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Renew Your Energy with Internal Spring Cleaning

Feeling kind of blah and sluggish? Still dragging around those winter blues and an extra five pounds? Clothes feel too tight?

You may need some spring cleaning — not the external kind, but internally.

Drug Helps Diabetics, Trial Finds – NYTimes.com

Obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance can be successfully addressed with nutrition, yielding great results for overall health and well-being. Do we really need another pharmaceutical approach?

Stories of 3 Kids

Working with kids and seeing them flourish is one of the greatest pleasures in my work. Here are 3 kids, and their stories, to give you a sense of my work with young clients.

Really? – The Claim – Zinc Can Help Fight Off Ear Infections – Question – NYTimes.com

Really? – The Claim – Zinc Can Help Fight Off Ear Infections – Question – NYTimes.com. Three points on this article. First of all, many people are low on zinc. It is easy to check this by doing a zinc challenge. I have clients (kids or adults) swish around a little liquid zinc in theirContinue reading “Really? – The Claim – Zinc Can Help Fight Off Ear Infections – Question – NYTimes.com”

Alternative Treatments for Ear Infections

Ear infections are the most common reason for pediatric visits. They are also the original reason I got into holistic health. There are many effective ways of addressing them naturally.

The Transformative Power of Practice

Strength of mind is like strength of body. It takes discipline, perseverance, and repetition to develop.

Get Energized: 3 Steps to a healthy meal

This article was originally published on February 24, 2010 as my column Holistic Outlook, in The Times Herald Record. To see the original article, click here. Step one: Four for four Every time you eat, you are giving your body information. You probably want to tell your body things like: “Burn fat!” “Keep me energizedContinue reading “Get Energized: 3 Steps to a healthy meal”

In Obesity Epidemic, What’s One Cookie? – Well Blog – NYTimes.com

I have been preaching for many, many years, that the calories in/calories out model does not work. Here’s what does.

Personal Health – Studies Show Further Health Benefits of Exercise – NYTimes.com

There is no reason not to exercise, and so many reasons to do it, including maintaining your brain, your vitality and your body as you age.

Top 7 Foods That Slow Your Aging

Top 7 Foods That Slow Your Aging. Great article by Dr. Mercola. Did you know he also studied with my own teacher, Dietrich Klinghardt, and incorporates much of Dr Klinghardt’s teaching in his principles? I think this article is a great primer. A few notes: See my article on protein shakes for my whey recommendations.Continue reading “Top 7 Foods That Slow Your Aging”