Can you imagine a morning without coffee? Many women can’t, but caffeine can have so many negative effects on your body that I always recommend my patients try to cut back (or cut out entirely) the amount they are consuming. But quitting [...]

Many women I talk with today are confused about the conflicting voices constantly chiming in on caffeine  - and you may be too! Does caffeine harm or help your body?  Does coffee cause breast lumps?  Hot flashes?  Ulcers?  Does it help liver [...]

There’s an awful lot in the media these days about caffeine, isn’t there?  Is it good for you? Bad for you?  How much is too much? Are you addicted to the taste or the effect?  It’s hard to tell from all the [...]

Your toxic body burden: stresses on the detox system Your body faces a toxic burden from countless sources, including but not limited to: Environmental toxins  Outdoor pollution  Indoor pollution  Carpeting, especially when new  Combustion by-products (e.g., carbon monoxide)  Dust, at work or [...]

How long has it been since you felt truly great? Stop for a moment and take inventory of how you feel right now. Are you feeling tired, bloated, moody, flabby, achy or spaced-out? Do your clothes fit a little tighter than you [...]

Like Cinderella, the lymph labors quietly in the shadows to clean up the mess made by virtually all the other systems of the body. Widely regarded as a lesser sister to the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is actually a crucial player [...]

When you hear “detoxification” does your mind immediately go to a specific regimen you must follow to get rid of the toxins or wastes that have built up over time in your body? Many people do, but the truth is, our bodies [...]