Optimal Wellness Blog

The festive season has begun! It’s a great time to start reflecting on our year, our relationships and show the people in our lives how much we care about them. It’s during this time when we are reminded to pause and think about what we are grateful for. It’s a time...

When I started my practice as a primary care physician, I was seeing many patients with inexplicable fatigue, difficulty losing weight, irritable bowel syndrome, thyroid problems, anxiety and depression. Many of them had suffered with symptoms for years. Instead of...

Halloween is the perfect time to get creative, playful and, if you have little ones, go trick or treating! It can also be a hectic time. If you have children, you may be organizing plans for where to go trick or treating. If you have more than one child, you may even...

Now that we are the middle of fall, I was inspired to experiment with new fall recipes for breakfast and healthy snacks. It lead me to creating a healthy comfort food recipe. It may seem like an oxymoron, but you’ll see what I mean when you make these and try them:)...

There is no question that we are in the midst of an obesity epidemic and a public health crisis. As September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we cannot let this month go without addressing this growing problem. We want to provide those of you who...