Inflammation in your body can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing, it just depends on why it’s there. When you cut your finger, your body stimulates an acute inflammatory response to protect the wound...
As we age, it’s easy to assume that feeling more tired or achy is “just part of getting older.” But sometimes, those changes aren’t simply aging — they may be your body asking for something it’s missing.
One of the...
Whenever I work with new clients who are interested in losing weight, I ask what they are drinking. Yes, I’m concerned with nutrition and exercise, but sometimes we conveniently forget the impact our beverages have on our hormones, weight...
The recent revelation of Arsenic in Apple Juice has parents concerned and frustrated. Concerned because children are the single biggest consumers of juice; Frustrated because they think juice is 100% healthy.
Juice is not a health food! Kids should not be drinking...
In a February 2012 report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), it was found that heart attacks with atypical symptoms are on the rise, especially among women. While many people think that chest pain is...
About 20 years ago, when I first started in Private Practice, I had a young man come to me who was so amazingly intelligent, bright, and alive with life. Although he was an incredible pleasure to work with, he...
I get this question all the time. People want to know if they are destined for poor health because of family history. They say things like "well, my whole family is overweight…", "well, my mother or father had cancer…",...
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 6.7 percent of the population of the United States has major depressive disorder. Depression is a condition that affects women far more than it does men. It also effects people...
With more coverage in the media, the public has become more aware of the dangers of spending too much time in the sun and how sun exposure can contribute to cases of skin cancer. However, many questions have arisen...
Wouldn't you totally like to get better gas mileage and conserve income each time you go to the pump? In all actuality, due to the rising gas prices, mixed with the continual decline of the economy, this concern goes...
