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Are You Taking Too Much Vitamin B6+B12?
Over half of US adults use supplements. Vitamin supplements often contain high doses of vitamins that greatly exceed the RDA (recommended dietary allowance). While in some situations including vitamin deficiency or for certain medical conditions, supplementing...
Should I Take Probiotics When Taking Antibiotics?
Taking probiotics with antibiotics can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and help balance your gut microbiome. With that being said, it’s important to allow the normal, diverse microbiome to repopulate the gut...
Why Working with a Health Coach Is a Must for Optimal Health
Who is a Health Coach? A health coach is a supportive wellness partner who takes into consideration your values, lifestyle, career, relationships and health and wellness goals as they guide you to make strategic choices and informed health decisions. When you work...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We appreciate you and want to wish you and your family a peaceful, joyous, and healthy holiday season. May you have a Happy and Healthy New Year - a brighter, fulfilling year, in which you will accomplish the goals you set, in which you will continue to grow and...
Evidence-based Guide to Supplements for Depression
With the world changing at a faster rate than ever, it’s easy to feel as if things are out of control. Keeping up with work and social demands, parenting, and living in uncertainty, fear, and isolation due to Covid-19 are triggers for anxiety and depression. This is...
Evidence-based Guide to Supplements for Anxiety
In our fast paced, high-tech world, stress is the norm for most of us. Life stressors including jobs, relationships, health, and financial stressors often contribute to worrying and fear. These combined with other triggers and predisposing factors can cause anxiety....
Benefits of Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is a type of cabbage that has been finely cut and has undergone fermentation. It has many nutritional benefits, is a great addition to your diet, easy to add to a meal or experiment with in the kitchen. Growing up in Serbia, my grandmother and mother used...
Fatigue: What Could Be Causing It?
In a world where we are always on the go, it’s no wonder many people suffer from fatigue. Between handling the demands of work, school, family, and other social relationships, it’s hard to catch a period of rest and relaxation....
Thyroid Lab Tests 101
Though small in size, the thyroid plays a significant role in the functioning of the body. This butterfly-shaped endocrine gland is located in the front, lower portion of the neck and works to secrete hormones, like T4 or thyroxine. These hormones act throughout the...