I don’t know about you, but I’ve stopped watching and reading mainstream media news because it disgusts me.  Talk about fear mongering, sensationalism and drama—some of these journalists ought to win Academy Awards instead of a Pulitzer Prize. And the thing is, they will only report what their sponsors allow them to report…so many times a truly imperative issue is slanted or swept under the rug because it would ruffle the wrong feathers and...

  It shouldn’t be this way, but as a nation we have seriously screwed up something that should be relatively straightforward.   FOOD! Food simply isn’t food anymore. Plus, one day you can read a study that says a certain food is bad, and the next day another study that says it’s healthy! So naturally people don’t know what to eat anymore, and when they ask me for advice, the simplest way I can put it...

  Oftentimes someone who has been diagnosed with a disease will say that it “just appeared out of nowhere.” Trust me, nothing could be farther from the truth.  Disease is carefully C-R-E-A-T-E-D over time—it ain’t no accident and it doesn’t happen overnight.  And the single most significant factor that will determine whether your number will come up in the disease lottery is the health of your immune system! Trouble is, many of us are unknowingly...

It’s official—inflammation is a leading cause of chronic disease and death! Chronic inflammatory conditions like heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases are responsible for 7 out of 10 deaths in the US each year. But inflammation also happens to be very PREVENTABLE! Some of the common sources of inflammation that you can avoid or minimize include: Stress Anxiety and depression Medications and vaccines Poor sleep Infections or viruses Being overweight or obese Lacking exercise But...

  In my 30 years in the health and nutrition field, I’ve had discussions with countless people about their health concerns.  Their issues run the gamut and include being overweight, having low energy, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, allergies, eczema, back pain, thyroid problems, elevated cholesterol, you-name-it. So most times people are pretty surprised or perplexed when the first question I ask them is, “How’s your digestion?” Here’s why that’s the most important question I...

  Spring is here!  Birds are building their nests; buds are forming on the trees and temperatures are getting warmer. Unfortunately, for the over 50 million Americans suffering from allergies, spring also brings sneezing, watery, itchy eyes, congestion, headaches and more. And if you happen to live in the Syracuse, NY area like I do, you are especially challenged!  The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has released a list of the worst cities...