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05/30/2024

In this In this May Awareness Blog, we interview Richard Horowitz, MD, the Medical Director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center.

06/26/2023

Our bodies are literally made out of the food we eat.

Real, whole foods contain information in the form of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, protein, phytonutrients, and fiber. These compounds impact every node of the Functional Medicine matrix, like our vascular and immune systems, detox and energy pathways, microbiome, and everything in between.

That’s why food is our most powerful tool for getting our healthspan to match our lifespan.

On a recent episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I spoke to Dr. Michael Murray, one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine, about the power of food for optimal health and longevity and how to activate our body’s own innate healing system.

You can find the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3ONBdz7

06/10/2023

Some recent photos of my office building. 1041 State route 36 Atlantic Highlands. NJ

05/27/2023

New research published by the CDC found an immune system marker in the blood may help explain persistent symptoms.

05/02/2023

I always aim to fill my plate with about 75% vegetables. Stick with mostly non-starchy veggies. These foods are high in fiber, too, so they’ll fill you up.
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Winter squashes and sweet potatoes are fine in moderation (½ cup a day). Not a ton of potatoes! French fries don’t count even though they are the number one vegetable in America. Always choose real vegetables in their most whole and natural form.

Choose organic and regenerative when possible. Use the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen guides by the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) to choose the least contaminated fruits and vegetables and save money.

04/29/2023

When wildfires spread through parts of Northern California wine country in 2017, they melted electronics, combusted cars and exploded propane tanks. The fires sent acrid smoke billowing into the sky, its footprint wafting over the state and extending for 500 miles into the Pacific Ocean.  At the ti...

04/29/2023

Although May is Lyme Awareness Month- you Need to be aware every month of potential Tick Borne diseases and complications.

03/20/2023

Chemists from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro released a study in the journal Antioxidants revealing a new basis for the link between dietary selenium and COVID-19 severity. Building on a previous study that identified a set of six host proteins potentially targeted by SARS-CoV-2, the...

03/20/2023

Babesiosis is also spreading consistently in three new states — now, the disease is endemic in 10 states in the Northeast and Midwest.