Choline-The Missing Essential Nutrient
Over 90% of us are not getting enough choline. If you are menopausal, vegan, pregnant, nursing, having memory issues, or have fatty liver, you are especially at risk of not getting enough choline, and its active metabolite, phosphatidylcholine. Choline was only recently discovered in the 1930s. Choline was classified as an essential nutrient after discovering […]
5 Products for Better School Days
Many parents are lying in bed on Sunday nights wondering how the school week is going to go for the kids. You’re not alone. Worries about a mask-less year, new variants, hoping they can stay calm and focused, and that their immune systems can combat this year’s ‘normal’ colds, flu, and viruses can ruin […]
Magnesium Rich Foods
Here is a list of Magnesium rich foods. Pumpkin seeds win by a long shot, but good news for us chocolate lovers, it is also a great source. Pumpkin seed – kernels: Serving Size 1 oz, 168 mg Almonds, dry roasted: Serving Size 1 oz, 80 mg Spinach, boiled: Serving Size ½ cup, 78 mg […]
Speeding Stroke Recovery
During med school, over 20 years ago, we were taught the brain was irreparable. The common wisdom said, “We are born with a certain number of neurons, and once the brain is damaged it will not regenerate.” We now know this is far from the truth. How can we use this knowledge to our […]
Lithium is the Trace Mineral Your Brain Desperately Needs
Lithium is a highly misunderstood wonder mineral. When we hear about lithium, we associate it mainly with its high dose utilization in bipolar disorder. We are not talking about lithium at this level, but rather at a microdosing level. Lithium is an essential mineral for humans. People, especially with mood problems, do better when […]
