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If you know anything about me then you know that I am big on a proper ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids. We know that eating too much unhealthy fat is a serious detriment to overall health and is a direct contributor to a number of health issues such as cardiovascular disease. We used [...]
America is currently undergoing a healthcare crisis! This crisis is NOT because of a lack of health care coverage for all Americans. The problem is obesity. America is fat! 6 out of 10 Americans are overweight or obese. Americans spend $4.4 billion per year on gastric bypass every year. Americans spend $147,000,000,000 (that is Billion!!!) [...]
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If you know me at all then you know that I’m a huge proponent of proper nutrition. It is one of the cornerstones of my ‘Healthy Trinity’ which is the foundation of optimizing health. The Functional Medicine approach to nutrition means that each person has an adequate & functional nutritional status. We have to have [...]
I had a patient the other day, I’ll call her Sally, who was a new patient and had been recommended by a friend. She told me that she didn’t fell right. She felt as though “something was wrong” and “I don’t feel like I used to feel.” She told me she had been to several [...]
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in the U.S. There are a number of factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and cholesterol is the most often blamed contributor. I do not believe that elevated cholesterol causes heart disease but I do believe that there is probably a correlation. Since my primary goal is [...]
Gymnema sylvestre (GS) is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used for centuries to help control blood sugar levels. It is native to central and southern Indian tropical forests. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find “good scientific evidence” that GS is useful in controlling blood sugar [...]
I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]
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