“Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Herbs have been used for 1000’s of years to help coax the body back into health. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, knew a little about the powerful medicinal effect of food. While many interest groups still reject the concept of food as “therapy”. Some…
Category Archives: Mind-Body
How to Learn Healthy Food Habits
Learn How to Change Eating Habits For Good Last week’s post on How to Break a Sugar Addiction introduced how indirect signals from our environment can trigger a food craving. Food companies will take advantage of these signals, engaging as many senses as they can to spur you subconsciously to buy their product. I’ve touched upon…
The 21-Day Ice Cream Challenge: An Experiment in Food Addiction
Food Addictions Hijack the Brain The 21-Day Ice Cream Challenge This month I am bravely attempting a new challenge for myself. You see I ask my patients to try out 21-day and 30-day elimination diets. I’ve done these diets, and I know how difficult they can be. The only strategy that has worked for me is “out…
New Jersey: Control Your Disease or Your Disease Will Control You
When labeled with a disease, it is easy to feel “lesser than” or “ostracized” by society. This is why functional medicine advocates stay away from the diagnosis in the first place. The very act of calling yourself a diabetic, changes your self-image and the image others have of you whether you want it to or not.
Chronic Wellness in Action Interview: Mike Stenger
Today’s Chronic Wellness story comes to us from Mike Stenger of MikeStenger.com. I have come to know a bit about Mike and his work through his blog and his presence on Social Media. He’s helped me develop my own social media strategy and I continue to learn more by following him at @MikeStenger on Twitter.…
