microbiome. You may have heard of it? The term simply refers to the numerous MICROorganisms that collectively inhabit our gut (BIOME). Did you know these bacteria and their genes outnumber us 150 fold? We are actually bacteria having a human experience! In fact, recent lab and clinical studies show that this gut microbiome…
The Winter Olympics. So fun to watch these amazing athletes, one can get lost in the splendor of it all. It is a snowy day in Denver, but I want you to resist the temptation to curl up with a blanket in front of the fireplace and TV binge the Olympics. Instead use these winter…
I have just returned from a fantastic conference by the Institute for Functional Medicine in Atlanta. The conference was on Immunology so apropos for the aggressive cold and flu season we are having this year! I wore a personal air purifier and took extra doses of Vit C and D before the plane ride home!…
Thanks for joining me on our Health and Wellness Journey! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
