It’s the “most wonderful time of the year” — and depression is rampant. Between the darkness (if you live in the northern hemisphere), family drama and financial stresses, it’s a time when many people find their mood going in an unhappy direction. Here are some...
Wednesday is veggie box day at my house, and it's been really helping me up my personal food game. I often recommend delivery services like this one from Full Circle to patients as a way to help keep fresh vegetables in the house — because eating veggies is a...
You've been to your primary-care doctor. You've been to a specialist. Maybe you've even been to multiple specialists. And they've given you bad news, or confusing news, or they say there's nothing wrong when clearly something is. That's where the third level of care...
At its root, health really isn't that complicated. Getting and staying health comes down to three simple things — assimilation, elimination and managing inflammation. In thisvideo, Dr. Orna breaks it down and gives you the key to the natural-health kingdom. ...
As you may know, I am slowly — glacially, even — working on a book about gardening with medicinal plants. Looking out at the frost-covered garden this morning for any inspiring hint of green, I decided to start work on my olive (Olea europea) monograph. Before my...
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 glowing...
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...
Looking for ways to beat high blood pressure with few or no drugs? Recent findings show beets can help. The juice of the blood-red root crop is high in nitrates; these convert in the body to nitric acid, which relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure. Many people...
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) famously said "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." Gardeners know the best way to get your veggies is fresh and organic, ideally straight from the farm or garden. But beyond simple nourishment,...
Most popular diet plans turn on the simple idea that you’ll weigh less if you eat less. While this can be true in some cases, under eating can lead to problems ranging from malnutrition to rebound weight gain. Happily, there’s another way — one that lets you eat more...