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Top 5 Reasons Why Diets Is Unsuccessful

Top 5 Reasons Why Diets Fail

By Nicole Avena PhD | April 12, 2014

Do you ever wonder why you are not successful at dieting? Here are 5 reasons why your diets may be failing…   #1:  The Word “Diet” People who are in…

How to Avoid and Cure Seasonal Allergies

How to Prevent and Cure Seasonal Allergies

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 10, 2014

From the sniffling and sneezing to the red eyes and itchy nose, allergies rank high on the health misery scale. Whether you flare up from time to time or live…

The Advantages of Vitamin D - Why it's the Sexiest Vitamin Around

The Benefits of Vitamin D – Why It's the Sexiest Vitamin Around

By Sara Gottfried MD | April 8, 2014

Have you been getting enough D? Among other things, Vitamin D impacts your sex hormones and your mood, which, if you’re like most people, you definitely want working as well as…

The Wahls Protocol - Dr. Sara’s Book Club #11

The Wahls Protocol – Dr. Sara’s Book Club #11

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 6, 2014

If you’re an avid reader of mine, by now you’re familiar with the fact that the food we eat has an overwhelming impact on our health. Food choices directly affect…

What is Personalized Medical Way_ A New Though of Looking at Health Care

What is Personalized Medicine? A New Way Of Looking at Health Care

By Jeffrey Bland PhD | April 5, 2014

Greetings to you—the women, the men, the health warriors and advocates—who follow my good friend and colleague, Sara Gottfried, MD. I am Dr. Jeff Bland and there is a very…

3 Ways for Staying Healthy Before and During Pregnancy

3 Tips for Staying Healthy When There’s a Bun in the Oven (Or Soon to Be One!)

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 3, 2014

If you ask any newly pregnant woman if she prefers a boy or a girl, you’re bound to hear one resounding statement: I just want a healthy baby. Every soon-to-be…

How to Rock the Hay-bale: My First Fashion Show for Fibershed A.K.A. The 150-Mile Wardrobe

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 2, 2014

Recently, I walked my first runway. No, it wasn’t New York Fashion Week. It was a straw-bale runway in rural Point Reyes Station, CA. Does that challenge your idea of fashion?…

What You Don’t Know about Allergies may be Causing You Unwanted Problems

What You Don’t Know About Allergies May Be Causing You Unnecessary Suffering

By Susanne Bennett MD | April 1, 2014

When my son Cody was born, what should have been the happiest time of my life quickly became a nightmare. At three months old, my baby was plagued with allergies…

Food Addiction (Part 1): The Science Behind the Syndrome

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 27, 2014

  Are you addicted to food? Take my free food addiction quiz and find out. Maybe you have a happy relationship with food. Beyond eating for survival, you enjoy food in…

6 Tips for Nurturing Your Gut and Healing Digestive Issues Naturally

6 Tips for Loving Your Gut and Healing Digestive Problems Naturally

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 27, 2014

Your gut doesn’t lie. It gives you that “gut reaction” when something isn’t quite right; it growls when you’re hungry; and a stomach upset is sometimes the first symptom of…