Increased belly fat Lots of aches and pains High blood pressure Stubborn weight that just won’t come off Fatigue within 1-2 hours after eating Skin tags Low energy Depression Brain fog Tingling in the extremities Elevated estrogen in men (breasts or elevated blood levels) Elevated Triglycerides Low HDL Heart Disease Elevated liver enzymes (ALT & […]
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We just need a different way and approach to do the mending. Back in January (which seems like another time and place all together), I was teaching a series of Functional Medicine and nutrition classes to a group of yoga trainees. One of the students commented on the Functional Medicine approach, “this stuff is really
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What’s the scoop on the Coronavirus? Should I be concerned?
How can I protect myself and my family? These questions are answered in this post.
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Has this ever happened to you? Your doctor tells you that all your blood work looks normal and to keep on doing what you’re doing. And you say to yourself, how can that be? I feel horrible. I can’t sleep. I’ve gained weight. I have no energy. I have no sex drive and I’m supposed
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So you’re devoted to your sunrise salutations, eating organic, getting enough sleep, and getting in your twice weekly meditation/yoga practice. Or at least you’re incorporating enough of these practices to rightly expect results and yet are still experiencing weight gain, unexplained infertility, chronic fatigue, anxiety/moodiness, poor memory and hot flashes. So what gives? Maybe
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It’s Flu SHOT Season Everywhere you turn, someone is offering you a flu shot. Rite Aid entices you with free ice cream in exchange for a flu shot. I’ve gotten at least three emails from Kaiser reminding me to get my flu shot. Go to the doctor for any reason and you’ll be offered the
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According to many experts, intermittent fasting is the least expensive and most powerful healing tool we can incorporate into our lives. Last blog post, I mentioned two tools that I’d added to the Transformational Reset Cleanse this year. One was taking all grains out for 7 days and the other was to incorporate a 12-to-16-hour
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My Transformational Detox Cleanse Warriors finished their 30-day journey a couple of weeks ago. They were an amazing and mighty group in every way possible! They were curious and open, and willing to eat differently. They eliminated inflammatory foods and drinks, including sugar, bread, coffee, and alcohol. Many of them found these much easier to give up than
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Last month, I somehow ended up doing what I often recommend to my clients: taking a 30-day time-out. I don’t mean totally checking out but just dialing things back a bit by 10-15 hours a week. My time-out did not start as a deliberate decision, but rather it was something that just sort of evolved.
Last week I had two ‘Aha’ moments. The first one was when a client told me that her boyfriend didn’t want to come in to see me even though he’d been experiencing bothersome digestive issues for quite some time. He knew this was an area that I’m an expert in, and yet he did not want
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