
Obesity and The Hypothalamus
If weight loss were as easy as calories in vs. calories out then, it wouldn't even be something we talk about. It turns out the brain...

56 names for Sugar
If you are avoiding sugar, you might need to be a sleuth on the packaging. Because sugar has so many different names.
Keep an eye on these..

Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease are thought to result from an interplay between genetics, and...

Article published on Ibs -related food Intolerances and atypical Food allergies
Food intolerances and allergy in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Mast Cells Getting Active
Speaking of Mast Cells... They are getting lots of news these days especially with the protocols we are seeing for Long Covid. What the...

Dr. Rinde Featured on BeHEALTHistic Podcast
HI Everyone, I had the great opportunity to appear on the BeHealthistic Podcast with Dr. Drew and Stephen Sinatra. Such a pleasure...

Osteoporosis and Bone Health : Part 2
“To thrive in life, you need three bones. A wish bone, a back bone, and a funny bone” -Reba McEntire “Eat more calcium, take a calcium...

Osteoporosis and Bone Health
(This is a two part series in Osteoporosis. Part 1 is covering background information and Part 2 will cover diet, lifestyle, nutrition,...

Seasonal Allergy Season Starts in early February
Achooo. Here we go. Allergy season is here. What?! It's only February! Well yes, the first buds on the trees appear at the end of January...

Hypertension approach
Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater and/or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater on...

Some "Insight" on Meditation
n a nutshell, unregulated stress can wreak havoc on many organ systems of our body. Let alone, the toll it takes on our mental health. A str

Gut Microbiome Presentation at Lake Washington Physical Therapy
Last week I had the great opportunity to present on The Gut Microbiome at Lake Washington Physical Therapy. Anybody who knows me ,...

Intestinal Permeability and The Microbiome
I had a great time speaking with Ben Wobker, PT, CSCS with Lake Washington Physical Therapy today . I lectured on the microbiome. The...
Facebook Live on Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
I had a great discussion on Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Dr. Jessica Pizano a Clinical Nutritionist and Sabrina Vaz a Pilates and...

Can I just get some sleep!?
The occasional poor nights sleep is normal and easily overcome. This is not so for the frustrated 10% of adults who struggle with chronic...

Biofilm in Human Disease . A brief look
I had a great chat not too long ago with my colleague Dr. Deanna Berman about Biofilm. Soon, I will be releasing that podcast. Meanwhile,...

Constipation
In my office the topic of bowel movements is quite common. Probably more common than the discussion of the weather. Fine with...

Stress and its impact on Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Review of Gates of Wrath: Role of intestinal epithelial cells in Stress response Talk by Dr Jacob Allen, Nationwide Children’s Hospital...

Plasmalogens: An important link to neurological disorders.
When we think of neurologic disorders like Dementia , Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Diseased, Multiple Sclerosis, and Autism we are...

Change
The stages of change model developed by Prochaska & DiClemente in the 1980’s still stands as a helpful guide to understanding where you...

Prediabetes :A call to action
What is pre-diabetes ? Simply put the body is having trouble utilizing insulin properly. Meaning, the uptake of glucose ,which depends...

Maca root for libido and Cocoa as a prebiotic.
It is always my quest to find "food as medicine" types of choices. The combination of the practicality of this approach and the health...

Mucus Membrane Moisture
We often think of avoidance of viruses and hand washing as the best way to avoid getting ill with a virus. While very true; another way...

Is Food Medicine?
Often we hear the great saying by Hippocrates; "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" and it conjures up a sense of freedom...