Last week I wrote about my experience with ferritin yet I forgot to mention one other important aspect of getting your ferritin levels checked: hair loss. And hair loss is fairly common for most women. Hair Follicle Physiology Our hair follicles go through phases: growing ( anagen phase ) and resting ( telogen phase). Interestingly, …
The hippocampus is horseshoe shaped and located in the brain. It has a very important job with memory, organizing, and connecting our emotions and senses.
Headaches can be debilitating and extremely painful; and will plague everyone at one point in their life or for the unfortunate, far too many times.
It’s true. Kids want to feel healthy. They know it allows them to play and have fun. When I give talks to elementary children, tweens, and teens, they all want more information on their digestive system, foods, nutrients, acute and chronic diseases; I sometimes can’t keep up with all their questions, concerns, and debates. However, …
Many times when I see a patient, they come to me with a bag full of supplements that have not made them feel better and have dwindled their bank accounts.
Ocean vegetables are anti – inflammatory, have a good source of iron and vitamin c, and most seaweeds contain 2 important minerals – iodine and vanadium.
“What is a weed?” A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leaky Gut is a common term to describe the malabsorption of nutrients in the small intestine. And this is what leads to leaky gut in many people.
