Not only do you feel better drinking tea, you actually FEEL better! Let’s drink to that!
Read MoreWe are entering the traditional season of feasting and it reminds me how much we seem to have become obsessed with food. We are a country that discards more food than any other country on earth, a whopping 60 million tons every single year. It represents about 30-40% of the national food supply and close to $473 billion. When you think of the work and resources that go into providing food in this country, this should really make you sit down and cry. Especially when you look at the fact that in this country 47 million people face hunger every day including 1 in 5 children.
Read MoreThe important point I would like to make about coupons is that they may save you money, they may even get you items for free, but they encourage our society to consume food and products that are not just unhealthy, they promote illness, disease and degeneration.
Read MoreMy patients are always asking me about gluten-free eating. One of my favorite recommendations are ancient grains which have not been hybridized or altered from their historical varieties. Einkorn is probably my ultimate favorite because of its great taste, fiber content and digestibility! But more than that, I use it as an essential part of some great comfort foods.
Read MoreMicrocirculation is a little known precursor to sugar issues including diabetes, insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome. This tells us that changes in skin, the eyes, thought and filtration organs like the liver and kidneys can be warning signs of blood sugar dysregulation long before our blood tests tell us.
Read MoreIn my last article “Sugar is Killing Us” I discussed the results of the most recent studies into sugar dysregulation which includes Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, hyper and hypoglycemia along with a host of secondary opportunistic conditions which develop over time when our blood sugar remains unregulated.
Now come the solutions!
Read MoreSugar dysregulation, known as Metabolic Syndrome or MetS, isn’t just about Metabolic Syndrome X, Type 2 diabetes and hypoglycemia. It actually includes a large group of insidious complications like gout, COPD, glaucoma, Bipolar Disorder, psoriasis, osteoporosis, GERD, PCOS, sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. All of these things have been clinically shown (in very recent clinical studies) to trace their origins back to years of sugar dysregulation.
So why has this become the epidemic of our time? Basically there are three things that have become more and more of an issue over time and when you put them together you have the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS).
Read MoreFood as therapy is a great thing but it can take weeks and months for the body to assimilate, create essential factors such as enzymes, new cells, hormones, and then initiate a cascade effect that ends in alleviating your symptoms.
Read MoreHow many people believe that the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals is the best guide to human health? Please raise your hand…
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