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Food»

Superfood of the Week: Chocolate

February 8th, 2010 at 10:02 am
The cocoa bean, essentially chocolate in its raw form, is loaded with health benefits and nutrients. It’s not just marketing hype, there’s a lot of research on...

immunity»

Treating Kids This Flu Season

November 11th, 2009 at 06:11 am
Concerned parents have been calling my office this week asking for advice on how to best treat their feverish sniffling tots. Knowing what to look for will help you decide...

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  • Superfood of the Week: Chocolate
    The cocoa bean, essentially chocolate in its raw form, is loaded with health benefits and nutrients. It’s not just marketing hype, there’s a lot of research on this (as if you needed an excuse!). In it’s pure form, cacao is higher in antioxidant flavonoids...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao on February 8th, 2010 at 10:02 am
  • Top Tips for Natural Pregnancy
    Alternative medicine specialist Jen Aliano of Natural Baby Pros has all the answers when it comes to bringing a little bundle of joy into the world. While pregnant with her first child, Jen hunted for natural fertility and birthing options, to little avail, and decided to...
    by Christine Dionese L.Ac on February 4th, 2010 at 10:02 am
  • Food Sensitivity Versus Food Allergy
    Many of my patients have good diets and pride themselves on eating healthy, but are unaware that something they are eating might be causing seemingly unrelated symptoms. We all know about food allergies, right? Like your cousin who is allergic to peanuts, or a friend of...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao on January 29th, 2010 at 07:01 am
  • Watch Food Inc and Change the Food System
    Photo courtesy of food inc. If you haven’t seen Food Inc, you should. The documentary was featured on Oprah this week and on Oprah.com last year. The film is powerful, and guaranteed to change the way you shop and look at food forever. Here’s what one of our...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao on January 28th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
  • The Unsung Delights of Quinoa
    I like to go against the culinary grain (pun intended!) but I have to agree with the higher-ups in the foodie syndicate who deem quinoa one of the Top 10 Things you should be eating right now (it’s pronounced KEE-new-ah or KEEN-wah). The ancient harvest native to South...
    by Laura Seery on January 25th, 2010 at 02:01 pm