Ready to Try a Plant Based Diet? Here are Some Benefits
One definition of the word “medicine” is a substance or preparation that is used in the treatment of disease. And by that definition, most people think of the pills inside of those little orange bottles that you pick up at the pharmacy. And it’s true. Medications (drugs) can indeed be medicine. But they are certainly […]
This Happens After You Eat Organic For Just One Week
One of the most common nutrition questions that I get from my patients and my readers is this one: Is organic food better? Here’s the short answer…YES. It’s true that organically grown produce tends to be more expensive, and many people question whether the increased cost is justified. There is also an ongoing controversy about […]
Panda’s Love This Plant and You Should Too
Panda bears have it easy. They never need to worry about the latest diet craze. They never get confused about what to eat. The reason is that pandas eat bamboo. That’s it. Bamboo makes up 99% of the panda bear diet! Besides being the staple food for panda bears, bamboo is a fantastic plant that […]
7 Healthy Summer Habits to Cultivate
“One of these mornings, you’re gonna rise up singing. You’ll spread your wings, and you’ll take to the sky.” You know the chorus: Summertime- and the living is easy. It’s one of my all-time favorite lyrics, and a statement that for many of us is absolutely true. The sunshine, warmer temperature, and longer days can […]
5 Healthy Ways to Get Your Watermelon Fix
Watermelon. It’s a summer staple in our house. We’re purists about it most of the time…meaning that big triangular wedges are how we usually serve it as a summertime snack. But, there’s good reason to think outside the box when it comes to watermelon. The sweet fruit can be used in all sorts of ways […]
Science Says: Spend This Much Time a Week in Nature for Biggest Benefit
17 minutes per day. 120 minutes per week. 6,240 minutes (that’s 104 hours) per year. Can you afford to spend that much time on your health and wellbeing? I sure hope so…because there is no natural medicine treatment protocol that is easier than this one. All you need to do is go outside. Not […]
Top Summer Health Hazards and How to Stay Safe
Summertime…and the livin’ is easy. It’s true, but there’s a catch. With the warmer weather comes a variety of different health and medical issues that we don’t even need to consider at other times during the year. My team at UpWellness put together a primer on the top summertime health hazards and what you can […]
How to Use an Essential Oil Diffuser and 17 Great Blends
Have you ever seen that hilarious experiment where they line up a group of people with their dogs and try to guess which dog belongs to which person? Although there are usually a few surprises, it’s generally pretty easy to tell who belongs to who. And recently, in my office, I encountered a similar phenomenon […]
The Scary Truth About Not Eating Enough Fruits and Veggies
Here at UpWellness, we’re more interested in providing practical and sustainable advice than jumping on the bandwagon of the latest trends. In nearly 20 years of clinical practice, I’ve seen every conceivable version of that bandwagon go in and out of style, often while the most crucial health advice remains as true as it ever […]
4 Ways Your Cell Phone Addiction is Destroying Your Health and More
Did you catch the latest headlines about teenagers growing bony “horns” on the back of their skulls as a result of excessive use of smartphones? As usual, the mainstream media overstated the message in the original study…but it may not be entirely “fake news” either. There is no question that smartphones they are changing our […]
