You have likely either read one of my previous articles or you follow my fb live videos, I like to talk about phase two estrogen detox, the liver and of course the rold our gut health plays. What I don't often talk about is how important our bile is. Yes we need to...

Now that I have your attention, and possibly pissed a few MD's off in the process (oops), let me backup my statement. Heart disease isn't CAUSED by cholesterol. 70% of heart disease is directly related to the insulin resistance gene. Yet another good reason to have...

Estrogen dominance gets most of the attention when we talk about hormones, we focus on detoxing the harmful versions of estrogen and supplementing with bioidentical progesterone but we don't hear much talk about how to INCREASE our progesterone. First let's talk about...

Here are some of my absolute favorites that I have been using in practice this year, from products to supplements and a few reasons why my patients and I love them so much. Liposomal Glutathione: I'm a fan of the one by quicksilver as it seems to be the highest...

It's easy to get confused with all the fancy titles...integrative medicine, alternative medicine, functional medicine, natural medicine.... so which one is right for you and what the helll does it all mean? Functional medicine is the baby of integrative/alternative...

Let's chat about DNA, functional genomics and why I decided to bring nutraceuticals into my practice. What is the good of decoding your genome if you don’t take action to correct missing genes and variations which can have profound effects on human health? Why not...

DIM (diindolylmethane) is a fantastic nutritional supplement I use in clinical practice due to its documented therapeutic results. Why do I love it so much? Prevention of certain cancers such as prostate, breast and endometrial - hormone balancing, estrogen...

It’s high allergy season and almost every person who walks through my door seems to have an allergy related complaint. Here’s the fun part… almost all of those patients also suffer from chronic stress.  In studies it has been shown that within 4 days, or less of a...

Kidney cleanse with wine? OK not quite, but some interesting studies are coming out that may suggest other benefits for your kidneys and having some of this fine fermented beverage... Whoa! hang on a second here, I thought wine was bad for me? You must be thinking...

Ever notice when you are exposed to certain fragrances or foods that you experience headaches and migraines, how about feeling nauseous and tired? What if I told you it can be caused by too much exposure to histamine, from those same fragrances from food or the...

Normally people refer to enzymes as digestive enzymes, but for those of us who know better we simply refer to them as enzymes.  You see, in the nutrition world we are taught to think in terms of MACROS ( fats, carbs, protein), especially for those of you who are in...