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You do everything “right.” Somehow, however, those stubborn extra pounds won’t leave. And worse, they seem to have shifted to your midsection. What happened to your shape? Insulin resistance could be to blame. You can be eating healthy and still struggle with weight...

Eat less, exercise more. You’ve probably heard that’s the secret to weight loss. So, it makes sense that if you want to lose weight quickly, or if you’ve hit a weight-loss plateau, you need to really ramp up the exercise, right? Unfortunately, many people experience...

Did you know sitting is actually bad for you? In fact, some are saying that “sitting is the new smoking” because its impact is so significant! On average, how many hours a day do you spend sitting, uninterrupted? One hour? Two hours? Three…or more? Our ancient...

Are you happy? It might be a simple question, but for many people, happiness feels like an impossible goal to reach and many people struggle with how to be happy. In fact, studies show that only about one in three people consistently identify as “happy”! If that seems...

Heartburn and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) can be extremely frustrating to deal with. Both are painful and debilitating, and always carry some anxiety since the symptoms can resemble a cardiac event. To further complicate matters, many traditional “cures”...

‘Tis the season for joy, togetherness, and celebration - but also stress. Despite the festive, happy images we are bombarded with in the media, many people find the holidays to be a difficult time. Financial pressures, loneliness and shorter, darker days are just some...

Liver health is important because it is responsible for many important functions in your body - over 500 bodily processes involve your liver! Many people assume liver problems only develop in people with alcohol dependencies, but the incidence of liver problems like...

“A good digestion turneth all to health.”George Herbert Good digestion is essential to our health - and our mood - and when it’s all working smoothly, we tend to take it for granted. It’s not until things go wrong that digestion moves to the forefront of our minds. If...

Brain fog is one of the more common symptoms we see in practice, as well as being one of the most elusive and hard to pin down. A sudden onset of poor concentration, mental fatigue, inability to focus, confusion, and memory issues makes even the simplest tasks seem...

What does going on a ‘detox’ or ‘cleanse’ mean to you? Fasting? Following a boxed detox kit? Going on a lemon juice cleanse? Messaging from the growing detox industry implies that without such measures, detoxification won’t occur. The truth? Our bodies detox 365 days...