Why You Shouldn’t Believe Every Hyped Up Media Headline on Health Supplement and Nutrient (Flawed) Studies with Big Press The anti-vitamin and supplement attack has been occurring for many years. For example, in December 2013 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, there was a big ado about the [...]
Empowering Change in Medicine – How Health is in Our Hands (and Under Our Nose) With the start of May upon us, visions of summer beaches dance in our heads. For my geeky cranium, the beginning of a new month also signals a time to reflect and revisit some lessons [...]
Why You and Your Body Add Up to More Than Just a Diagnosis or “Normal” Lab Range Value A Different Treatment Plan for Every Unique Person Vs. One Pill for Every Common Ill This weekend, I was able to share on my new book, BreakFree Medicine with a wonderful audience [...]
Integrative Medicine Hints for a Healthy Allergy Season Spring Has Sprung. Unfortunately, So Has the Pollen!1 Here in New York, many of my clients are gearing up for allergy season.1 Most are pleasantly surprised to see that the work we did on supporting their overall health has led [...]
Lavender Oil is one of the most popular oils in aromatherapy. Discover why lavender deserves its “universal” appeal. So, last week, Ben Greenfield asked me for the science behind lavender. He sparked me to write this article. If you found out about lavender or this article from Ben and of you want to use the [...]
Why Use a Carrier Oil and What the Heck Are They? Introducing My New Essential Oils Database & A Cool New Website Design Feature Revealed Notice anything different?? Phew…it’s been about a two-month process, but the new design for my website is complete!! Kudos to the designer…thanks Matt! If you’re an essential oil lover, [...]
Experts Eager to Review the New Dietary Guidelines: The Good and the Not-So-Good Let’s go back a week, a time of mixed anticipation and dread for many health experts. On January 7, 2016, nutritional and integrative health gurus eagerly waited to review the newly released, fresh off the presses, 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In [...]
As adults approach their later years, a major concern many have is retaining and maintaining their cognitive faculties. In fact, Alzheimer’s disease was rated second only to cancer in regard to a distressing diagnosis. According to the Washington Post: A 2011 survey for the MetLife Foundation found that the only disease more dreaded than Alzheimer’s [...]
In my guest blog on Saratoga.com, I review various factors that contribute to any health imbalance. For example, genetic predispositions, infections, dietary factors, environmental exposures, exercise, stress, hormonal balance, gut health, microbiome health, and social and emotional health are just some considerations for a functional or integrative doctor to compile an effective wellness protocol. (Phew, [...]
