Thyroid health has been my passion since starting my integrative endocrine practice. Integrative medicine relies on the innate healing...

Kenya in October can be hot—especially if you’re walking on the African savannah in the middle of the day. I was traveling with Karea, a...

I see many patients with high blood pressure or hypertension at the hospital where I work. This, and other common diseases like diabetes...

A diet that tells you when to eat rather than what to eat? That sounds interesting. Intermittent Fasting is a pattern of eating, rather...

In last week’s post, we reviewed the importance of maintaining good bone health. This week, we will look at the specific things we can do...

I find myself surrounded by noise. Not just the obvious noise created by my family, friends, pets, cars, electronics, technology and the...

Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito? Had a cold? Stepped on a rusty nail? I am sure the answer is yes to having experienced at least...

As discussed in the previous post, chronic inflammation often goes unnoticed until serious disease is diagnosed, which often can be too...

As discussed previously, chronic inflammation often goes unnoticed until serious disease is diagnosed. This chronic, often imperceptible,...

Welcome to “spiritual insights.” As some of you know, it is my current mission in life to share the practice of mindfulness with anyone...

Cold weather is here and so are colds, flus and other immune insults. Fortunately, there is a lot we can do to keep our bodies fortified...

As mentioned in my previous post, when it comes to your diet, choosing whole foods is one of the most important things you can do to...

Your skin is a defensive barrier against the external elements we encounter daily. But it is also a porous surface. Therefore, when we...

Have you ever had the following experiences? You argue with yourself, stating: “I am so mad at myself for having done that.” You say...

In my previous post, I introduced the Destructive Self and the True Self. One could say that developing and having a Destructive Self is...

In our previous posts, I introduced the Destructive Self and the True Self and provided you with five tools to silence your Destructive...

We tend to think that good genes make us thin and healthy, whereas bad genes make us fat and sick. But what if we could turn our “good”...

As a nutrition educator, I teach throughout my community to middle school students and adults. The main tenet of my teaching is to eat...

There is no question that nutrition plays a key role in improving sports performance. A good sports performance diet can be a powerful...

Staying hydrated is an important nutrition strategy that can elevate your performance. Even a mild degree of dehydration can impair...