Good Health Starts with a Healthy Gut

According to Hippocrates, “All disease begins in the gut,” a concept that has withstood the test of time. Like our brains, our guts play a significant role in regulating our metabolism as well as our mood, our thoughts and our hormones–essentially our overall...

Cracking the Case for Coconut Oil

It’s not every day the American Heart Association (AHA) is challenged, especially when it comes to the basics of a heart-healthy diet. Yet, when then AHA reported last June that coconut oil is not a health food after all and can, in fact, raise your risk of...

A Summer Tip: Don’t Pack Toxins in Your Beach Bag

Remember when heading to the beach meant slathering on the SPF 50, loading your bag with plastic water bottles, and hitting up the snack bar for fresh fish tacos? It wasn’t so long ago that these habits were hailed as healthy, safe and effective alternatives...

Functional Medicine: The Basics of Good Health

Functional medicine is often referred to as an evolutionary, or even a revolutionary, practice of medicine. Yet just the opposite is true. Functional medicine is a back-to-basics approach to healthcare that honors the human body as an innately intelligent...