There is “pumping iron” and then there is the iron your body needs to function! Wondering what’s the big deal about iron? Below is a 3-minute read on the ins and outs of this essential nutrient. 1) WHAT does iron do? Iron is essential to myriad physiological...
The truth about calcium supplementation Earlier this week one of my patients in her late 50’s emailed me about the calcium supplement I recommended for her. She said her primary care doctor wanted her to get more calcium than I’d recommended: 1200mg of calcium...
Melatonin, Sleep + COVID Do they have a connection? If you’d like to do a deeper dive into sleep, its immune system benefits, melatonin and COVID implications, you’ll find many gems in The Atlantic article, “The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep”. For...
Our skin is our largest organ, and it should come as no surprise that what we put inside our body affects what we see on the outside of our body. Taking an “inside out” approach has a tremendous capacity to forward our quest for enhanced beauty by slowing...
