Sinus congestion a very common condition that patients report to me. Sometimes people are bothered by it along with an infection and/or a sinus headache, although sinus congestion often occurs in isolation. Interestingly though, the root of the problem is rarely located in the actual sinuses where the symptoms are nagging. I’ll explain… Mucous is [...]
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Sinus congestion
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged digestive disorders on February 10, 2010 | 7 Comments »
You are (much more than) what you eat
Posted in food, tagged digestive disorders on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most commonly used phrases related to health and healthy eating is: “you are what you eat”. This obviously refers to the fact that our tissues are made from the food we consume on a daily basis. However, this phrase is a bit simplistic. After thinking about this concept for a while, I [...]
Potentially hazardous whole foods
Posted in food, tagged hypothyroidism on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The idea that whole, unadulterated foods are healthy is accepted as truth for the most part. And rightfully so, because generally speaking, processed foods typically are not healthy; as they can rob the body of vital nutrients while stressing different organs and glands. However, there are some whole foods that may actually be harmful to [...]
How much protein do I need?
Posted in common conditions, food on December 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Many of my patients are concerned about getting the right amounts of vitamins and minerals. And rightfully so because the vitamins and minerals that we consume allow our bodies to function well. Vitamins and minerals are known as micronutrients because they are required in a small amount in terms of weight or mass. On the [...]
What should I eat for breakfast?
Posted in food, tagged sugar on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A large part of working with patients involves helping them to adopt healthy dietary choices. In doing so, I’m always asked these two questions: “What can I eat for breakfast?” and “What do you eat for breakfast?”. This is in fact a very important question because breakfast may actually be the most important meal of [...]
Omega-3 fatty acids: flaxseed oil or fish oil?
Posted in food, remedies, tagged cholesterol, fish oil, heart disease, supplements on November 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Essential fatty acids, or omega-3′s and omega 6′s as they are also known, are necessary for a number of different functions in the body. They are labeled “essential” because the body cannot synthesize them from other substances, and therefore must be obtained from the diet. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in large quantities in fish oil, [...]
How to eat to maintain healthy blood sugar levels
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged anti-aging, chronic fatigue syndrome, sugar on October 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
You may have already read my article titled “General guidelines for a healthy diet“. Often I’ll listen to patients tell me what foods they eat, and they are all great choices. They don’t eat sugar or starches (or perhaps very few starches), they avoid the most common food allergens and sensitivities, etc.. Early on in [...]
Recovering from adrenal fatigue
Posted in common conditions, food, remedies, tagged anti-aging, chronic fatigue syndrome, remedies on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I wrote two articles on the topic of (adrenal) stress. Please refer to those articles in order to gain a better understanding of how the adrenal glands and stress play a role in our health. When I think of experts in the field of endocrinology (the study of the hormone-secreting endocrine glands), Janet Lang, [...]
Adrenal Stress Syndrome
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, digestive disorders, pain, sugar, symptoms on September 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The amount of stress and ability of your body to adapt to it will determine how it affects your health and well-being. We have 2 adrenal glands that sit atop each of our kidneys and are sometimes referred to as the “stress glands”, because they secrete stress hormones (cortisol) [...]
Insulin Resistance
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged sugar on September 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Now that the basics of blood sugar regulation are out of the way, I want to speak of one common physiological result of it. Now I want to get more specific, as it will be a topic that I’ll mention often because it is so important in health and disease. So this article will serve [...]
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