So far in this series I’ve covered the basics of weight loss and detox. Obviously a whole book, or even several books can be written about weight loss and detox which is beyond the scope of this series. That said, in this last part I’ll mention some other issues that may be impeding your efforts [...]
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Weight Loss and Detox – Part 5 of 5
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Weight Loss and Detox – Part 4 of 5
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Now that you’ve cut out sugar and starches, you’ve started to eat breakfast and stopped skipping meals, and you’ve embarked on an elimination diet – let’s continue with the necessary steps to lose weight and detox. If you’re not following me right now, please read parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series by clicking [...]
Weight Loss and Detox – Part 3 of 5
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies on January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments »
In this part, I’ll be discussing one approach to an elimination diet, which can be a very useful start to both losing weight and detoxing. Click here to read part 1, and click here to read part 2 of my series “Weight Loss and Detox”. One concept to keep in mind about any detox or [...]
Weight Loss and Detox – Part 2 of 5
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies on January 14, 2012 | 7 Comments »
In part 1 of my series titled “Weight Loss and Detox” I spoke about choosing healthier foods in order to attain your New Year’s goals. I focused mainly on the importance of eating a diet low in sugar and starch. Here in part 2, I want to explain the importance of eliminating foods that you [...]
Weight Loss and Detox – Part 1 of 5
Posted in common conditions, food on January 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Now that the holidays are over, I’m sure a lot of you are thinking about losing some extra pounds and maybe even going on a detox. Weight loss and detox don’t always go hand-in-hand, but often they do. If you’re looking to lose weight, a detox is a great start, and often necessary. Although, if [...]
How to Interpret Your Blood Tests: Part III
Posted in common conditions, food on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This article is the third in a series entitled: “How to Interpret Your Blood Tests”. Here I’ll discuss the lipid (including cholesterol) profile of a blood test. This set of blood markers is often the most scrutinized because of all the hype around cholesterol and fats these days. Most Americans appear to be pressured and [...]
Juice cleanses
Posted in food, remedies on November 13, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Juice cleanses seem to be all the rage these days, especially with celebrities like Beyonce, Demi Moore, Ashton Kusher and Gwyneth Paltrow touting them. A patient of mine recently sent me an article from The New York Times titled “The Juice Cleanse: A Strange and Green Journey”. She was asking my opinion about juice cleanses, [...]
Daily protein requirements
Posted in food on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About a year ago, I wrote an article titled “How much protein do I need?“. This article is a follow-up based on the best research that I’ve read since then. If you want the basics on why protein is so important, please refer to the above article; and perhaps this one on collagen. This (i.e.: [...]
Causes of pain
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, food, remedies, tagged back pain, chiropractic, lower back pain, pain, symptoms on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit my office for treatment. That said, I thought I’d write a little bit on the topic. Interestingly, pain doesn’t occur where you “feel” it or believe it to exist. In fact, pain really isn’t a “thing”. Pain is a perception triggered by the activation [...]
Whole-food versus synthetic (isolated) supplements
Posted in food, remedies, tagged supplements on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Very often, though not always, I find that patients require nutritional supplements in order to achieve noticeable and measurable results in their presenting condition. This is true whether the condition is chronic or acute. The quality of the supplements used is certainly important; just as the quality of food you eat is important. However, in [...]
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