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Scurvy, a condition of vitamin C deficiency that traditionally results in gum disease, skin hemorrhages and anemia, was a common disease of early sailors who spent months at sea without [...]

Being a new mom caused a decline in my self-care activities for a while, but now that my son, Elgin, is a toddler, I’m finding more time to focus on myself and incorporate activities that provide [...]

Intravenous (IV) therapy is becoming more popular as people realize the profound and quickly achievable health gains that can occur after even a single treatment. Whether you are healing from an [...]

Next time you feel hungry, think about how long it has been since you last ate. Do you need to eat for nutrition, or do you mainly want to satisfy a craving? Could going longer between meals or [...]

Miso is one of my favorite medicinal superfoods, and I prescribe it for most of my patients. The taste, versatility, and simplicity of this ancient Japanese culinary staple will always have a [...]

Abdominal bloating is one of the most common complaints that I hear from my patients who suffer from gastrointestinal issues. It can be due to a number of different reasons, and, by asking the [...]

What if I told you that 2–4 pounds of your body weight isn’t you, but rather the micro-organisms that live on and inside of you(1)? Trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi inhabit your [...]

Most of your immune system, roughly 70­-80%, resides in your gastrointestinal tract, where trillions of microscopic organisms live and perform a variety of functions. The activities of these [...]