Optimal Wellness Blog
Delicious Way to Boost Protein Intake
If you’ve been told that you need to boost your protein intake (I know I have!), and you are seeking healthy ways to incorporate more protein in your diet, you may want to consider adding a smoothie to your routine. One of my favorite protein smoothies tastes better...
Do You Have Dry Eye Disease?
I recently underwent a series of treatments for dry eye syndrome. After not tolerating prescription eye drops and not finding much relief with behavioral and supplemental measures (see below), I found that IPL (intense pulsed light) therapy significantly helped with...
How a Molecule from Gut Bacteria Contributes to Weight Gain, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk
There has been a great deal of research and clinical interest in the gut microbiome and its relationship to our metabolism, including how it impacts our blood glucose, insulin resistance, cholesterol levels, cardiovascular risk, and many more...
Sugar Substitutes: Which Ones Are Safe and How to Avoid Harmful Ones?
We hope you are enjoying this fall season! As Halloween is next week, and before we know it, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays will follow, let's talk sugar and sugar substitutes. The average American consumes over 7 tablespoons of added sugars per day. Seven table...
Is the Gut the Key to Healing Autoimmunity
Did you know that 70% of the immune system is located in the gut? Yes, 70%! The immune system associated with the gut interacts with our gut bacteria and fungi, which are, in part, affected by the food that we eat, medications or supplements that we take, our stress...
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