Organic Fruits and Vegetables Buying organic can be pretty pricy, so here is one way to make smart decisions when you shop. This may behold hat to many of you, but there are 2 lists that are published every year. One is called The Dirty Dozen. These are the 12 fruits and vegetables that are the [...]
How to get your child ready for school - the health perspective! As that time of year is quickly approaching I'm a little stunned, doesn't it feel like summer just started? Well, as you are planning for the big return to school, I'm sure you're thinking about clothes, shoes, books, and other supplies. You may also [...]
How Do I Treat Hot Flashes? It's hard enough to survive hot flashes, let alone when it's over 100 degrees. Most people think that hot flashes only come from a lack of estrogen. Not true. They can be caused by an imbalance between your estrogen and progesterone where you are actually deficient in progesterone. They can [...]
Should you use organic dairy products? Choosing organic food can bring up a lot of questions such as: What does it actually mean to be 'organic'? Is it really any better than conventional food? And is it worth the cost? Each type of food will have a different set of rules and regulations it has to [...]
How Do I Get Vitamin D Naturally? Vitamin D plays key role in maintaining bone density, allowing immune systems to function, and even in wound healing. So it's important to get enough. Sunlight is one of our main sources of Vitamin D. Just 15 minutes of morning or late afternoon sun exposure to your hands, face [...]
What causes thinning hair and hair loss in women? This is something that seems to come up fairly often in my practice, so I wanted to share a few of my thoughts. This isn't an exhaustive list of the causes of hair loss and just thinning, but will hopefully shed some light on the subject and [...]
Normal Thyroid tests do not mean normal thyroid function I use a thyroid blood test to make sure nothing is seriously wrong with your thyroid. After I see that your levels are "normal", then we actually go to work on getting your thyroid to function properly. Here's the deal. Your thyroid produces 2 hormones, T4 and [...]
How to pick a multivitamin. A good, high quality multivitamin is one that actually gives you the nutrients you aren't getting from your food. It should make you feel better when you take it, and it should make a difference in your health. Yes, I have very high expectations for my multivitamin. How do you know [...]
Is beef bad for me? If you know me at all, you know that I rarely deal in absolutes, especially when it comes to nutrition. So, of course I'll say that all beef is not bad for you. There is a pretty big difference between beef that has been raised in one of those places you [...]
To Sun or not to Sun, that is the question. It's very interesting to me that as we become more conscious about skin cancer, our vitamin D levels, as a whole, have been declining. Whether or not there is a direct relationship between the two, there is still a question of whether or not it's good [...]