ALKALINE WELLNESS BLOG

Nothing screams summer and fall like grilling with your family and/or friends. But did you know that cooking meat at high heat introduces chemicals into your diet that may cause cancer? When the protein found in meat is cooked with intense heat, a chemical called HCA...

Antioxidants are an important part of your daily diet. Antioxidants are found in plant based foods, and help eliminate harmful and unstable substances in the body. These harmful substances are called free radicals. An excess of free radicals causes inflammation that...

I always warn patients about "filtering" information on the web. There are tons of illegitimate claims being made everyday and it's becoming harder to know what to believe because there are confounding information. Confusion is inevitable.... One particular question I...

Fall is the time of year where foods get richer, creamier, and sweeter. Americans consume an average of 200 calories more per day in the fall than in the summer. There are many theories as to why this is. It could be biological. Our innate instincts tell us to eat...

With Halloween right around the corner, you are probably getting ready to carve pumpkins with your family and/or friends. If you were thinking about skipping out on the carving and getting a jack-o-lantern that you plug in the wall instead, think again. Not only do...

In the 20th century, Americans typically consumed 3 square meals a day. The 21st century has brought on the notion of snacking, largely because quick grab and go convenience foods are, well... convenient. There are many nutritious snacks and non-nutritious snacks...

Whether you say soda, pop, coke, pepsi, or soft drink, they all mean the same thing. Regardless of how you feel about the correct way of saying this popular fizzy drink, I will use the word soda. Hopefully, no offense is taken. Soda is everywhere in the United...

Coconut oil has rapidly increased in popularity over the past few years. Coconut oil boasts health claims such as reducing hypertension, maintaining proper cholesterol levels, and boosting immunity. Because of its increasing popularity, the choices of coconut oil...

Millions of people throughout the world suffer from high cholesterol. High cholesterol increases your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease and stroke. Because it is so common, you decide to go get your blood checked. Your reading comes back and you indeed,...

Days get shorter and the weather gets colder, there is less sunshine to go around. This means less vitamin D for our skin to absorb. Vitamin D is hard to find in foods. It is fortified in milk and orange juice, but many Americans do not drink either of them. All these...

Our Alkaline Program is about creating balance.  Because we are organic, we constantly fluctuate on the general dichotomy of good-bad, alkaline-acidity, high-low, sad-happy, positive-negative, sick-healthy, etc… This fluctuation is highly dependent on...

For centuries, the world has been looking for the right blueprint for health, whether to lose weight, cure cancer and disease, or to have longevity.  As a health professional and a patient, I used to be so confused about the new fad diets and healthy living...

With so much information and busy schedules, we are becoming overloaded with “to do” lists and bombarded with flood of information every minute.  Consider the smart phones, Tablets, IPADS, and the likes……perhaps its time to really enjoy peace and quiet and really...

Understanding thyroid tests - There is confounding information in medical literature about thyroid testing. Traditionally, doctors have relied on a test called TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) to help diagnose and treat patients with a thyroid disorder. Until...