Take L-Glutamine. It’s a safe and cheap amino acid. An amino acid is the building block of protein. Take 500 mg 3 x day. It should work within 10 minutes. If it doesn’t, take another dose. Drink a glass of water with lemon or lime squeezed in it. Sometimes a […]
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My favorite instructor in both my Masters and Doctorate level education was Dr. Joe Coletto, a naturopathic physician/acupuncturist for 30 years in Portland, Oregon. The pearls of wisdom below come from him. I’ve given this to my own patients over the years and it’s amazing the feedback I get from […]
Go to bed at the same time and awake at the same time every day. Keep your bedroom as dark as possible. Use black out curtains. Cover electronic devices that have lights. Avoid stimulants after 1pm (or earlier) like coffee, tea, chocolate, and sugar. Avoid alcohol and cigarettes before bed. […]
Avoid sugar. This is number 1 because it’s that important! Consumption of sugar (even fruit sugars) can decrease your immune system by 30% for up to 4 hours. Sign up for the Winter Wellness treatment, what I like to call the Chinese flu shot Get acupuncture. It is especially effective […]
I love lists, especially to-do lists. It feels so good to check things off. It might have something to do with the fact that my Mom gave me and my two older siblings our very own clipboard when we were kids. How exciting! Oh, but wait…the clipboard was a to-do […]
