Is Cryotherapy Appropriate in Lipedema?

Whole Body Cryotherapy is a popular treatment in sports medicine that involves standing in a very cold (typically -110° C/-166°F) cryotherapy chamber for 2-4 minutes. It has been suggested that some of cryotherapy’s purported benefits may be helpful for certain medical conditions as well. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there about the […]

Seasonal Influences on Hormones, Body Fat, Fertility, & Immune Function

How Widespread Changes in DNA Expression Influence Health & Disease

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 […]

Struggling with weight loss? Lipedema may be the reason why.

Struggling with weight loss? Lipedema may be the reason why.

“It all started in menopause. The weight started to come on gradually, primarily in my arms and legs, and I couldn’t seem to get it to go away. I tried everything. I eat a super clean diet and I work out religiously. The weight barely budges. I feel like something is wrong with me. I […]

10 Things You Can do to Help Control Healthy DNA Expression

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 […]

Getting the Most out of Weight Lifting: An Introduction to Protein, BCAAs, and Nutrient Timing for Optimizing Athletic Performance

If you do weight lifting are you eating enough protein or getting it in the right time frame? Are BCAAs a good addition to your program? What’s right for you may be different from what’s right for someone else…