Vegan diets will deplete all essential nutrients and make you tired. Keto diets will clog your arteries and cause heart disease. Or... Vegan diets will make you live twice as long. Keto diets will prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's disease. Statements like the above are the common rhetoric you see promoting or dissing keto and vegan diets. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Is Acupuncture Real? – Updating An Ancient Medicine
If you've ever been to an acupuncturist, you may have been told your qi (energy) is imbalanced. As you'll soon find out, acupuncture really doesn't have much to do with an energetic system inside your body. It's time to update how we think acupuncture works. I'm an acupuncturist. Every day in the clinic, I insert small, sterile needles into … [Read more...]
Could Candida Overgrowth Cause Fatigue?
Do you have the following symptoms: Fatigue? Brain fog or memory problems? Reactions to certain foods? Cravings for sweets? It could be candida. But I'd bet it's something entirely different! Candida might be the root cause of your fatigue. But before starting a candida cleanse, make sure your fatigue isn't caused … [Read more...]
Is Organic Food Better For You?
On one side you've got the organic food crowd screaming that consuming conventional produce will kill you. On the other side, supporters of non-organic farming methods say there's no difference between organic and regular produce. Both sides claim to have the science to support their argument. Who's right? Is organic food actually better for … [Read more...]
Fatigue From Vitamin D Deficiency
Unlike the name implies, vitamin D is not a vitamin - it's a prohormone. And a deficiency of this prohormone could be part of the reason you experience fatigue! Way back in 1922 researchers didn't have a clear idea of the difference between hormones and vitamins. Which is why vitamin D got labeled as a vitamin - it was the fourth vitamin … [Read more...]