The following snack ideas are some of our favorites for preventing blood sugar drops and fat storage. Protein Shake (e-mail us for recipe) Raw Nuts/Seeds (Pumpkin Seeds, almonds, walnuts, pecans, filberts, brazils, and pistachios are best) Crispy Nuts (See recipe in Nourishing Traditions Cookbook available in our online store) Low-sugar* yogurt (Old Chatham Farm Sheep Yogurt; Coach Farm Goat Yogurt; Brown Cow Whole MilkYogurt; Stoneyfield Whole Milk Yogurt;Horizon Whole Milkc Yogurt) Cottage Cheese Turkey Jerky and raw veggie Canned Tuna … Read More

As many of our readers know, vaccinations are an extremely controversial topic and one that we feel is essential for us to address in our practice and in this newsletter. It affects all of us and especially our children. There is so much written and debated about this issue that we feel there is little left for us to add. So we reviewed the plethora of literature of which we are aware and found an article written by a leading … Read More

The literal meaning of hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. In the holistic health world, the various faces of hypoglycemia are known as hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. All of these terms describe an insidious condition that has been linked to high blood pressure, diabetes (Type II), atherosclerosis, ADHD, food allergies, infertility, chronic fatigue, obesity and even cancer, to name a few. As prevalent and debilitating as hypoglycemia is, it is totally manageable and even preventable. Maintaining an optimum blood … Read More

Ideally, all vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients should be obtained from whole foods without having to take concentrated amounts of these substances in pill or capsule form. This was possible 100 or even 50 years ago when our foods were grown on fertile soils, were unrefined an unprocessed, and contained all the nutrients nature intended them to contain. But today our soils are depleted, our foods are loaded with residues of pesticides and other toxic chemicals (including hormones and antibiotics … Read More

Have you been doing essentially the same workout for the past several months? Have you become bored or unmotivated with your workout routine? Are you frustrated with your lack of results from the same old exercises? Well this is a very common problem and all is not lost. In fact, lack of variety in training regimens is the second most common reason why people eventually stop working out altogether (The first is consistency, which has much more to do with … Read More