Thoughts for the perfect bbq:

Consider these summer standouts for your holiday bbq!
Hydration cocktails – a great way to balance the effects of alcohol and sodium
Coconut Bliss Ice Cream: a sure crowd pleaser! No one will notice they aren’t having dairy or refined sugar!
Organic Berries: Organic matters – try frozen organic if fresh isn’t available or too pricey
Follow Your Heart [...]

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Natural Approaches to GERD (“reflux”)

I’ve received several requests (folowing my media stories and blogs) asking about the natural (non-medication) options for reflux (GERD).
Note: Please, as always, contact me and / or your healthcare practitioner to discuss what’s right for YOU rather thank just taking any / all of these.

Keep the digestive tract underwhelmed – small, frequent (about every 3 [...]

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Are You (your body) Tripping? Where Does and Doesn’t Acidity Benefit Us and How Can We Alkalinize?

Sick all the time, worried about bone density, battling frequent skin blemishes and / or digestive complaints? An overly acidic system could be the (part of) culprit. Why? Bad bacteria (skin, immunity, digestions issues) and viruses (immunity) thrive in an acidic environment, the body removes calcium from the bone to alkalinize itself (bone density).
While our [...]

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Ad makers beware…the FDA is cracking down in the Obama era

Cheerios came under fire this week for a potential “overpromise”…can their cereal really lower your cholesterol in 3 weeks? And if so, is making such a claim placing them in the “drug” category vs the food one?
These questions are likely here to stay in the Obama era with an empowered FDA and an administration looking [...]

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Freezin’ good health

With the economy, food safety issues, and time efficiency all on everyone’s mind, the freezer offers one of our best tools for nutrition for optimal health. Get freezer savvy with the following tips. Did you know that whether its fruit, vegetables, fish etc. they are frozen right when they are picked and washed or right [...]

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AKA Flight Kit

AKA Flight Kit
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to do “flight kits” – AKA nutrition makeovers for private planes as well as packs for those flying commercially. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you the products as well as the intention behind their selection.
The Kit (*denotes private plane use only as liquids won’t [...]

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an EXPO-SE: part deux

ANAHEIM. Oh ANAHEIM.
This was my fourth year at Expo West in Anaheim. In other years, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the American Dietetic Association meeting here, and to jump down for the American Association of Pediatrics as well as the American Urologic Association annual meetings.
By now, you would think nothing could surprise me. Ha!
I [...]

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Yes We Can!!

This week I got goose bumps every time I stopped to think about what this election and inauguration mean to our country, to our world view, to the world overall. Ok, I also got goose bumps cause it reached 10 degrees in NYC, and this LA resident has lost all ability to deal sub-40 …I [...]

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Ten nutrients you need in your life…

Ten nutrients you need in your life… and you can’t get them in food. Sounds like the start of an ad campaign for the latest vitamin supplement doesn’t it?
It’s not.
I often meet new patients coming to me who are frustrated – “I’m not eating sugar, I gave up my coffee, I am not going out [...]

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