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In last week’s Health Update, I shared the foods that I believe are the healthiest for most humans, and are the foods my family consumes the most of. This week I will share WHERE we get most of our food from. Let’s dig right in. We always try to purchase from local producers/suppliers as much … Continue reading Where I Source My Food

I am often asked what foods I eat, as well as what foods I feed my two boys. Thus, in the Health Update this week I want to share with you what my family’s diet mostly consists of. This update is less about WHY and more about WHAT we eat. Please email, call, or visit … Continue reading The Food My Family And I Eat

I want to share with you one of my top book recommendations for individuals with autoimmune disorders, chronic disease, mental health issues and parents with children with neurodevelopmental challenges. The book is The Mind-Gut Connection by Emeran Mayer, M.D.. The book provides an excellent framework to understand the intimate link between leaky gut and brain and … Continue reading Leaky Gut and How to Heal It

The vagus nerve is a fascinating part of our anatomy. It is the 10th cranial nerve, originates off of the brainstem and travels down through the neck to supply our major organs. It is largely responsible for regulating our bodies and bringing about homeostasis and adapting us to our environment. The vagus is part of … Continue reading Understanding Your Nervous System: The Vagus Nerve

Dr. David Perlmutter, a leading neurologist and the author of several books, recently wrote a book called Brain Maker. This book is entirely dedicated to the link between the health of the digestive system and the health and function of the brain. The link between the health of the digestive system and the health of nervous … Continue reading Understanding Your Digestive System

What’s Really Going On? In order to truly understand and unwind the various imbalances impacting your health, it is important to identify the problem or dysfunction occurring. However, it is even more important to understand why. Like most of us, I know that good health and healing is a natural function of the body. If … Continue reading Is it all in the Genes? Gut Health and Chronic Disease Conditions

As the winter time approaches, people are often on edge about avoiding germs to save themselves from getting ill. Conventionally, we are trained from an early age to avoid germs at all costs to prevent sickness. While microbes we are exposed to certainly influence our bodies, the idea that avoiding germs is the only way … Continue reading The Top 4 Things You Can Do To Restore Health and Minimize Sickness

While I do not personally believe getting older is something to fear and/or be sad about, the reality is many patients frequently tell me how old they are starting to feel and look. Yes, we are all mortal, and aging and getting older are just the inevitable cycle of human life. However, there are many … Continue reading Is It Possible To Reverse Aging?

When I look back at all the 12,056 days (as of the day I’m writing this) I’ve been alive outside of my mother’s womb, I realize I have been extremely blessed. I also realize that the food(?) I put into my body has changed drastically over the years. You see, during the glory years of … Continue reading The Food That I Grew Up On

One of many pieces of dietary advice that I give to people that they have difficulty accepting is that saturated fats are the healthiest fats one can consume. Our government health agencies have done a GREAT job brainwashing the population to fear eating quality saturated fats like raw dairy and fatty cuts of red meat. … Continue reading Why You NEED To Stop Avoiding Saturated Fats