Allergies

Food as medicine is a foundation of my wellness practice at Vitality. Consuming the proper nutrients, in combination with a healthy lifestyle, enables your body to grow, detoxify, and heal from [...]

Our bodies naturally produce and recycle different forms of a compound called glutathione to protect our cells and tissues from damage caused by reactive oxygen species, so it is essential to [...]

Toxins affect your body every moment of each day, and glutathione is the “master detoxifier” inside all of your cells that helps protect you. So, when glutathione levels get low due to aging or [...]

Intravenous (IV) therapy has been a valuable tool for my medical practice since I became a physician. As an emergency room (ER) doctor prior to founding Vitality, I used IV therapy to quickly [...]

Allergy season is in full bloom in Nashville, with many people suffering the common allergy symptoms such as sneezing, nasal congestion and discharge, and itchy, watery eyes. Why do human bodies [...]

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 [...]

Sometimes, a food you think is your friend turns out to actually be harming your health. Knowing what your true food allies are isn’t always easy, when much of the interaction occurs between your [...]

Eating the wrong thing for one’s body can have subtle or even dire consequences. Unique genetic and environmental factors shape the molecules and microbes in each person’s gastrointestinal tract, [...]