Is Low Cholesterol Healthy?

Is Low Cholesterol Healthy?

Cholesterol is still so controversial these days. Yet, for the first time, the scientific advisory panel for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggests that we should no longer advise the public to be concerned about their cholesterol intake from food. Today,...
What is Histamine?

What is Histamine?

When you hear the word histamine, drugs like Benadryl probably come to mind. It’s common to use antihistamines in the face of strong allergic reactions. If histamine hasn’t given you much trouble other than a few runny noses in the spring, you probably haven’t given...
FODMAPs as a treatment for IBS

FODMAPs as a treatment for IBS

Whenever a patient presents with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the first thing I want to know about isn’t what’s coming out, but rather, what they are putting into their bodies. Your diet is a critical factor in how all of your body systems operate,...
Interesting Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

Interesting Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

Common hydrogen peroxide is great stuff with many uses ranging from cleaning wounds to working as a deodorant, and is a dirt cheap alternative which helps to avoid high priced cleaning products as well as the chemicals they contain that some environmentally and health...