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In my clinical experience, most patients come into our practice with at least one or more nutrient deficiencies, and I recommend supplements. Why are so many people deficient in nutrients?  Well, it’s certainly not due to a lack of food availability.  We have plenty of restaurants and grocery stores, and about 75% of the population is…

Last year, we posted this ARTICLE https://woodlandswellnessmd.com/coffee-talk/ about the many health concerns with coffee and how to avoid them.  Because coffee lovers abound, and so many people enjoy starting their day with a cup or two, we now carry an organic, antioxidant rich, mold free coffee option in our office. Purity Coffee uses only organic beans sourced from regenerative bio-dynamic…

Mounting research is demonstrating that our chronic exposure to plastics is a public health concern and may be one of many factors contributing to chronic inflammation and disease.  From bottled water to kitchen cutting boards, everyone can take steps to reduce and minimize exposure and ingestion of microplastics. According to one study, scientists cut carrots on two…

Announcing our new e-store to make supplement ordering easier and faster than ever.  Just click on the link below and start your order.  You can also bookmark it to your browser for easy finding for future shopping! You will be given payment options including credit card, PayPal, shop Pay, G Pay, and Venmo. If you need to submit advance payments or…

Poly-MVA is emerging as an important nutritional therapeutic means of supporting immune health, mitochondria, and cellular repair.  It is a patented type of palladium lipoic acid complex composed of lipoic acid, the mineral palladium, and thiamin bonded in one molecule. Poly-MVA also contains other vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. There are many methods of delivery, including…

A Non-Invasive Health Assessment Metabolomix+ is a urinary nutritional evaluation that includes key organic acids, oxalates, and amino acids toevaluate the functional need for antioxidants, B-vitamins, minerals, digestive support, and amino acids. Genova Metabolomix sample report

Everyday a new-fangled food shows up in the grocery store. Consumer BEWARE! Synbio milk is not  recognized by spell check, and you might not recognize it either. Synbio milk is synthetic. The Oxford Dictionary defines “synthetic” as made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. This is another example coming from the food engineering world that believes we…

Nutrigenomics is a relatively new field that is dedicated to understanding how food impacts the expression of your genetic make-up.   The good news is that you don’t have to accept some predetermined fate as a result of your genetic makeup.   While it is true that your genes influence your health and longevity, they don’t determine it fully.  Think of…

One of the more common complaints my patients present with is weight gain, and sometimes medications are the culprit.  Our goal is to identify root causes for diseases of any kind, and through lifestyle choices and natural approaches, work to correct problems rather than prescribing medications, which often cause more negative side effects. There are…