Since August 8, 2014, I’ve been following the updates on Medscape closely regarding the outbreak of Ebola. This was the date when the U.S. Centers of Disease and Prevention raised the level of emergency alertness to a “Level 1” for the third time in nine years. According to a video from Time magazine, this [...]
Wellness Information Overload! I’m a podcast junkie. Anytime I run across smart experts from my trainings or webinars in health, nutrition, functional medicine, mind-body, I can’t help myself… I find myself googling them and hitting subscribe on iTunes, much to family’s annoyance. My work and home office airwaves are usually filled with amazing geek-out [...]
All the research this month about the importance of sleep could make one an insomniac worrying about if they are getting enough. I admit, I’m more of a natural “night owl” and have some of my biggest brain bursts late at night. Does that mean my cortisol rhythm is off and my adrenals are whacked? [...]
As you know, I’ve become even more enthralled with the gut microbiome within the last few months. Recently, as I was populating my upcoming September 2014 Top Holistic Health Reads, I was amazed at how many articles about the microbiome kept popping up. It seemed like just when I started to feel like I may [...]
Last week I received a text from my concerned friend that read, “I need some hard science on how food dye affects kids’ behavior! They are giving Marc candy as a reward in school for good behavior-then he comes home and is off the wall!” This caused me to drop [...]
The Myths, Facts, and Considerations in Diet & Weight Loss DOLT! I did it again! I jumped down the “I’m curious to look deeper into this new study” rabbit hole. I should have known better than to do this on the topic of “weight loss!” There’s so much conflicting and polarized nutritional and dietary information [...]
Labor Day is now officially over and back-to-school is in full swing. As we pack away our white shorts and unpack our kid’s lunch box leftovers, I thought it was a perfect time to provide you with wellness information to help keep your young Einsteins germ-fighting and sniffle-free ninjas. So, as the kiddies head back [...]
Can you believe we’ll be trading in our beach balls for backpacks so soon?! It’s that time of year when sniffles become more common, and not just because the kids are wishing that summer would last longer. Unfortunately, when little ones come together in close proximity, they share germs along with their toys and snacks. [...]
It’s only been a few months since my last post on the topic of belly bugs and I still can’t seem to stay away from this subject! As additional studies are released on these microbes that inhabit the lining of our various body parts, I am becoming even more intrigued. When the National Institute of [...]
