When I first meet with a client, I typically ask them what’s going on and what their health concerns are.  Then I ask questions. I normally start with, “How’s your diet?” which is usually followed by the client looking at the floor or saying, “Um, not that bad.” Okey-dokey. This is followed by what I’ve observed to be the most dreaded question of all—“”What do you do for exercise?” As you can probably surmise,...

  There is a “perfect storm” of health factors that can come together and practically guarantee that you will be facing heart disease, diabetes and/or stroke in your future. It’s Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is a collection of health issues (that are rampant in our society today) that spell DANGER. They include: High blood pressure Elevated blood glucose Elevated triglycerides Low HDL cholesterol A high concentration of belly fat (being an “apple shape”) Obesity Let’s...

  I hate to say this, but if you are interested in living a long, disease-free life, our modern healthcare system is not the way to do it. I thought this last Friday as I was walking into a local medical center for my bi-weekly acupuncture session.  All the people around me in the lobby were overweight, or could barely walk without pain, or looked like they were at death’s door. And of course, the...

  It’s hard to deny that viruses have been a topic of much discussion and media focus over the last several decades, with COVID-19 most recently, Zika, Ebola and H1N1 in the past, and certainly the flu emerges as a hot topic every fall. But there’s another MUCH more prevalent virus than any of those that is affecting up to 95 percent of Americans, but the mainstream media is completely mum on the subject! It’s...

  I’m very excited to announce that my daughter Danielle is getting married this weekend!  It’s hard to believe my baby (and my firstborn) is all grown up…and yes, I will be shedding many tears! There will be a party at my house, so needless to say, I’ve been running around like a madwoman this past week cleaning, doing yardwork and decorating. So…I wasn’t entirely surprised when I got some back pain last night.  Even...

  I feel truly blessed to be able to say that I love what I do.  It really jazzes me to write books and blogs, consult one on one with clients, design helpful supplements, give dietary suggestions, and one of my very favorite things to do--speak and interact with people at conferences. Normally the questions I get at conferences are geared toward what I just spoke about—whether it’s IBS, energy, the importance of pH, etc.—but...