Today’s supplement spotlight is vitamin C. Historically, vitamin C is the most recognized supplement for health. In recent years, this vitamin has been forgotten. Linus Pauling, PhD of Oregon State University, was a proponent of vitamin C but met with great resistance from the medical community. Dr. Pauling was a 2-time winner of the Nobel Prize for […]
Today’s supplement spotlight is that good old multivitamin. The function of multivitamins is to fill in the gaps of a less than optimal diet. It is important to stress that a clean whole food diet such as the Mediterranean diet is important for most people. This brings us to RDA, recommended daily allowance. The RDA […]
According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, approximately 77% of Americans take at least one dietary supplement. 81% of adults from 35-55 years old are taking at least one dietary supplement. I am starting a new series called Supplement Spotlight. I will be reporting on the top 10 supplements that were listed in a survey […]
What is the difference between boosting your immune system and rejuvenation of your immune system? We are aware of vaccines and boosters. In the news and official reports, it seems that all we can do is to continually get vaccines and boosters. Your immune system does not always want to be boosted. Another word for […]
The French phrase L’ Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) sums up all of the core principles of Functional Medicine. In one of my past articles I wrote about the “French Paradox”. This is in regards to a study that compared health and longevity of the French population with the United States […]