You already know that I am a fan of whole foods, not processed food. But I would be a hypocrit if I told you not to ever drink a smoothie or juice, after all we drink them every week. But smoothies and juices are very different both in terms of their content and calories, so lets dive into how each one can be utilized in a posiitve way. Juicing is when you squeeze a fruit or vegetable and seperate the water content from the fiber (all the solids) in the fruit. You collect the

Out of all the meals in a day lunch used to my least favorite meal. Somehow I always lost my energy and mental sharpness after lunch. I tried skipping lunch, but then by early afternoon I was cranky, short fused and starving. Thats when all the unhealthy snacking took over. It was a lose lose situation. But on a recent trip to a big city I realized that despite having lunch and even at times a little vino, I never really had those feelings. In fact I was ready to go. So, I

You are most likely one of three groups of people: breakfats lovers, breakfats haters and most commonly breakfast indifferents. As lovers, we eat a large nutritious breakfast and pride ourselves on our healthy life choice, we frown upon those nay sayers. As Haters, you pride yourself in being strong and healthy, starving your body and forcing it to use those stored fat stores. And lastly, the indefferents, well, they simply are too cool to care about us. They may have a littl

Well, it was only a matter of time before the doctor becomes the patient. After years of watching my cholesterol gradually creep up due to my superb genetic inheritance it finally happened. That bad cholesterol finally climbed high enough for me to head to the pharmacy. So I figured I use my new obsession with cholesterol as a means to the next blog. If you are a genetically gifted person, you can stop reading and go do something better with your life, but if you are genetica

Salads are usually the first step in our transiiton to eating healthy. It is also always the first thing most of my patients tell me when I ask them if they eat healthy: Well of course, I always have a salad for lunch. But little do they know that inside I cringe everytime I hear the words lunch or dinner and salad together. While salads are healthy and good for you, but eating salad for a meal is one of the worst dietary dicisions. Before you accuse me of being a nut job,

Olive oil is one the healthiest form of fat. It is high in mono-unsaturated fat which is associated with lowering bad cholesterol and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Olive oil is the main ingredient in the Mediterranean diet and is thought to be one of the major contributors to the many benefits of the Mediterranean diet . But olive oil comes in many flavors, and only true unprocessed olive oil has the main benefits, The Mediterranian region, specailly Southern Italy,

Every few years one diet becomes the all talked about fashion as the new best diet. Paleo, keto, low carb, low fat all had their rotations. But these are all restrictive diets and mostly based on some expert or self claimed guru. For instance, Paleo diet was based on the assumption that as hunter gatheres we ate mostly meat and little carbs. But we now know that is not true. So, what is really the best diet? That is a very hard question to ask. Mostly because it is very hard

As I approach my midlife years I have become much more interested in things that afflict older people. While 5 years ago I never thought of dementia except something that happens to really old people, I have come to realize that those "very old" people are actually not that old after all. Yes we all have grandparents in their 90s that may not be as sharp as they used to be, but I also see plenty of patients who show signs of dementia as early as their 60 and 70s. And somehow,

Winter has arrived early and full force which means we are gauranteed to have a white Christmas. But this also means the roads are icey and a prime spot for a little mid air acrobatics. And unfortunately some of us will succumb to the slippery roads and tumble down. So let's talk about some ways you can reduce your risk of fall, or at least make the fall less damaging. Besides taking the obvious precautionary measures such as salting, wearing appropriate shoes and walking s

Besides Tylenol and Ibuprofen, vitamic C is probably the most common suppement taken by those afflicted with the cold or upper respitory infections. I always have patients that prowdly let me know that they will fight off the cold or flu this season because they are loaded on vitamin C. So, lets take a look at this old warrior and see what he/she is up to. What is Vitamin C: Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. A water solube vitamin found in most fruits and vegetables. Vitamin C h

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Fall is upon us, the leafs are falling, we are all excited to part ways with our summer clothes and put on our fall and winter clothes. Even better holiday season is coming up, lots of delicious foods, couch comas, and family reunions. Indeed an exciting part of the year. Except for the darn cold. All those gatherings and indoor activities are also a party ground for the viruses that cause the common cold, Flu and Covid. We all dread it and do everything we can to avoid it, a