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One of my favorite times of day is sitting with my cup of Joe and looking over the science and pondering a blog and writing it. For me it’s a lot of fun wordsmithing together my life knowledge with what’s new. Having been in functional medicine, nutrition and practice now, yikes, for almost 43 years, I have a perspective that has, what we would say about a wine, ‘legs’.
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What a time we live in! Hard to know who to believe? So... what is the truth about Covid and Vaccines? This is not to say that I have all the facts, but am sharing what I think is helpful to start piecing things together. Video Summary This video sums up, in about 25 minutes, a clear story/theory by this MD, Dr. Steven Hatfill, who was on Trump's Pandemic Committee, and was one of the US speakers at last week's International Covid Summit in Rome. Dr. Steven Hatfill Video Note - This Hatfill talk has two minutes of some odd IT Italian [...]
The Year 2020 This year has been a year for me to look loneliness in the face, and taste, digest and process it from every single angle. It’s been challenging. Have had to dig truly deep to stay sane, healthy and motivated. I normally fly to "family of choice" for Thanksgiving. Of course, couldn't. 20 conferences I normally lecture at, interacting with colleagues and friends, were canceled. Dancing stopped. The gym stopped. Let alone going out, stopping. After 6 months I started to slowly and carefully travel again Turns out loneliness can change the brain’s landscape. What does a Lonely Brain [...]
Hypothyroidism in Pregnant Women Thyroid signals have significant influence on brain function. Especially the mother’s thyroid signals, during the first three months, on the developing brain of her unborn child. If a mother has insufficient thyroid signals, called hypothyroidism, this may contribute to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder of children in the U.S. This recent research comes out of NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine. This new investigation showed: Children whose mothers were diagnosed with hypothyroidism shortly before or during the early stages of pregnancy were 24% more likely to have ADHD [...]
Research on Steroids Research is piling up that steroids can have adverse downstream issues. We used to think this was mostly from extended use, but in some of you it can occur from even using steroids for a few days. A population-based study of more than 2.6 million people found that taking corticosteroids for 14 days or less was associated with a substantially greater risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, sepsis, and heart failure, all which can occur up to 30 days after you stopped taking the steroids. Patients were tracked from 5 to 90 days before treatment for various conditions when steroids [...]
Self-compassion Self-compassion is a critical nutrient many of us are deficient in. We are all going to school every day, every moment, if we notice our curriculum. Self- compassion is a continual day-to-day curriculum. Loving yourself no matter what. You still take action, out of self love. But you love yourself when you perceive you fail or you just can't find your way. Self-compassion is about "not abandoning yourself" and learning what that is and how to live it. Your own life is often filled with your best curriculum. IF...Then If... you have tools to learn, to notice, to go within, to love yourself [...]
My Morning Cup of Joe Keeps My Waistline Smaller! Those of you who have followed me over the years know that I love to sleuth the latest science each morning while drinking my cup of joe. How exciting to learn about this perk of my daily routine! Women coffee drinkers,those who drink 2-3 cups daily, have less total body & belly fat vs those who drink less. (This is due to non-caffeine bioactives.) Healthy Coffee is a Healthy Food Coffee contains over 1000 polyphenolic healthy compounds. Best Practices Consume organic mold free coffee. Start with whole beans and grind them [...]
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As Women Age, So Do Their Bodies Within 10 years of menopause, women’s physiologies accumulate metabolic disturbances, including: visceral obesity, systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, loss of muscle mass, and hypertension. All of these issues increase the risk of blood sugar issues and diseases such as insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. Much of these physical abnormalities are partially explained by estrogen deficiency. Not all of aging, but much of it, is caused by waning of sex steroid hormones. But, there is a nasty synergism between aging and estrogen deficiency. The two together put aging women at higher risk of type-2 Diabetes, bigger [...]
We Are What We Eat If you eat too much, you are too much. Remember, the bigger your waist line the smaller your brain! Why? Gut fat releases molecules that cross the blood brain barrier and inflame and shrink your brain tissue. Watch your portion sizes (eat off of smaller plates/no more second helpings) and ditch the obesogenic junk food (eat organic foods whenever you can)! It is important for the whole family to develop better, more mindful eating habits. Practice hara hachi bu, I explain this in my book Retraining Your Tongue (available on Amazon). Here is a scary fact, [...]
What is Up? Your life often tells you what is up but, you have to practice listening. Listen. Ponder. Ask Questions. Want to be Healthy and Live Your Best Life? You must be congruent and true to yourself by not abandoning yourself. Make sure to listen to yourself: your body, mind and spirit. Take note of what your life is trying to tell you, your life is your biggest curriculum - Learn from it! True Health equals waking up refreshed & ready to go! If this is not you then something is wrong. If you are ill, it's for a [...]
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Medical Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Lindsey Berkson and the experts who have contributed to the field of research. You are encouraged to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional of your choosing.
