Clean water is at the foundation of good health. All over the world, assess to clean water has become increasingly difficult due to changes to the climate and pollution contaminating ground water. As we work to find ways to protect and preserve our water sources, it’s important to make sure…

Coffee has long since been regarded as a relative pariah in the health and nutrition world. Newer research, however, suggests that your morning Americano may have some hidden health benefits. Traditional roasted coffee has over 1,000 bioactive compounds, many of which contain therapeutic antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and anti-carcinogenic effects. In…

A question I constantly get from patients is whether or not they should be eating fish. The short answer is YES and let me explain why! Fish is a great protein source, especially for those who prefer to avoid meat. It also provides us with zinc, iodine, magnesium, vitamin D,…

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas found in nature and made in the body. In the 1980’s it was discovered to be an important signaling molecule in the body with many important functions in the cardiovascular system. Hence why Dr. Louis Ignarro, one of the scientists awarded the Nobel Prize…

Valentine’s Day is here and you may be planning to do something special for your partner, family, friend, or…

It’s a new year, and with the abundance of the holidays behind us, many people start to think about ways they…