How Avocados Can Halt Diabetes and How to Eat More of Them
I grew up in Southern California where having an avocado tree in your yard was not at all uncommon. There was a tree in my neighborhood that would produce so many avocados that I remember playing stickball type games with unripe ones. I think of those memories every time I wince at the price of […]
Functional Movement Training: Why it’s so Good for You
She looked down when I asked…and then she muttered something about how she needs to get back to the gym. That’s usually how the conversation goes when I ask my patients about exercise. They’re often surprised when I suggest that they save their money and just cancel their membership. Gym memberships only work if you […]
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 […]
Try These Herbs and Delicious Recipes to Heal Your Gut
Hippocrates was way ahead of his time. It was over 2000 years ago when he said that “all disease begins in the gut” and although the “all” part of his statement is an overstatement…he was most definitely onto something. Gastrointestinal problems like gas, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and inflammatory […]
Building the Perfect Healthy Pizza (these ideas will blow your palate away)
I live just up the road from New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven is famous for two things: Yale University Pizza New Haven is home to a large Italian-American population, and we take our pizza very seriously here. The classic New Haven “apizza” comes with an ultra-thin crust that is cooked in a woodfired oven […]
Why You Should Eat Dandelion Greens in the Spring
I’m not sure who said it first, but I’ve always loved the phrase: One man’s garbage is a another man’s gold. I find it to be a true statement in many areas of life…including right outside in my front yard. Most people consider dandelions a noxious weed and every spring I see neighbors out there […]
Purslane 3 Ways: A Delicious and Nutritious “Weed” You Can Eat
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson was right. And I would add that the definition of a weed depends largely on where it grows…and who you ask. If it’s growing in the cracks in your walkway, even I might call common purslane a weed. […]
What Clutter Has To Do With Your Health
When they rolled in the heavy equipment and finally broke ground, everybody in town was excited. The vacant lot right on the main drag in town was finally going to be something. We all envisioned a cool new restaurant or cafe. A unique grocery store like Trader Joe’s maybe. Or maybe a fun indoor playspace […]
Don’t be Fooled: Childhood Obesity on the Rise
Does the name “Augustus Gloop” sound familiar? Augustus was one of the main characters in the Roald Dahl’s famous book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He was a greedy child who was obsessed with chocolate…and he had a weight problem as a result. There have been two Hollywood movie adaptations of the book. The first […]
Delicious Ways to Drink More Green Tea (and why you should)
I have a quick quiz for you today: Q1: What is the most consumed beverage in the world? A: Easy one…water. Q2: What is the second most consumed beverage in the world? A: It’s not coffee. It’s not Coca-Cola. It’s not beer. It’s tea. Camellia sinensis is an evergreen shrub that is […]
