Lately I’ve been having an increasing number of patients come to my office seeking guidance in the area of food sensitivities. Many have heard about the simple blood tests that help to uncover food allergies and sensitivities. I’ve devoted a great deal of time to...
Full Spectrum Infrared Sauna Therapy Infrared Sauna therapy may be the best way to lessen the impact of our modern day physical and environmental stressors. As more and more research and studies are brought to the table depicting what’s good for us, what’s bad and what’s just...
Are you ready to commit to G.I. FIX 30 Day Digestive Health program designed by Paleo Magazines “From the Doc” columnist, Dr. Jason Kremer, to experience firsthand what a health promoting whole food diet can do for you? The dietary component of this program involves...
Intermittent fasting in conjunction with Paleo principles may just be the best approach for weight loss and improved health. For as long as my wife and I have been together, we’ve been on the same page nutritionally. As former bodybuilders (we actually met at a bodybuilding...
As a Functional Medicine Practitioner, I frequently attend advanced training modules hosted by the Institute of Functional Medicine. At the most recent module, on the subject of the immune system, I was provided information encompassing everything from the microbiome, inflammation, infections; to food and environmental...
Resistance of a Paleo Diet I recently attended a National symposium for physicians in the field of Sports Medicine. While a variety of presentations were offered, one of particular interest to me focused on “Nutrition for the Athlete” and was led by a Registered Dietitian who...
The Paleo Diet- How Our Bodies Were Meant to Thrive The concept of a Paleo diet and lifestyle is based off how humans were eating and living prior to the Neolithic period, which is when agricultural practices changed our diet considerably. Grains (especially the genetically modified...
My wife and I were recently standing in line at the grocery store preparing to purchase our bounty of goods for the upcoming week. As I loaded our vegetables, organic chicken breasts, buffalo steaks, nuts, and fruit onto the belt I couldn't help but examine...
Inflammation and Poor Health If you live in the 21st century, chances are you’ve heard of the term “inflammation” and may even be currently taking steps to lower your levels in an effort to reduce risk of disease and improve your health. Of course, not all...
For my last column I discussed factors commonly affecting weight and/or preventing weight loss with a promise to cover each topic in-depth in future articles. As stress tends to be a major culprit and end result of many people’s declining health and expanding waistlines, this is the...