I find it interesting how old concepts so quickly become the new craze in popular culture, before vanishing away almost as quickly into the shadows of yesterday’s news. In my work as a student clinician and also since becoming a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, I’ve encountered numerous questions and claims about a current craze – […]
The week of April 24-April 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility, defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sex with the intention to become pregnant, is a troubling reality for many couples. The CDC estimates that 10.9% of women have trouble conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to term – that’s […]
A recently published article by Baum et al. in the Journal of Nutrition explored the relationship between high-carbohydrate diets and high-protein diets in normal weight and overweight/obese teens age 8-12 years. They looked at a number of variables after the breakfast was consumed, including energy expenditure, blood sugar levels, level of satiety (appetite), and amount […]