In certain skin conditions, it’s useful to make your own topical medicine.  From the homeopathic perspective, some strong chemicals (and even topical homeopathic treatments) are suppressive and drive illness deeper into the body and only delay the healing of the skin condition.  As people heal, we often have to reckon with that old nagging skin condition once again … Read more →

Much of the ill health in the U.S. is caused by our fortunate lifestyle.  Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, indigestion, and uncomfortable bowel habits, among many more conditions are all closely intertwined with poor lifestyle, which is easy to do in our day and age.  While environmental chemicals and activity levels are part of this, so … Read more →

According to Organic.org (www.organic.org) and the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org), here is a list of the 12 foods to avoid (The Dirty Dozen) and their 12 healthy cousins (foods least pesticide-ridden).    The 12 Most Contaminated Foods are: 1. Peaches 2. Apples 3. Sweet Bell Pepper 4. Celery 5. Nectarines 6. Strawberries 7. Cherries 8. … Read more →

Liz Vaccariello, blog post writer for the Prevention section of “Shine from Yahoo,” talked to several food safety experts.  The following blog, has highlights of her article, which can be found at the link at the bottom of the page.  Keep in mind while reading this information that the solution is to live more in … Read more →

     For those wanting to understand the complexity of human action, you’ll have to add Incognito to your book list.  David Eaglemann, the author of Incognito, is a neurologist who writes this entertaining, quick read, which is packed with facts and examples that will get your neurons working.  The book argues that what you consider as … Read more →

I continuously educate my patients as to the importance of dietary fiber.  But, how can a person get in 40-50 grams of fiber a day without feeling like a ruminant?  The answer is to choose high-fiber foods (and use a fiber supplement which is another topic of discussion).  Here is one such recipe that I think … Read more →

Growing up in New Mexico gave me an appreciation for the winter holiday season.  The beauty of the landscape and the cultural traditions and food lent a certain warmth to December in New Mexico.  One of these traditional holiday foods is Biscochitos, or Little Biscuits in English.  I’ve converted this recipe to be gluten-free and … Read more →

Injury is inevitable when you push yourself to new limits or at those times when mistakes occur.  This post focuses on minor to moderate acute musculoskeletal injury and some simple measures you can take to repair quickly.   (That means that I’m not talking here about micro-injuries that occur when muscles are stretched and need to … Read more →

The November 7th edition of Sports Illustrated has hit it right on target.  They dedicate 7 full pages toward highlighting how nutrition enhances the performance of top athletes: “It can make a good athlete great, or a great athlete good,” writes author Alexander Wolff. Sports Illustrated leads the reader from food-sensitivity analyses to celiac disease and gluten … Read more →