10 Tips for Healthy Holidays
The holidays are here! If you are like me, this is the time of year when I often disregard my health, vowing to start fresh in the new year. This really doesn’t make that much sense since the new year is still almost 1.5 months away. That is almost 1/6 of the year! Do we really […]
Blissful Beauty Sleep
I asked for suggestions for blog posts and found that many people would like some ideas on how to beat insomnia. Insomnia can mean different things to different people. Some people have trouble falling asleep, some have trouble staying asleep, and some have both. Insomnia can be caused by many factors and anyone who has […]
My Top 5 “Go-to” Supplements
People ask me all the time what supplements they should take. While I do believe you can get all the nutrients you need if you eat a healthy diet, I also know that most of us are not perfect with what we eat. Today, I thought I would share my top 5 choices that most […]
Tired, moody, gaining weight, can’t think straight? It could be your hormones.
One of the things I regularly check and treat in my office is hormone imbalance. I check blood levels of hormones and treat with herbs and/or bio-identical hormones. Many people have hormonal symptoms that are confused with depression, insomnia, or thought to be normal, and therefore go untreated. Women and men, both come to me […]
Stay Healthy as Cold and Flu Season Approaches
As we approach the cold and flu season, I thought it a good time to discuss how to prevent illnesses from getting the best of us. I have already heard of a few cases of colds making their way to my area. Build yourself up now to avoid getting ill. First, the obvious stuff, […]
Fall Fruition
Today is the first day of autumn, the season of the harvest, the fruition of the hard work of spring and summer. It is the time to store our foods and our energy for the winter. It also begins the time when we personally begin to turn our energy inward for the season of rest. […]
Do you know your vitamin D level?
As we approach fall and the amount of sunlight decreases, so will our ability to make vitamin D from sunlight. This is a very good time of year to have your healthcare provider check your vitamin D level. I like my patients to have a level of at least 60 going in to winter. If […]
How are you beating the heat?
We have had a pretty cool summer here in Indiana so far, but the heat has returned. At the request of one of my newsletter subscribers, here are some tips for beating the heat: 1. The obvious stuff: Wear a hat and sunscreen Stay out of the direct sunlight Drink a lot of water […]
Why I Won’t Stop Prescribing Niacin Just Yet
When I have patients with high LDL (bad cholesterol) and low HDL (good cholesterol), I often have them take niacin. Recently, niacin has been getting some bad press and I wanted to share my thoughts on this. Niacin has been used for cholesterol management for over 50 years. It has been shown to increase HDL […]
Eat Your Summer Lawn
In March, we talked about eating our spring lawns. Here we are into summer and I don’t know about yours, but my lawn has exploded. Here are some of my favorite yard goodies available to us here in southern Indiana right now: Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) My favorite use of Red Clover is with […]