Hold Your Tongue!
Did you know your body can be in one of two modes depending on your tongue posture? Did you know your body goes into survival mode when your tongue is not sealed to the roof of your mouth and immediately goes into healing mode when your tongue rests on the roof of your mouth? This is the job of the autonomic nervous system and the...
Healthy Hormones Depend on a Healthy Gut
By Andrea Vannelli Taking care of the gut truly is a pillar of good health. The gut microbiota is a major aspect of our internal ecosystem, and it seems the more we learn about this complex consortium of microbes, the more we understand just how intricately it is related to myriad important health factors. The human GI tract...
The Scariest Part About Halloween…Candy!
Halloween is upon us and you know what that means? Candy! Candy is definitely the scariest thing about Halloween and for good reason! While it may be tempting to let yourself, or worse your kids, gobble down all those tasty treats, you may want to think twice. This year is as good as any to face the facts about the real dark side of...
The Cleaner Crisis
With fall quickly approaching, we are beginning to spend more and more time indoors. This means that now is the perfect time to take a closer look at the products you are using to clean your home. You may not realize it, but 99% of the commercial cleaning products you are using on a daily basis are endocrine disrupters and known...
Sleep for Your Health
By Andrea Vannelli I often find that I’m urging patients to get more sleep and this can be a tough one for some. I can relate. As a young person, I was much more of a night owl, feeling most alert and productive in the later afternoon and into the night. Fortunately, I had a day job with regular hours that kept me pretty...
Sauerkraut and Gut Health
As time goes on, we hear more and more about the importance of improving our gut health and there are many reasons why it is so necessary! Here in the United States, we consume what is considered a more traditional “western diet”. This is a diet high in fats, sodium, sugars, processed foods, etc. When these foods are consumed for long...
The Straight Cut on Beef
The ongoing shortages in our industrial food supply chain are showing us just how disastrous it is to rely on outsourced meat to feed our families. There has never been a better time to ditch the grocery store meat and get back in touch with local farming. Thankfully there are still some farmers who believe in raising their cattle with...
Medicinal Properties of Seaweed
Different cultures celebrate their birthdays with various foods and activities. In France, they eat a delicious treat called croquembouche. In Mexico, the children celebrate by breaking the piñatas. In England, they prepare and eat fortune-telling cake. The list goes on and on, but in my hometown, South Korea, we celebrate by eating...
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