Autism is increasing from 14.6 per 1,000 children aged 8 years, higher in boys (23.6 per 1,000) than girls (5.3 per 1,000) with costs of care exceeding $17,000 annually (not including lost work hours) to an estimated 1 in 68 children in 2019. Thought to arise from interactions between epigenetic influences, genetic predisposition, and one or more inflammatory triggers, most care is aimed at addressing behavioral issues. While behavioral interventions are important, none will work without also addressing the nutritional and inflammatory components. Your child only knows how to cry, become angry, not sleep or oversleep, or otherwise protest when they do not feel well. … Read More
Knowledge is Power
Parasites: Unwanted guests, hitch-hikers, and hijackers
We become infected with parasites when our innate defense system is compromised:Antacids, Immune imbalances, Leaky gut, Inflamed digestive tract… Parasites are not from visiting 3rd world countries–over half of all Americans are infected. Fix it! … Read More
Diabetes—Manage blood sugar with whole foods
Whether you have diabetes or want to prevent it, elevated blood sugar can be managed with a whole foods diet and in many cases diabetes can be reversed. Get a good strategy for blood-sugar control choices. … Read More
You’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, now what?
Diagnosed with an autoimmune disease? Understand what is happening and get an anti-inflammatory meal plan that helps minimize your body’s attack on itself. … Read More
Blood sugar high? Blood pressure high? Tried everything? Read this:
How is it that people who eat well, exercise regularly, have normal body composition and take supplements… still don’t feel well. How do these amazing people still have blood sugar issues (and some aren’t even aware)? After all, they are … Read More
Don’t let your pets suffer—their commercial food may be the problem.
It’s one thing to use catchy brand names and empty marketing terms like “gourmet” or “science-based” or “premium”… just like “all natural” these can mean anything or nothing.
This week, I relieved no less than 5 pets from symptoms caused by their food. Call me. I can help and I don’t charge for pet checks 🙂 It’s a community service. … Read More
Baffled by oxidative stress? What are free radicals, anyway?
“Whatever disturbs to any considerable extent the nutrition of the body, destroys that harmony which exists between the natural waste constantly going on in it and the assimilative processes by which such losses are repaired, and must produce disease.” –Wm … Read More
Are you hardwired for happiness?
Hi, my closest friends, Some people around us focus more on the negative than the positive. For example, a colleague receives overwhelmingly positive feedback in their recent work review, then fixates on the few criticisms. I love life. We can … Read More
Should I get a flu shot?
Hope all is well with you and yours. I need to put something on the table. Something you’ve likely suspected or even been aware of for some time now. Should you get a flu shot? While it’s easy to point … Read More
Shifting diet into fall—an Ayurvedic view
September, Indian Summer, a hint of chill in the air, shortening daylight and the midday sun doesn’t seem as bright… gardens grow “leggy” and we watch frost warnings… While some of us wish summer could last forever, with each new … Read More
Do we really want to achieve the lowest blood pressure or cholesterol possible?
The BIGGEST question we want to ask when our labs, exam results, etc. etc. come back “out of range” or “concerning is… WHY WOULD THE BODY THINK THIS IS GOOD? Think about it. You are designed to survive. These are … Read More
Flipping accountability on its head: Functional Nutrition
There is a monstrous gap between spending on public health initiatives (just 3 percent of healthcare dollars) and treatment of chronic disease (a whopping 86 percent of healthcare dollars). Something is very, very, broken if we spend more than $12,000 per person attempting to create … Read More … Read More
Sugar-free substitutes: Magic bullet? Or cause obesity and diabetes?
So many of my clients find shifting off sugar a real challenge. There are many reasons, not the least of which is gobs of marketing “treats” and having fun with beautiful people drinking cola or even sugar-free cola “lite”. Too … Read More
Staying motivated (when life gets in the way :-)
Every time we commit to a weight-loss game plan, or healthier eating plan, or not so many treats (except sometimes) or… some important goal, we are enthusiastic, motivated, determined to stick to it. We’re going to do it! Cauliflower rice? … Read More
Whole food or synthetic supplements?
Due to dietary habits in the United States, despite eating too many calories many of us are deficient in vitamins A, C, D, and E and choline, calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium. We are deficient in fiber. Our public health … Read More
The toxic stuff in us
How we overload our body with toxics Each day, every day, and all through the night, your organs of detoxification are designed to collect the waste products sent them from every cell, transform them into something less toxic, and ultimately … Read More
Are toxic chemicals the reason you still feel sick?
“I had muscle spasms. Soon, it spread to my heart—my blood pressure and my heart rate would shoot up unexpectedly. Just getting up to use the bathroom would leave me out of breath with my heart racing, playing with my … Read More
Digestive enzymes: Healthy or hype?
Digestive enzymes in your gut… …liberate and absorb nutrients from your food, yet somehow keep toxic chemicals moving through, and out. …kill unwanted bacteria, parasites, yeast… even viruses, yet maintain trillions of helpful bacteria and even helpful yeast—imagine that, helpful … Read More