High dose Vitamin D is showing promise as a natural treatment for menstrual cramping. Vitamin D supplementation is also implicated to help with PMS and PMDD (pre-menstrual depressive disorder). Of note, however, is that researchers used extremely high doses of Vitamin D which must be monitored by a practitioner. In […]
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Eat More Fish–For Your Brain
It’s been reported before and here is yet another study which supports the role of omega-3’s for our brain health. Those with low levels of omega-3’s had poorer memories and smaller brains! Eat your salmon (wild caught only) and take your cod liver oil!! Article here.
Hydrate with Water–but Fruits and Vegetables help, too!
While water is our best method of hydration, fruits and vegetables also are loaded with water. Melons are an especially good source. Learn more–click here!!
Yoga Now Covered by Medicare!
Good news–For those with heart disease, yoga is now covered by Medicare! Check with your insurance to see if this great exercise might be covered by your insurance!! To read a recent article, click here.
Losing your Hair?
There are many factors that can contribute to hair loss including fever, trauma/stress, nutrient deficiencies, and hormonal changes. Dr. Brown assesses each patient’s situation and may use blood testing as well as saliva evaluations to help determine underlying causes of excess hair loss. This article offers additional information–click here.
Fasting–Good for your heart
This is a great article summarizing recent research on the benefits of fasting–even if you only skip 2 meals. Fasting should be done after gaining approval from your physician, however. Please call for an appointment. To read the article, click here.
Gluten Sensitivity and Science
The media has recently been referencing a report that “Italian researchers found that the Google mentions (of gluten-sensitivity) far outweighed mentions in the medical literature, at a ratio of 4,598 to one.” This is being used as another basis that many are gluten-free unnecessarily. Let me put this in perspective: […]
Save our Bees
Here is a list of research articles summarizing the impact of pesticides on our bee population. Please read, consider voicing your opinion to the EPA to ban these, and stop using pesticides in your yard (which will also reduce your toxic burden!!). The articles are linked via Dr. Sharol Tilgner’s […]
Arsenic in Brown Rice Syrup
Research has been revealing that rice extracts arsenic from soil and can therefore be an unwanted source of arsenic in our diets whether or not the rice has been grown “organically”. A consequence of arsenic in brown rice is that it is also showing up in brown rice syrup. Rice […]
Sleep and Immune Function
Yale researchers have discovered a gene that is important in identifying infections. It’s activity is related to our circadian rhythm–and when our sleep pattern is “off”, this gene doesn’t function as well. This finding shed more light on why sleep patterns are so important to our overall health! Read more […]
