Wine and Chocolate: A Happy Easter Indeed! Dr. Kristen Bobik, D.C., L.Ac. The festive holidays that mark the beginning of spring come with many temptations. Choosing to live well is to take these temptations and turn them into healthy treats that celebrate the season. Wine and chocolate can be good for you- or evil. A [...]

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A Little Dictionary: A Baker’s Dozen of Aphrodisiac Foods for Valentine’s Day Martha H. Howard, MD, Dipl. Ac. NCCAOM It’s all in alphabetical order except for chocolate, which is in a category all by itself, and has to come first! Chocolate Chocolate is the ultimate aphrodisiac food. One of its chemical compounds, anandamide, promotes feeling [...]

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Dark Chocolate by Dr. Martha Howard What boosts your immune system, lowers blood pressure, is high in free-radical-fighting antioxidants, combats depression, and even works as a cavity fighter? Dark chocolate!! How does it do all that? Part of it is antioxidant activity. According to MD chocolate researcher, Dr. Sue Williams of Baylor University Medical Center, [...]

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Avocados: Hearty healthy aphrodisiac or simply great guacamole? by Sharon M. Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI, FACW, FAAN I, for one, love a good bowl of guacamole; I also love the avocado, and it sure is great to know that something that tastes so good is also good for you! Why are avocados good for you? [...]

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Which Came First? The Egg? Or the (Undeserved!) Bad Reputation of the Egg? by Dr. Martha Howard The early 1970’s saw the rise of the dietary cholesterol scare and the marketing of “low fat” foods. We remember those snacks well! Cookies, with their astronomical sugar content, corn-syrup and bleached flour, and crackers with more bleached [...]

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Super Foods For Men by Dr. Peter Glidden, ND 1. Eggs: All of our sex hormones, all of our stress hormones, all of the insulation that wraps around our nerves, and 75% of the weight of our brains is made from, drum roll please, – Cholesterol! Cholesterol is so important that if you don’t eat [...]

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The Great Pumpkin by Helen Lee, DC The brilliant colors of Fall are in bloom. With Fall comes a variety of nourishing hearty fruits and vegetables including the great pumpkin. Pumpkin and its seeds provides nutrients such as vitamin C, E, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium, both beta & alpha carotenoids (anti-oxidants which help prevent cell [...]

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Apples by Dr. Melody Hart Apples are a quintessential food for health, they are low in fat, low in calorie and an enzyme rich energy food which helps break down and digest other foods. Apples have a thin peel, look for organic, un-waxed apples that aren’t treated with fungicides or pesticides. The health benefits are [...]

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Fall to Winter Foods by Malina Chin, LAc As the weather cools and the leaves fall from the trees, your appetite and cravings for comfort foods increase. This might be due in part to the hibernation theory that we need to build up an insulation of fat, but Chinese medicine teaches that the winter belongs [...]

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Freshen Your Breath With Nature’s Help by Dr Andie T Pearson, DMD, CCST Bad breath can come from several sources and sometimes the hardest part of the battle is finding the source. The source can range from a medical problem to something as simple as your diet. I will review possible sources along with just [...]

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Wine and Chocolate: A Happy Easter Indeed! – by Dr. Kristen Bobik, D.C., L.Ac Dark Chocolate – by Dr. Martha Howard Avocados: Hearty healthy aphrodisiac or simply great guacamole? – by Sharon M. Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI, FACW, FAAN Which Came First? The Egg? Or the (Undeserved!) Bad Reputation of the Egg? – by Dr. [...]

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Super Foods for Women by Dr Melody Hart Imagine eating your way to prevent osteoporosis, gallbladder disease, lower cholesterol, anemia, minimize hot flashes and protect against breast cancer. 1. Papaya. This tropical fruit packs about twice the vitamin C of an orange. Add it to your arsenal against gallbladder disease, which afflicts twice as many [...]

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Coffee: The New Health Food by Dr Melody Hart Want a drug that can lower your risk of diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and colon cancer? That could lift your moods and treat headaches? That could lower your risk of cavities? Harvard research studies found that downing one to three cups of America’s favorite caffeinated morning beverage [...]

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The Top 5 Superfoods for Kids by Dr. Jaena Stanley Gonzaga Would you want your child to live a healthier and well nourished life? Children, nowadays, need the most impeccable guidance from the parents to help them live a wellness lifestyle. Now is the time to help our children break the unhealthy eating patterns that [...]

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Healthy Foods for the Winter Months by Dr Hugh A. Jenkins N.D., D.C. In Chinese medicine, the yin principle is emphasized this time of year causing us to become more receptive, introspective, and storage-minded. People who practice this ancient form of healing believe it is important to cool the surface of the body and warm [...]

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