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Fasting and Metabolic Disease

 Diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are all metabolic disorders. Metabolic disease has become an epidemic world-wide in the past 50 years and continues to impact more and more people of all walks of life. A reduction of calories is consistently recommended as the cornerstone of...

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Coconut Oil - Friend or Foe? food & nutrition

“Coconut Oil Isn’t Healthy, It’s Never Been Healthy” - USA Today

This is the news bulletin that out of the blue popped up on my phone a while back. Wait a minute, is coconut oil friend or foe? My first thought was, “did I get it all wrong, am I giving my patients...

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B- Vitamins

What are B Vitamins?

There are eight water soluble but chemically dissimilar B vitamins. They are lumped together because they work in concert and depend on each other to get the job done. B vitamins are essential cofactors for many biological pathways of cell metabolism. One of the key...

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Acid Blockers Linked to Diabetes Risk food & nutrition

Do you struggle with heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, or peptic ulcers? Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs to treat these conditions are a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). 

You might be asking—should I take this medication?

Note: If you are...

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Mitochondria, the Powerhouse of the Cell

Unexplained exhaustion? Energy lulls? General fatigue?  

Don’t get me wrong—there can be a lot of different underlying reasons for low energy, but one thing we always consider is mitochondrial health. 

Lots of doctors only mention the mitochondria in relation to...

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