Acid-blocking medications are effective at controlling the symptom of heartburn but do not address the underlying cause. If used long-term they can have a number of unintended health consequences.
Do you wake frequently during the night, have restless sleep, or trouble falling back to sleep after waking? These are signs of poor sleep consolidation—your time spent asleep is fragmented. Though you might spend 8 hours in bed, you may spend only 4 hours sleeping. Poor sleep has been associated with a broad range of […]
Crisp, cool morning air, the trees afire in their autumnal senescence, the crunch of the first leaves under our boot soles, and the promise of warm apple cider donuts at weekend farm visits… its what many New Englanders wait all year for… we’re spoiled. Peak leaf season is right around the corner and we’ll embrace […]
Though the rates of cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, and cocaine use have declined in recent years, addiction to these and other substances continue to be a serious problem. Sometimes addiction can even start with a prescribed medication that may have been very beneficial to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life at the time. 2.5% […]
Less than 0.01% of our species existence has been in our modern, urbanized surroundings. (1) Throughout the 99.99% of our species’ time before this urbanization, we had many more interactions with nature and subsequent adaptations of our immune system, genetic expression, microbiota ecosystem, and stress response. Our bodies react to airborne plant compounds and work in symbiosis with […]
The correlation between inflammation and obesity is well-established. Here’s the connection and what to do about it.
It may not surprise you that the majority of my patients come in with some level of concern about their weight. Even if it is not their primary concern, the issue is on their short list. Certainly part of that comes down to societal constructs of what we think we should look like, comparing perfectly […]
We’ve all been there. You set a goal for yourself… to quit smoking, to lose weight, to be stronger, to eat healthier… but you lose track. You maybe don’t even know when you veered off course, but you find yourself no longer following the plan. Right around February 1st the gyms are already thinned out […]
If you have a parent or other family member with a health condition like high cholesterol or cancer you’ve probably considered you may have a genetic predisposition for those conditions. Though this may be true, it doesn’t mean you can’t influence your risk. It’s no secret that diet and exercise can have positive influences on […]
This post was originally published on Whole Health Wellness Center’s website. Historically, it has been accepted in the medical community that increased consumption of red meat increases all-cause mortality including cardiovascular disease and cancer (especially colon cancer). [1] However most of the studies that indicate such results often do not differentiate between processed and unprocessed meat or other […]