How Often Do I Need to Work Out?

People often ask me how frequently they should work out. Unfortunately there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. Important factors to consider include current fitness level, goal, type and intensity of exercise and available time.Whether you are new to training, out of shape or a highly conditioned professional athlete, proper recovery time between workouts is the key to avoiding injury, fatigue and poor performance.

Kombucha

Makes 1 gallon3 quarts filtered water1 cup sugar4 tea bags of organic black tea1/2 cup kombucha from a previous culture*1 kombucha mushroom**  

Sprouting Seeds and Grains

Seeds and grains (the seeds of grain plants) are specially designed to survive unchanged in nature until they land in a situation just ripe for starting a new version of whatever plant they come from. The vital nutrients for growth stay encased in a fairly impermeable shell until the seed arrives in a place both moist and slightly acidic, optimal growing conditions. Over a period of hours or days the shell is gently softened and opened and the activated nutrients enable the seed to grow.

Solutions for Herpes Simplex Type 2

What Is Known About Herpes Simplex Type 2 Healthy Steps: Herpes Simplex Type 2—First Steps Healthy Steps: Herpes Simplex Type 2—Full Program Preventing Herpes Simplex Type 2 From Dr. Deborah’s Desk Updated January 7, 2013 The first time someone catches herpes the infection may go completely unnoticed or be asymptomatic. Equally as common however is […]

Solutions for Type 1 Herpes

What is Known About Herpes Type 1  Healthy Steps: Herpes Type 1—First Steps Healthy Steps: Herpes Type 1—Full Program Preventing Herpes Type 1 From Dr. Deborah’s Desk Type 1 herpes apparently happens to almost everyone when they’re young. You or may or may not remember an episode of one or more painful herpes blisters around […]

Homeopathy

Homeopathic remedies make a perfect first aid kit. With twelve simple remedies, you can help yourself or your family members heal from many common injuries and illnesses.

Is sugar addictive?

Dr. Robert Lustig from the University of California, San Francisco (my alma mater!) is gaining notoriety this week for calling attention to the serious health hazards of sugar. The most accessible read is in the online version of The Atlantic.

BioImmersion Original Synbiotic Formula

More than a probiotic!

Solutions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

What Is Known About Irritable Bowel Syndrome Healthy Steps: Irritable Bowel Syndrome—First Steps Healthy Steps: Irritable Bowel Syndrome—Full Program From Dr. Deborah’s Desk Updated June 9, 2015 How complicated can digestion be? If you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you know that one of the body’s natural processes can seem to go all haywire […]

Which Mediterranean Diet is Right for You?

Interest in the Mediterranean Diet began with the attention of Ancel Keys in the 1950’s when he learned of the historically low incidence of heart disease in Italy. Keys described the diet and then made an error of scientific judgment. He assumed the post-war, low-cholesterol, low-fat diet he saw was the cause for the low rate of heart disease.