My what? That was my response a few years ago, since it’s a nerve typically not on anyone’s radar. Think of the vagus nerve as the highway between your gut and your brain traveling from your brain stem to your digestive system. It starts at the base of the head, goes down both sides of […]
If you had an ailment 3000 years ago, more than likely you might seek a cure from a medicine doctor. These doctors treated anything from general wounds and infections, to more severe medical afflictions. A key treatment might have included the brightly colored spice turmeric. Curcumin is responsible for the yellow color in this Indian spice, […]
I can’t eat less, exercise any more than I already am so HOW do I lose weight? Enter Time Restricted Eating or TRE. What exactly is TRE and how can it help turn your frustrations around? Before we get into that a tiny physiology lesson is warranted. Every time you eat your pancreas produces a […]
Jeffrey likes to call it the LA Uniform, a sea of puffy coats everywhere you look. It seems now a days everyone is on board with this fashion trend. Although “the puffy” is fashionable on the outside, it can actually be a health hazard on the inside. Another way of looking at it – we […]
Did you know that 75-90 percent of medical office visits are stress-related? Add to that statistic – many medical concerns such as heart disease, autoimmunity, cancer and recurrent infections are related to stress. Both western and eastern medicine advocate for ways to decrease stress. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a pill or herb […]