Are Your Greens Clean?

Are your greens clean? There is another aspect to eating clean that many of us forget about. I say this with a “disclaimer”. Studies have been comparing the benefits of organic versus non organic produce for years, and despite all of that, there hasn’t been a clear case for the nutritional advantages of organic food. […]

How Our Eating Habits Can Impact Our Planet

I was in Mothers market this week and I found a RAW HUMMUS WRAP that has this on the container ā€œAdopting a plant-based diet is the single most powerful action an individual can take to stop climate change, end world hunger and save our planetā€ This got my attention. So I did my research. Listen […]

The Eco-Impact of Meatless Mondays

I was in Mothers market this week and I found a RAW HUMMUS WRAP that has this on the container ā€œAdopting a plant-based diet is the single most powerful action an individual can take to stop climate change, end world hunger and save our planetā€ This got my attention. So I did my research. I […]

Mind and Modernity

An article in the Los Angeles Times today really got my attention. I am a supporter of “Lifestyle Medicine” and I saw this article that discussed how air pollution, Western Diet and digital screens may influence how are brains work. Do you think? To me, that is obvious. It seems researchers are exploring how all […]

A Functional Medicine Approach to Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD, previously called “autism”) is a poorly understood family of related conditions. It is linked to abnormal biology and chemistry in the brain for which the exact causes are unknown. However, it is now recognized that there is probably a combination of factors that lead to autism. Genetic factors seem to play […]