Are You Inflamed?

Are You Inflamed? December 14th, 2021 / Lifestyle Medicine   Maybe you’ve heard of chronic inflammation. It’s not that kind of red, angry inflammation you get when you skin your knee or twist your ankle or get a splinter. It’s the kind that happens inside your...

Holidays and Stress

Holidays and Stress December 13th, 2021 / Lifestyle Medicine & Mindfulness   Don’t you just love the holidays? The carols, the cookies, the consumerism? What? You don’t?  You might be gratified to know that it’s not just you. Looking at a variety of surveys...

Vibrant Eggnog

Vibrant Eggnog December 10th, 2021 / Recipe   This year, I’ve been thinking about ways to make decadent holiday treats more vibrant, and I immediately thought of eggnog. This high-fat, high-calorie indulgence never left me feeling very well, but this vibrant...

How to Combat S.A.D.

How to Ease Your Seasonal Depression November 8th, 2021 / Functional Medicine   The past year has practically been a recipe for seasonal affective disorder (aptly acronymed S.A.D.), a mood disorder that typically coincides with the colder months when people stay...