If you’re an allergy sufferer—with or without thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s or another autoimmune condition—your immune system is under constant attack. The best defense is a good offense: focus on strengthening your immune system. This also means paying attention to your gut health since roughly 80% of your immune system resides in your digestive tract. The […]
Achoo! The Allergy-Food Connection
As a hypothyroid allergy sufferer, I dread spring. So, I have to confess that I enjoyed what proved to be a temperamental, mostly cool (even cold!), spring in New York. Then, on May 1st, the other shoe dropped. As if on cue, the temperature shot up to the high 70s (even low 80s)….and stayed there. […]
Spring Allergies? Love Your Liver
Do you dread—achoo! achoo! achoo!—spring? If so, you’re not alone! We should all love spring. It means the end of cold and snow (for the most part!), and it can be a beautiful season, with budding trees and flowers and a greening landscape. Unfortunately, the reality for some 50 million Americans who are allergy sufferers1—including […]
The One Nutrient Your Heart Loves…
Can you guess which nutrient your heart loves—and absolutely needs? If you guessed “chocolate”, you’re close…but no cigar! It’s the mineral, magnesium, of which dark chocolate (with at least 70% cacao content) contains an abundance. Why is magnesium so vital for heart health? Magnesium works synergistically with other important nutrients that support heart health, including […]
Why Self-Care is the New Health Care
Although “losing weight” is a top New Year’s resolution, why not make self-care—taking better care of yourself—a priority in 2018? After all, a lack of self-care is often what leads to weight gain in the first place. And, in an era of medical insurance with high deductibles…NOT making the time to care for yourself can […]
9 Fall Detox Tips to Boost Immunity
Fall is officially here. As we transition deeper into the season, our “back-to-school” schedule quickly fills with projects, people and places. How can we keep pace with our work and social obligations without falling prey to long-lingering colds or the flu this fall? By doing an autumn detox. If you’ve been experiencing post-nasal drip, crusty […]
Celebrating Summer Bounty
Home cooked food is good food—and a pleasure that we don’t enjoy often enough. Here, in New York, we’re at peak summer harvest. How will you celebrate this seasonal bounty? For easy home-cooking inspiration, click on the photos (above and below) for healthy and delicious recipes to try in your own kitchen. “Good food” can […]
Jalapeno-Lime Flat Iron Steak
If you’re looking to include more lean protein in your diet, consider the flat iron steak, also known as Top Blade Steak. Dubbed “flat iron steak” because its shape is reminiscent of an antique metal iron (the old-fashioned kind used for ironing clothes), this underappreciated value cut comes from the shoulder of a cow. And […]
Skin-tastic! Eat your way to clear, glowing skin
♦ Does acne, hyper-pigmented skin, or a growing network of fine lines and wrinkles have you avoiding mirrors?! ♦ Are you constantly spending money on skin care products that promise a smooth, flawless complexion? ♦ Do you dread summer because, while everyone else is showing more skin, you suffer from itchy flares and unsightly patches […]
7 Tips to Improve Men’s Health
Attention: MEN (and the women who love them). If you want to feel confident living life on YOUR terms, read this to the end … June is Men’s Health Month. And, for all you men, I have some bad news…followed by really good news. (So, stay with me!) First, the bad news: Your health is at risk. And […]