Strawberries grown in greenhouses grow on land saturated with growth-accelerating additives – nitrates and Testogel. It is regularly treated with pesticides – solutions that kill insects, and before being sold it is trapped in gas chambers to combat mold and rapid rot. Grapes The sweet taste of this fruit is liked not only by people,...Read More

It’s spring and your running career, dormant all the winter, has been kicked back into high gear as you prepare for your next half marathon, marathon, or even ultra marathon (100+ miles in one bout).  You’re running without a care, feeling great, when all of the sudden…your knee starts to hurt.  “I knew it was...Read More

There needs to be a giant shift in the way we search for the causes of pain. An arthritis diagnosis is, quite often, useless. If your pain started last week and your x-ray shows 20 years worth of arthritis, you’re going to have a hard time making a logical argument that your pain is from...Read More

“Make good food choices.”   It’s a simple directive that can become foggy once you hit the grocery store. With an eye on decreasing your inflammation and leveling out your blood sugar, we’ve assembled a list of things you can begin to swap out tomorrow to help keep you healthy, strong, and pain-free.   In:...Read More

Shin splints have been known to sideline an athlete for weeks, in some cases months.  Whether you’re a runner, sprinter, or even a fast walker, you or someone you know has suffered the pain of shin splints. Most of the time, the pain comes on when you’re exercising or quickly after.  If left untreated, this...Read More

When I was growing up, the standard party line from home economic programs across the country was that the food you eat has nothing to do with how much awkward junior high acne you have. Turns out that was a bunch of hogwash. We now know that the food you eat can greatly impact any...Read More

At this point in history, we can confidently blame American’s high sugar intake on the development of a variety of chronic disease; from cancer, to heart disease and diabetes, sugar has either caused or contributed to these epidemics.  Through the years, as we ate and drank more sugar, we got chronically sicker at a rate...Read More

The joy around childbirth is palpable. It’s a beautiful drama that ends in a tiny miracle. But I am finding a recurrent problem with one part of the process: C-sections. It’s not that C-sections shouldn’t ever be performed. Sometimes they’re necessary. No, instead the problem is the lack of post-op care for mom. For the...Read More

In a world rampant with false health information and advertising, I have yet to see a more misleading, fear-driven, emotionally charged documentary.  What the Health is devoid of logic and reason.  Claims made in this documentary are so remarkably false, they make politicians blush.  As I sat there watching this, jaw on the floor, I...Read More

“My doctor said running is destroying my knees.”  Many runners can relate to this same sentiment, heard in healthcare offices across the globe.  But the fact is, running is a basic human function.  Humans have literally done this since the beginning of time.  We are born to run, by design and capability.  Maybe you or...Read More