Have you heard that you should eat the colors of the rainbow every day? The rich deep colors in vegetables and fruits come with protective phytonutrients that have different protective effects, including being antioxidant, cancer-fighting, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. The deeper the color, the stronger the effects. By eating a wide variety of red,…
How do I go about maintaining a healthy weight is something that I hear about in my office every week. What is the best diet? How do I lose weight? What should I eat? Why do I have belly fat when I am thin overall?
Have you noticed that life was much so much simpler when we were kids? Now that we are all grown up, the chemicals in the environment and in our food are wreaking havoc on our hormones – both for men and women. Infertility These chemicals are contributing to the rise in infertility rates. The US…
Are you feeling sluggish and tired? Is your skin dull, your hair thinning? Do you routinely walk into a room and forget why you went in there? Are you having trouble losing belly fat? Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep? Is the list of foods you can eat getting shorter and shorter? Does…
Did you know that up to 10% of all cancers can be traced back to a poor diet? In a study published in 2015, over 80,000 new cancer cases were related to a suboptimal diet. My grandmother used to say “you are what you eat” and there is something to that old adage. You want…
Why do we observe American Heart Month every February? Perhaps because it coincides with Valentine’s Day and it has been designated the month all about hearts? Or is it because every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease? Heart disease affects all ages, genders and ethnicities. Some risk factors include high cholesterol, high…
Did you know that replacing a woman’s estrogen in menopause can protect her heart? February is National Heart Month and last Friday was go Red for Women so I thought this might be a relevant topic for this week’s blog. Hormones are about more than just reproduction You know in the year 1900 the average…
As this crazy year comes to an end and we prepare for a fresh start, I would like to take some time to reflect on the lessons learned and think about the tweaks we all can strive to make going forward. For the new year, I propose focusing on 10 behaviors that encourage wellness in…
