How to Break a Fast Correctly… and the #1 thing you should NEVER eat
Sometimes, less is more. It’s an adage that applies in many domains within our lives…and in the modern world, it most certainly applies to food. A large volume of research demonstrates that consuming fewer calories leads to better health. Fasting has been used as a medical treatment for centuries and is a rich tradition in […]
3 Healthy and Delicious Ways to Get your Cherry Fix
There is an old Italian neighborhood in New Haven called Wooster Square that is widely regarded as the best place in the world for pizza. I know how strongly people feel about their pizza, and I don’t want to start World War Three here…because this post isn’t even about pizza. I only mention Wooster Square […]
7 Benefits of Fresh Air That You Don’t Want to Miss
When you were younger, you might remember your mother telling you to get outside and get some fresh air. That could have been because you were driving her nuts (most likely) or the fact that she knew that fresh air was good for the body and the mind. Today we struggle with preoccupations indoors like […]
8 Warm Weather Smoothies for all day Energy
I’m sitting on my back deck, working outside for the first time all year so this post couldn’t be more timely. Memorial day is right around the corner but today is the first day with temps over 75º here in CT this spring. Ahhhh….finally! When you learn to pay attention to the signals from your […]
Lower Your Cortisol in 3 Easy Steps
Remember Tom and Jerry? Tom was a cat, always on the hunt and Jerry was the mouse who usually narrowly escaped. Poor Jerry was always under lots of stress. When a mouse sees a cat, stress hormones (including cortisol and adrenaline) quickly flood the mouse’s bloodstream. Those hormones initiate the “fight or flight” reaction that […]
Replace These Modern No Good Grains with These
Sometimes the best lessons a doctor can learn come from patients themselves. Such is the case with this story about one of my bread-loving patients who suffers from intense gastrointestinal reactions to wheat and gluten. Of course, she eats gluten-free, and she pays dearly whenever she “cheats” or accidentally gets exposed. But that all changed […]
Stop the Sting of Poison Ivy Fast and Naturally
As a naturopathic doctor and an amateur naturalist, I try to avoid thinking about particular plants or animals as good or bad. I understand that all living organisms are a part of the bigger ecosystem, and each species has its own unique role in the health of the whole system. But, (and it’s a big […]
Do These 7 Things to Protect Your Lower Back
There’s a common saying in orthopedics that patients DO NOT like to hear. Here’s how it goes: Once a back pain patient…always a back pain patient. Depressing, right? And certainly not what you want to hear when you’re in agony. Unfortunately, the clinical research on low back pain suggests that there is some truth in […]
Never Do This to Your Blister (do this instead)
Many of you are aware that instead of going to the gym like many people, I head for the woods every morning and go for a hike. It’s my exercise, my outdoor time, my meditation, and some quality time with my wife all rolled into one. One of the other consequences of this daily routine […]
Start Your Day With These Delicious and Nutritious Breakfast Bowls
As a rule, I’m not one of those people who takes pictures of my food. But as with most any “rule” there are exceptions. The picture below is of a most beautiful (and delicious) breakfast bowl that I got at a local coffee shop last week. (I sent it to my wife with a note […]
