Thanksgiving is just around the corner – next Thursday to be exact – and I wanted to share a light, delicious gluten-free, dairy-free dessert recipe. Pumpkin Souffle 4 eggs, whites and yolks separated 1 cup roasted fresh pumpkin or canned pumpkin ¼ cup pure maple syrup or sweetener of choice 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Please join me in welcoming the newest addition to our wellness team, Jennifer Lavoro, L.Ac. Jennifer Lavoro L.Ac. is a California Board Certified Acupuncturist and Herbalist (one who uses natural herbs to resolve health problems). She utilizes traditional forms of acupuncture and individualized herbal formulas. She also uses cupping (the placing of “cups” that encourage
Could the SAD – Standard American Diet – lead to type 2 diabetes? SAD is characterized by a diet high in meats especially lunch-type meats, milk-based foods (cheese yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.) potatoes, prepared foods, fried foods and sweets. In contrast, a healthy, nutritious diet has high levels of colorful fruits and vegetables, good fats
Many chronic health conditions can be helped by chiropractic care. This includes the all-too-common problem of type 2 diabetes. The fact that type 2 diabetes can be fixed may seem unlikely until you understand better how the body works in a holistic sense. Diabetes occurs when blood glucose (sugar) levels rise and maintain higher than
Good question! Here it is National Chiropractic Health Month and you should know the truth about chiropractic. People come to us for pain relief and that is very wise because we are expert at relieving pain without drugs and surgery. But are you really using chiropractic to its fullest? Chiropractic is the art and science
It’s the time of year when stores are brimming with pumpkins, and pumpkin-flavored products are in abundant supply. But many of these products are filled with sugar and unhealthy additives. So I thought I would share about the nutritional wonders of pumpkin and a recipe for enjoying it in a healthful way. The bright orange
In the face of the staggering U.S. opioid epidemic, I am joining with chiropractors around the country during the October celebration of National Chiropractic Health Month. Our goal is to raise the awareness of drug-free alternatives such as pain management and chiropractic. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that as
October is National Chiropractic Health Month, the annual celebration of the benefits of chiropractic care and its natural, whole person, patient-centered and drug-free approach to health and wellness. I thought I would start off the month by offering a simple review of how and why it works. About 30 million Americans visit chiropractors each year.
Greetings from Dr. Thorburn: As we discussed last week, autism is a disorder that involves abnormal development and function of the brain. People with autism show decreased social communication skills and restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviors or interests. One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1
Greetings from Dr. Thorburn: Autism is a disorder that involves abnormal development and function of the brain. People with autism show decreased social communication skills and restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviors or interests. One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago,
Greetings from Dr. Thorburn: Whether we like it or not, GMOs are a part of the American dietary landscape and they are something we all need to become more informed about. According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, 70-80% of the food we eat in the United States, both at home and away from home, contains
Greetings from Dr. Thorburn: Receipts from cash registers, gas pumps and ATMs are coated with the chemical BPA and it can be readily introduced into the bloodstream through the skin. Unlike BPA in plastic bottles and other products, BPA on thermal cash register paper isn’t chemically bound in any way: it’s a powdery film on
