by Aylah Clark, ND Sulfa, sulfur, sulfites, and sulfates are often confused for apparent reasons. Each of these also have the potential to cause adverse reactions in certain people. If you’re allergic to sulfa drugs should you be worried about sulfites? Why are sulfites in wine? Are they in all wine? Can you have a reaction to sulfur? What are the differences in reactions … Read More
Easy One-Pot Gluten-Free Soup Recipe That Won’t Leave you Hungry
By Joyce Sayre I quite often find myself wondering, “What am I going to bring to work for lunch today?” It has to be healthy and satisfy my hunger for more than 30 minutes. I love salads and soups, but those don’t really hold me over for very long. I am gluten-free so no bread or crackers. Though there are … Read More
Before you buy Gluten-Free Beer you Must Read This!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gluten & Beer (and probably some stuff you didn’t) PLUS Your Go-To List for the Best Gluten-Free Beers By Aylah Clark, ND Have you been told that you should reduce your gluten intake, creating a serious conflict with your love of the sudsy amber nectar we call beer? For some, giving up their … Read More
5 things your doctor may not be thinking about when it comes to your digestive symptoms
Normal microflora. Your GI is teaming with bacteria that are helping you a whole bunch every day, in ways that are continually being learned about. and Thankfully, more and more people are aware of these friendly gut bacteria. I’d like to differentiate between normal gut flora here and probiotics – probiotics are a supplement that contains helpful bacteria. There are … Read More
Stop Making this Common Breakfast Mistake!
We hear about how important breakfast is all. the. time. But what we don’t hear is WHAT we should be eating for breakfast. And unfortunately some of the most common breakfast foods are the worst things to be filling yourself with first thing in the day. Think of the typical American breakfast foods that get eaten during the week: bagels, … Read More
Summer Safety
This past weekend I was at a friend’s cottage with my family and the dock broke while my brother was standing on it. He fell through and cut himself pretty badly. Of course we got the first aid kit out expecting to find at least some bandages to cover up his leg until he could get stitches. His fiancé, who … Read More
Taking Supplements- Between Meals, With Meals? – Easing the Confusion
Many patients when they initially visit our office are confused about how they should take supplements that they have self prescribed. Should they be taken with meals, away from food, before bed, in divided doses? First, we assess the supplements a new patient is already taking to determine whether there are harmful combinations, toxic doses of certain components, ineffective forms … Read More
Common Food Sources of Magnesium
As physicians, we often find that many of our patients have clinical signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency. We also frequently include as part of the initial lab test evaluation for patients a test called RBC magnesium (which is a better indicator of tissue status) which also we often find to be low or deficient. As a result, we are … Read More
Why is this diet not working for me?!
By Dr. Angela Karvounides While weight loss may not be the primary reason for an initial patient visit, the majority of patients that I see will express a desire to lose weight or frustration with the degree of difficulty it entails to maintain weight. Even strangers will ask for my thoughts on a new claim making media headlines about a … Read More
Positive Perspectives
Written by Sally Machin, ND This week I spoke at Bloomfield Fit Body Boot Camp about the importance of dealing with your stress and how to effectively manage stress. I wanted to talk about one of the things we got into – life view. How you view the world has a huge impact on how stressed you feel. After all, … Read More