Here is What Can Happen if You are Vitamin B-12 Deficient
Vitamin B-12 is critical for the proper functioning of your body, and a deficiency could lead to severe health problems, including fatigue, depression, memory loss, and joint pain. This vitamin actually creates red blood cells in the body, which, if you remember anything from your high school science class, are critical for bodily function. Plus, […]
7 Vitamins and Supplements That Keep Your Brain Sharp
Many of us work hard to take better care of our bodies. We eat salads to keep our weight in check, take supplements for heart health, and do daily exercise to keep our muscles strong. But what have you done for your brain lately?
Should You Take a Multivitamin?
Shockingly, over half of all American adults take a multivitamin or other supplement regularly. Many people zealously pop these pills, often trying to compensate for severe nutrient deficiency and imbalance from a toxic diet. The truth behind multivitamins is more surprising than you may think…hint, they aren’t necessarily helpful. In fact, you may be wasting […]
Why You Should Not Stop Eating Grains
“Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain” It’s an iconic American anthem, and the first lyric is about…wheat. But, these days, those flowing fields of wheat have become a nutritional battleground. It’s hard to believe that the tiny seeds of these grass-like plants have caused so much controversy and confusion. This article […]
9 Dressings That Won’t Kill Your Salad
One of my all-time patient stories came from a 400 pound man who told me that every day, he ate a big salad for lunch and dinner every day. At 400 pounds, I had to assume that his “salads” probably looked quite a bit different than mine. So I asked… and I was right. In […]
The Best Nutrients for Healthy Eyes
It’s pretty rare for me to see a 75-year-old man break down into tears in my office. But it happened last week…I’ll tell you why. This man has macular degeneration and glaucoma, and he is progressively losing his vision. Of course, we discussed his conventional and natural treatment options…but I also asked him how he […]
Want Great Skin? Eat More of These Delicious Foods
The global skincare industry is worth nearly $150 Billion… Sadly, most of it is just window dressing. What the skincare industry wants you to believe is that you can apply their creams, balms, ointments, lotions, and serums to treat your skin from the outside. What they don’t seem to understand is that the skin is […]
Supplements Vs. Food
We’ve been hearing a lot about ‘’fake news” lately. And although most of that media attention has been focused on politics, it happens in health news too. It’s particularly frustrating when you are bombarded by competing headlines like “Vitamins Create Expensive Urine” versus “Supplements Help Fill Nutritional Gaps.” When it comes to both current events […]
Food Is Less Nutritious
A friend of mine got married in Northern California recently, and I flew out there for the wedding. The venue was over two hours from the airport so I rented a car, and it wasn’t long before I found myself driving through farmland as far as my eyes could see. At one point in my […]
