Why aren’t Veggies as Nutritious Anymore?  This headline in a recent USA Today Article grabbed my attention for a bunch of reasons. How did we arrive here?  Not thinking through long term consequences for decisions made in the moment? There are many articles that suggest that a balanced diet is all we need to be […]

The increased access to a lot of  health and wellness info has a lot of benefits, but it can also leave us feeling overwhelmed with options and with a medicine cabinet full of supplements that we tried for a couple of weeks and then stop wondering if they will work and how long it will […]

To Hug or not to Hug is now a big question and it certainly made me sit up and take notice.  Why?  Most of you know I walk my patients to the entrance/exit door and give them a hug… This also made me take a step back and think about all of us who touch […]

What is Epigenetics and how does it relate to Genes? Epigenetics is the study of molecular mechanisms by which the environment controls gene activity. It is a new scientific field and it shows that DNA blueprints passed down through genes are not set in stone at birth. Each of us inherits our own unique variation […]