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5 Reasons I Love Walnuts!
As a functional medicine doctor and nutritionist, I always strive to use food as medicine. Walnuts are a wonderful food packed with so many necessary nutrients that keep us healthy and prevent disease. Here are the 5 reasons I love walnuts! Walnuts are full of healthy fat. Walnuts are high in monounsaturated fats and are…
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Brain Food
Our brains make us human. This complex 3-pound organ enables us to see, smell, touch, feel, express, remember, interact with, and connect to the world around us. It is made up of 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) which form 1 million new connections every second. Neurons are connected to other neurons by up to 40,000…
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Fixing Your Broken Brain + Lots More:
10 Takeaways from My Most-Asked Questionsin WellnessI recently had the honor to answer some of my patients’ health questions, many of which inquired about various aspects of having a broken brain. One wondered whether someone with moderately severe Alzheimer’s would be okay eating ice cream if he’s doing everything else correctly. Another asked how Functional Medicine, which looks at the whole…
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Ketogenic Diets: Sorting Through the Pros and Cons
Ketogenic diets are hardly new, but they’ve become increasingly popular in the last few years for weight loss and much more. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I have used modified ketogenic diets for some patients over the past year and have found some positive outcomes, mainly improvements in cognition. My overall position is that…
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Resolve to do less this year!
in WellnessThe tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back to Ancient Roman times with the two faced god Janus, who kept one face looking toward the past and one face towards the future. Romans believed Janus could forgive them for past mistakes and bless them for the year ahead. And so, it happens year after…
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5 Ways to Eat Healthy While Traveling
Ever get to the food court at the airport and head straight for the Cinnabon stand? (Oh, no!) Does the sight of a TSA line trigger a Pavlovian response, sending you sprinting to the first Sbarro you see? Well, judging by the line in front of those fast ‘food’ joints, believe me, you’re not alone!…
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Creating a Health Vision
in WellnessDo you have a personal vision of your desired health? If not, I encourage you to make one, and here’s why! You may have heard about creating a vision board to bring about that which we would like to add to our lives. Vision boards are becoming more popular and many who create them…
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Supplement Safety Demystified
These days, it seems we are inundated with magazine articles, news stories, YouTube video’s, or blog posts promising improved memory, sustained energy, stronger immunity, dramatic weight loss, or improved sexual health, simply by ingesting a “new and improved” and “clinically proven” supplement. The story pulls you in with a testimonial from a seemingly trustworthy person…
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Reading is Brain Food
in WellnessJust as we eat nourishing foods to keep our bodies healthy, we also have to nourish our brains. One of the easiest ways to do this is to pick up a book. Reading has been shown not only to increase intelligence, especially when children start reading at an early age, but also to slow down…
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Living Green and Clean
in WellnessYou might have asked yourself, “What’s up with this “green living” trend and why should I swap my house cleaners, body care products, and other chemicals with cleaner alternatives?” Well, it’s estimated that the average adult carries at least 700 toxins in their body and that newborn babies can carry over 200. This is very…