The Benefits and Dangers of the Sun For those in the Northeast, summertime is in full swing. It signifies warmth (at last!), longer daylight hours, and increased time in nature. Along with the mood uplifting boost gained from more leisure time outdoors, sunshine has various other wellness advantages. However, there’s downsides too. Excess [...]
A two-part series I wrote on vitamin D was posted recently in Natural Path. It may cause a little controversy, but I feel strongly that I must advocate for personalized and individualized patient care, even in the midst of convincing evidence that "everyone" needs "something." I have always been [...]
It's finally here! The snow in the Northeast is finally coming to an end! Happy Spring to all my BreakFree friends! The end of March signals it's time for our monthly geek-out! I've compiled all of this month's top headlines in health, wellness, nutrition, nutrigenomics, functional and naturopathic medicine, and pharmacology for your reading or [...]
NERD ALERT! Ah, man! I did it again. Nerd, geek, crazy research-reviewer, that’s me! It was time for me to sit and write my monthly “Top Holistic Health Reads” for this month, and I realized something. I got a little (a lot) crazy. Good thing I had my sacred frankincense on hand for the discomfort [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I will admit, sometimes the biochemistry of dis-ease can be complex with patients and I enjoy the challenge of digging into their individualized SNPs and genetic predispositions. Yet, even the most versed functional medical doctor whizzes will agree that to make these complex biochemical pathways optimally function, basic building blocks [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco Last week, I discussed the four keys to achieving optimal wellness: attention, restoration, sequence, and time. Most people have a hard time ignoring step one. The body is pretty masterful at getting our attention and through any means necessary. It can signal in unwanted cues, such as pain, low energy, rashes, [...]
NUTRIGENOMICS Study Shows that Cherry Juice Helps Joints (Medpage Today) "We did not see any serum uric acid lowering effect of cherry juice concentrate so we believe that the mechanism of action in protecting people against gout attacks has to do with the ability of the juice to reduce inflammation," said Schlesinger. In a [...]
ODe to the Panacea Dance 2 By Sarah A LoBisco, ND In last week’s blog, I discussed how our high speed society has become overly consumed with its pursuit for a “medical panacea”. It’s as though our fast-paced lifestyles do not allow any room to slow down, pause, or reflect, even if our bodies [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND It comes down to human nature. It’s not good, it’s not bad. It just is. It’s a search to find the means to do whatever one wishes, regardless of the consequences. In medicine, I’m speaking of the never-ending, well-known, far and wide quest to discover “THE” cure, “THE” diet, “THE” [...]
