Tart Cherries: a Superfood for Inflammation, Pain, and Sleep

“Anti-inflammatory life is a bowl full of cherries.” Michael Greger, M.D.   Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links, of which I participate. Read my full disclosure in terms and conditions if you need more info.   Life as a Bowl of Cherries Lately I have been consumed in my own little world. Do you ever […]

A Better Remedy for Chronic Joint Inflammation

“You see, we are seeing an epidemic of inflammatory diseases.  In fact nearly every modern disease — everything from autoimmune diseases, heart disease, and cancer to obesity, diabetes, and dementia — is caused by inflammation!” Mark Hyman, M.D. As a Physical Therapist I see a crisis in the clinic. People stuck in the chronic pain […]

Delicious Salad Recipe to Reduce Inflammation

“Doctors are learning that one of the best ways to quell inflammation lies not in the medicine cabinet, but in the refrigerator.” Harvard Health Chronic Inflammation and Food Inflammation is common place with Physical Therapy related Injuries. However, you may be unaware that inflammation can also silently lurk and cause disruption in the rest of […]

My gut is healthy, so why am I still anxious?

“Well-being is not about always being safe or fed or comfortable. Rather, it is learning to walk the line between the two, to balance, to move back-and-forth between them with ease and grace.”                                              […]

Gut food and the one toxin no one likes to talk about

  I will never forget her story. A 70 something female, known for being ornery and cranky, with intense chronic back pain. This particular day she lay on the therapy mat, face down, weeping.  The conversation that preceded eludes me, but somehow it had allowed her to open up enough to share the hidden story […]

5 ways food can heal, but shame can keep you stuck

“We’re inundated with information about how to be well, and the more access we have, the more possibilities we have to be well, but also the more crazy-making it can be. I’m just wondering, as a  parent, and as a woman, what are you consistently mindful of?”                                                                           Ariel Foxman , InStyle Mag interview June 2016. A […]

Super Food Smoothie

Apple cider vinegar, the super food? Apple Cider Vinegar has been used for ages.  Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Let’s take a look.   Recent health claims of Apple Cider Vinegar   1) Secretes digestive enzymes when taken before each meal 2) Acts as a natural probiotic *see side note below 3) Aides in reducing […]