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Children’s Eye Health
Have you been wondering when the appropriate time is to take your child in for their first eye exam? I asked a pediatric optometrist who recommends the first comprehensive eye exam at 6 months of age. The rational is that if a child is going to develop a concerning...
June is Men’s Health Month
The month of June is dedicated to increasing awareness of and improving men’s health. There are many conditions that affect men that can be detected and treated before causing problems if they are caught early. This requires annual screenings and not waiting to see...
Natural Treatments for Seasonal Allergies
Spring is supposed to be a time of rejoicing in the warmer weather and beautiful blossoming flora. For many people, especially in the greater Portland area, springtime is a miserable nightmare on repeat. Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing and often asthma...
The Energy Drink Trap
In the age of overwork we are all looking for that edge. You know the one I am talking about. The extra something that allows us to go to our job, or jobs, during the day, pick up kids from day care, come home and cook dinner, clean dishes, help with homework, and...
Experiencing The Winter Time Blues?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a condition that results in fatigue, depression, lack of motivation, change in appetite, oversleeping, weight gain and moodiness during the winter months. Less daylight, rainy weather and colder temperatures typically define the...
Antioxidants
What is an antioxidant, and why should you care? Before we can begin to explain what an anti-oxidant is, a little background is needed on what oxidation is. Oxidation is a chemical term that means a transfer of energy, in this case electrons. Everything in our world...
Movember Supporting Mens Health
Movember is the joining together of men around the world bringing awareness to mens health, specifically prostrate and testicular cancer by growing moustaches through the month of November. These men are known as "Mo Bros" and in exchange for their hard work and...
Fatigued? Maybe We Should Take Another Look
A study published earlier this month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal showed improvements in energy levels of women who took supplemental iron, even though they were not anemic based on the current lab standards. The authors not only commented on possibly...
Fiber
Fiber is the indigestible aspect of foods that has numerous health benefits. Fiber can be divided into various categories of soluble versus insoluble, fermentable versus nonfermentable, viscous versus nonviscous so on and so forth. This article will focus on total...
Paleo Banana Muffins
This is an amalgamation of recipes to make it paleo friendly and free of eggs, dairy and gluten. I used mini muffin tins and really enjoyed them as a light snack. I made my own almond flour which was less tedious then expected although it did involve both a food...
Blueberries, More Then Just Tasting Good
Blueberries are not only great tasting; they are a fiber rich, low calorie berry oozing with health benefits. They are full of anti-oxidants, specifically anthocyanins, which go around the body repairing cellular damage. This is important to balance the negative...
Calcium – Where Should You Get It?
Calcium is an important mineral for bone health and often marketed as a great reason to consume dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt etc.). Unfortunately, research over the years has not come to the same conclusion. The low absorption rate of calcium from milk,...