Are Dates Healthy? 5 Reasons to Add Them to Your Diet

Dates are often used as alternative sweeteners because of their natural sweetness, but are dates healthy or are they just another form of sugar? It turns out that these sweet foods contain more than just carbohydrates and sugars: they are packed full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other health-promoting nutrients … Read More

Common Niacin Side Effects (Plus 9 Tips for Avoiding the Niacin Flush)

If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, chances are you have also been recommended to take a statin drug. While statin drugs may help lower your cholesterol, they also come with a vast array of serious side effects. Statins may cause diabetes, excessive tiredness, and muscle pain, and they may … Read More

The Tart Cherry Juice Sleep Solution: Beat Insomnia With This Natural Remedy

You may be familiar with tart cherries if you like to cook. Tart cherries (also known as sour cherries) are used in dishes like pies, preserves, soups, cakes, tarts, sauces, mixed cocktails, and more. But did you know that these tasty fruits might also help you get a better night’s … Read More

“Normal” Urine Color: 50 Shades of Yellow

Pretty much everyone knows his or her normal urine color (or subtle range of urine colors). If the shade changes a great deal, however, we can become a little alarmed. But hold on. While urine color is a centuries-old diagnostic tool, many shades of yellow can be perfectly normal, even … Read More

What is Lipozene? A Careful Look at Lipozene Ingredients and Effectiveness

Many people looking for help with weight loss consider taking supplements. As a naturopathic doctor, I’m all for dietary supplements that are safe, natural, and effective. And there are some excellent supplements that can, indeed, help you lose weight. What I’m not for, however, are overpriced supplements of dubious quality … Read More

Top 5 Food Cravings: What Are They and What Do They Mean?

Hi, my name is Shandley and I’m a chipaholic. When I’m stressed, tired, anxious, lonely, or a little blue, I tend to self-soothe with (most of) a bag of salted, rippled Lays. There’s something about the crunch that seems to instantly melt my worries away while the salt satisfies my … Read More

Mold Exposure Treatment

In our post "Mold Exposure Symptoms and Treatment", you learned that living or working in water-damaged homes or buildings can lead to a wide variety of mold exposure symptoms ranging from allergies and fatigue to more severe diseases. You were introduced to the concept that mycotoxins (the toxic byproducts secreted … Read More

Osteoporosis -3.0? What Your T-Score Means for Your Bone Health

What is osteoporosis? Think of it this way: Healthy bones are in a state of continuous breakdown and rebuilding. This process, called remodeling, is performed by specialized cells called osteoclasts, which resorb (break down) old bone, and osteoblasts, which form new bone. In young adults, remodeling happens in a balanced … Read More