Health Conditions

There's a lot to learn from what's in the toilet!  You might be one of those people who cringes at terms like "stool," "straining," and "blockage," and perhaps you go...

Orthorexia Nervosa Psychologists are starting to see patients with an eating disorder known as orthorexia nervosa. You’ve likely heard of anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder involving self-starvation, excessive exercise and the refusal to...

Migraines are a painful, oftentimes debilitating condition experienced by over 20% of women and 10% of men throughout their lifetime; according to the World Health Organization’s 2012 Global Burden of...

Understanding Lyme disease ​ What do The Platters and Lyme disease have in common? Both, although for totally different reasons, are associated with “The Great Pretender.” The Platters landed their...

We all know that it’s time for mainstream science to investigate—rigorously and on a large scale—whether eating a particular diet can help reduce or reverse chronic disease. While we have...

A precision and personalized medicine approach to dyslipidemia and dyslipidemia- induced cardiovascular disease—including high LDL cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and HDL function, and other related cardiometabolic conditions...

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a number of important roles in the body, including maintaining the health of your bones, teeth and joints, and assisting immune system...

This article takes a closer look at which foods are associated with an increased risk of dementia, and which foods may help prevent the risk of developing dementia.   Memory...

Sugar Intake Has Been Declining Certainly, no one could argue that a diet high in refined sugar is heart healthy. A quick look around the world makes it clear that...

Are Diet and Acne Related? It is no surprise that diet, lifestyle and nutrition affect overall health. But does nutrition affect acne? Acne is the most common skin condition, affecting...

Did you know that the vast majority of adults have blood pressure readings that need attention? There’s a good chance that your blood pressure is too high. Here are five...

Obesity and Gut Health Recent studies estimate that up to 17% of children may be overweight or obese in the US (1).  Our electronics-crazed society and intake of highly processed...