By Dr. Katie DiNello, ND Losing weight is challenging – especially when we are up against sedentary jobs and limitless access to indulgent foods. When you want to lose weight, it’s often difficult to know where to start. There is so much conflicting information on which approach is best for weight loss. Some people feel great intermittent fasting and eating … Read More
Fatigue, Irritability, Fertility issues, and Weight Gain: Could Estrogen Dominance be the Cause?
By Dr. Karen Bender What is Estrogen Dominance? Estrogen dominance is a condition in which there is too much estrogen in the body. It results from a combination of factors that lead to an imbalance between its production, breakdown, and elimination. Obesity can contribute to excess production of estrogen because fat cells are an additional source of estrogen production. Factors … Read More
Resolving Inflammation: A Key to Restoring Health
By Dr. Karen Bender What is inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s natural and protective healing response to injury and invasion. It occurs in response to infectious agents like viruses and bacteria, tissue trauma, and foreign substances such as environmental toxins. A healthy inflammatory response occurs in two phases. The first phase is the initiation phase that causes heat, pain, swelling, … Read More
Mindfulness for Better Nutrition
By Dr. Karen Bender Slowing Down Improves Digestion Nutrition is not just about what you eat, but also about how you eat it. Studies have shown that the amount of absorption you get from the food is affected by how you eat it. If you are distracted or preoccupied when you are eating, you absorb less nutrients from the food … Read More
The Role of Inflammation in Body Weight: An Intro to the Biology of Fat
By Aylah Clark, ND Inflammation comes up a lot in my practice. It promotes many chronic diseases and correlates with worsening signs and symptoms whether it be autoimmune disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, or others. Inflammation is also intrinsically tied to obesity and this connection is well-established. How are inflammation and body weight related and what can we do about it? What is inflammation? … Read More
How Reducing Toxin Exposure Can Promote a Healthy Weight
By Aylah Clark, ND It may not surprise you that the majority of my patients come in with some level of concern about their weight. Even if it is not their primary concern, the issue is on their short list. Certainly part of that comes down to societal constructs of what we think we should look like, comparing perfectly healthy … Read More
Struggling with weight loss? Lipedema may be the reason why.
By Aylah Clark, ND “It all started in menopause. The weight started to come on gradually, primarily in my arms and legs, and I couldn’t seem to get it to go away. I tried everything. I eat a super clean diet and I work out religiously. The weight barely budges. I feel like something is wrong with me. I just … Read More
Tried & True Ways to Stick to Your Health & Fitness Goals
By Aylah Clark, ND If you’ve struggled with sticking to your health and fitness goals, perhaps its time for a change in strategy. Below you will find some of the top strategies I use in my practice to help patients make their goals into long term lifestyle changes. Individualize Your Plan Your friend or your co-worker may have things that … Read More
Garcinia cambogia – worth the weight loss hype?
By Aylah Clark, ND Recently we’ve had patients asking about Garcinia cambogia due to a Dr. Oz show that touted its weight loss-promoting properties. Let me start by saying this herb is not a new discovery. Researchers have known about it for many years and it is found in many weight loss supplements. Perhaps this might also tell you that whatever impact … Read More
Getting the Most out of Weight Lifting: An Introduction to Protein, BCAAs, and Nutrient Timing for Optimizing Athletic Performance
By Aylah Clark, ND The exercise supplement industry is thriving as the popularity of weight lifting in particular has increased. I love that weight-lifting is becoming more popular, especially among women, but there is a lot of misinformation out there. This doesn’t mean you should avoid exercise supplements completely however because some do have a lot of evidence behind them. … Read More
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