Food & Nutrition

Food = Mood

I want to share a quick story about a woman I met today who came to me with severe depression as a result of a series of tragic events that have occurred in her life. As we talked for more than an hour I kept seeing a recurrent theme. Her mounting health problems had begun in part due to eating habits that led her immune system astray. Her diet was very poor containing lots of processed foods, processed... [Read more]

Get Rid of Unwanted Belly Fat in the New Year!

So maybe you have been doing the right things…you have been eating more fruits and vegetables, you have cut out the sweets and the bread, and you have even been drinking more water, but you still have extra weight around your middle.  What are you missing?  Why won’t doesn’t your waist ever shrink?  You keep trying to play by the rules yet you aren’t getting results.  Arrrgh!  It is... [Read more]

Look Mommy! It’s the Vegetable Truck!

Those are words that make a mother smile.  I have spent the past several years wondering how I would ever get my daughter to eat vegetables.  I know that many parents have the same concerns.  Baby food is easy.  Infants seem quite pleased to slurp green bean puree from little spoons.  Then we move to table foods and often all is lost.  I think that part of the issue is that we are influenced... [Read more]

Your DNA is not Your Destiny!

How many times have you heard someone grumble about their health while laying most of the blame on their genes?  Unfortunately, many people go through life resigning themselves to health problems that other family members have had, such as diabetes and cancer.  I have had many patients in my office over the years telling me it is all their parents’ fault.  But, wait a minute, research is showing... [Read more]

The Inexpensive Way to Treat Migraines, Depression, Leg Cramps and More

What is the most common elemental deficiency in my practice? Magnesium. This is probably the most underutilized “medicine” out there for migraines, restless legs, constipation, kidney stones, leg cramps, menstrual cramps, asthma and many other  medical conditions including treatment resistant depression.  It has tons of research available to support its use in these and many other medical conditions... [Read more]

Weight Loss – Green tea really kicks butt . . . it will also shrink it.

Green tea is one of only two beverages that can claim health benefits for the human body. The other is water. We know we need water in our diet and it is the single most important fluid we consume. Most of us do not consume enough water on a daily basis but that is a topic for another time. I want to share with you the incredible benefit that green tea holds in the realm of weight loss. Green tea... [Read more]