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Sleep in the time of Covid
You can't out-exercise a bad diet. A somewhat cliche phrase you might have heard before. It is true though! There's no physical activity or exercise regime that can repair your body if you eat a...
Your vitamin D primer for Covid-19 and beyond
There's been a lot of talk in the medical community about the role of vitamin D in the development and prognosis of Covid-19 . The conclusion from the first three preprints [*] on this topic — two...
The ACE Up Your Sleeve: Covid-19, hypertension meds and metabolic syndrome
Comorbidities. Comorbidities. Comorbidities. Say that three times fast! By now most of us probably know what a comorbidity is, or have at least heard the term. A person with comorbidities is...
Covid-19 is treatable. Three doctors tell you how
It is undeniable that the mainstream media conversation about the pandemic is dominated by fear mongering, and there is little talk about what individuals can do to stay healthy, and more...
Is cake good… or bad?
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a picture of her child's worksheet, similar to this one, on her Facebook page. The one she posted used the words "good" and "bad" instead of "healthy"...
Bitter Gets You Better
Here’s a great thing you can do to positively affect your digestion and the rest of your metabolism immediately: eat more bitter things. Did you know that humans “taste” flavor in other parts of the...
7 Reasons for People with Chronic Illness to Love Soup
Is there anything more soul-nourishing and comforting than a bowl of piping hot soup? Okay, maybe getting a hug by someone you love, but I mean, foodwise? Yeah, didn’t think so. As you’re about to...
What my elimination diet has taught me in one year
A year ago, I was living with arthritis. For three weeks last January, I experienced intense migratory joint pain that would subside only briefly — and never completely — after taking a couple of...
Why I quit chocolate (and how I cured my joint pain)
I used to be a serious chocolate addict. Just like I once couldn’t fathom my life without bread, for many years I thought I could never live without chocolate. Now I know there are many things I can...
A Self-Care Manifesto
1. Every time I don’t take care of myself, I’m expecting someone else to do it for me. This doesn’t happen consciously, but it is the beginning of disappointment — and resentment. Do your best to...
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Sleep in the time of Covid
You can't out-exercise a bad diet. A somewhat cliche phrase you might have heard before. It is true though! There's no physical activity or exercise regime that can repair your body if you eat a diet consisting of high-carbohydrate, low-nutrient foods. There is,...
Your vitamin D primer for Covid-19 and beyond
There's been a lot of talk in the medical community about the role of vitamin D in the development and prognosis of Covid-19 . The conclusion from the first three preprints [*] on this topic — two in Southeast Asia [1][2] and one in Belgium [3]— is that a vitamin D...
The ACE Up Your Sleeve: Covid-19, hypertension meds and metabolic syndrome
Comorbidities. Comorbidities. Comorbidities. Say that three times fast! By now most of us probably know what a comorbidity is, or have at least heard the term. A person with comorbidities is experiencing two or more disease processes at once. In the context of...
