Julia Buchkina, MD

07/19/2022

I had fun talking to Elanie Welch and Kay Boyer about autoimmunity, elimination diets, and functional medicine principles on the Renegade Nutrition Podcast!

Dr. Julia Buchkina joins us on this episode of the Renegade Nutrition podcast to discuss Autoimmune Disease and the dietary and lifestyle changes that can transform your life and halt or even reverse the condition. In this episode we discuss: Dr. Buchkina's journey to becoming an MD, and then from a...

09/05/2020

Correcting vitamin D deficiency is a very important public health issue going into this cold/flu season. Speak with your physician about having your level checked - and ask whether supplementation is right for you.

September 3, 2020 The first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of vitamin D in COVID-19 has just been published. The results are astounding: vitamin D nearly abolished the odds of requiring treatment in ICU. Although the number of deaths was too small to say for sure, vitamin D may actually abolish t...

08/13/2020

As much of Cedar Rapids remains without power, organizations in the community are providing food and water to residents. Below are the publicly announced events where food and water will be distributed on Thursday and Friday. Thursday, Aug. 13 The city of Cedar Rapids announced that Hy-Vee will be p...

07/20/2020

I have been cooking healthy, delicious, no fuss meals with real foods for my family for over 3 years with my Real Food Matrix technique - and I can't imagine life without it. This weekend I threw together these 8 family-sized meals in a little over an hour. Join our Cooking with the Real Food Matrix group to learn how to do it yourself.

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BBQ Chicken with green beans
Chicken Teriyaki with cabbage noodles
Herbed Pork with cabbage noodles
Coconut Amino Turkey with zucchini noodles
Persian Lime Chicken with butternut squash noodles
Pork Adobo with carrot noodles
Turkey Teriyaki with brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and onions
Creamy Adobo Chicken with brussels sprouts

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No fancy menu planning. Prep time includes clean-up. Easy-peasy! Watch for my monthly Virtual Cooking events and prep your meals along with me. Next one will be Saturday am August 22.

05/10/2020

Spend a minimum of 20 minutes outside 3 days per week between the hours of 10am-2pm to ensure adequate vitamin D levels (while practicing social distancing!) And if you can't get out in the sun, discuss with your physician whether a vitamin D supplement is appropriate for you.

After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.

05/09/2020

There are still a lot of questions to answer about COVID-19 - but the following is the foundation of good prevention:
1) continued social distancing and mask-wearing to slow community spread, and -
2) reduction of baseline chronic inflammation (even in "healthy individuals" without diagnosed chronic conditions) with a diet of whole, unprocessed foods without added sugar.

Many COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths could be prevented if Americans had a better diet and better metabolic health.

03/22/2020

Point of no return dates for prevention of hospital overload in Iowa: March 27-April 1
https://covidactnow.org/

03/18/2020

I wrote this post on Facebook on Thursday Night, March 12th 2020. Since I wrote it, the post been shared 120k times and I’ve been asked to…