Our new reality with COVID19 has brought the need of wellness, immune resilience and attention to one’s health to the forefront. It is a very good thing. We need to put our money back into our home (to make it safer for us and our companion animals), into our kitchen (food is medicine), and into […]

Fireworks Can Reactivate Your EBV and Affect Your Thyroid! As much as it is wonderful to celebrate special events, I wish we could come up with a less toxic form of fireworks, they are quite hazardous to our health (while also toxic to the planet). I have concerns for your immediate health especially at a […]

Do you lie in bed wired-tired? Worrying about getting sick and paying bills? Do you then catch a second wind and stay up till 2 am? What is the last time you got a good night’s sleep? You are NOT alone. So many people struggle! Without a good night’s sleep, you cannot restore your hormones […]

A paleo autoimmune diet… Many chronically ill people and those suffering from autoimmune disorders opt to follow a paleo autoimmune diet. While this blog is not about this or any other diet, I have been a clinical nutritionist for a long time and I am asked questions about gluten-containing or gluten-free grains pretty much on a […]

MICROPLASTIC We already know that drinking water from plastic bottles may not be the safest way to get hydrated due to plastics getting into the water.  Plastics have been shown in research to contribute to risk for cancer, autoimmune disorders, and hormonal havoc, among other things. You probably already try to limit your use of […]

What is THIS? Would you like to see what critters live in your mouth today? Well, at least you can visit my critters! This is my oral bacterial flora filmed earlier today before tooth cleaning. I promise you that after reading this blog you will never look at your teeth the same way and you […]

Are You Thriving?  My recent trip to a hair salon on a Monday nearly nearly broke my heart. I am writing this blog because I want you to make sure your thyroid is okay and you do not miss it if it is not. We have a true epidemic of thyroid dysfunction (Benhaberou-Brun, 2014) just like […]

Oh, the Challenges with Access to Organic Produce! While eating organic fruits and vegetables can have an amazing positive affect on your health and well-being, there are two basic challenges most people face: one is time and the other is money. I do not have time to shop!!!!! As much as I LOVE to make […]

I am truly excited to share this blog with you all, in time for new year’s resolutions for a healthier 2019. As Oprah has said: “healthy” is the new “skinny”! This blog is long coming- now that I have a few days off for Xmas and a break from demands of the clinic, I can […]

Most of the time, we focus on specific strategic nutrient-based supplements in EBV recovery work. I utilize herbs more for their EBV support as adjunct herbal teas and culinary herbs in the cooking. I also try to stay within herbals that have been well researched for EBV, just because there is so much denial in […]

Why Eggs are no Longer a Perfect Food Eggs used to be considered a perfect food and are a wonderful source of a few key nutrients if you have your own hens. Most of us do not have access to hens or a local farmer’s eggs from hens that peck around in the dirt, move […]

Traveling for holidays is often stressful – we are creatures of habit and most of us are already under a lot of stress. Did you know that physiological stress also includes good changes like a promotion or getting married? Too many changes, good or bad, cause stress. We live busy lives with a lot of […]