by Dr. Orna | Nov 15, 2012 | Alaska, Alta Natural Medicine, chronic disease, depression, diabetes, heart disease, Uncategorized
When I got my first smart phone, I also discovered a fun little app called D-Minder, intended to help track your vitamin D exposure. The app looks at your skin tone, size, location, local weather and sun angle to determine how much vitamin D you can get at any given...
by Dr. Orna | Oct 31, 2012 | healthy living, Uncategorized
We all have times when we don’t eat exactly as we should. So supplementing with a multivitamin makes sense, right? Or does it? As doctors and research scientists look into the value of multivitamins, the picture has become increasingly muddled. Many studies find...
by Dr. Orna | Oct 27, 2012 | diabetes, healthy living, hormone balance, sleep, Uncategorized, weight management
Trying to lose weight? A recent raft of studies show that more sleep may be just what you need. Here’s how it works. First, well-rested people make better food choices. But when you’re sleep deprived, the parts of your brain associated with addiction do...
by Dr. Orna | Oct 23, 2012 | Alaska, Alta Natural Medicine, chronic disease, food as medicine, Uncategorized
This TEDx video has been making the rounds in emails and social media. A lot of these things get tossed your way. And you may have been leery about wasting 17 minutes of your busy time on yet another random video. That’s certainly how I felt. But after seeing...
by Dr. Orna | Jul 19, 2010 | Alaska, Alta Natural Medicine, food as medicine, Uncategorized
What can humans learn from moose? A lot about osteoarthrtitis, as it turns out. Moose and humans develop the degenerative joint disease in much the same ways and with most of the same symptoms. Osteoarthritis is generally considered a disease caused by the wear and...
