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By Nancy Mehlert, MS Here’s the 1-2-3 to feeding your brain: #1 You need choline, a water soluble vitamin-like substance, essential to the brain. Here are the foods to eat often so that you get plenty of choline for your brain: • Vegetables - dark green veggies like swiss chard, asparagus, spinach, green peas, green…

[expand title="I am feeling thankful..." ] Hello, Dr. McManus,   I am feeling thankful for the care you and the staff gave me on Tuesday and want to say THANK YOU for seeing me immediately, assessing my symptoms and beginning treatment before I even left your office - I am still feeling that steroid shot…

When we decide to move from one diet to another, it is important to make the change slowly over a period of one to two weeks. It may not seem like a big deal to move from omnivore to vegetarian, or processed food to whole food, or elect to dramatically increase fats while reducing protein,…

10 Good Reasons to Try It... The Ketogenic Diet is the current diet-of-the-moment. Unlike many fad diets, the Ketogenic Diet is therapeutic in nature and can benefit many people in many ways. Who would benefit? A Ketogenic Diet is well worth considering by anyone facing serious health challenges including neurological issues or disease, mood disturbances,…

At TWIHW we offer one of the best coconut oils in the marketplace today. Tropical Traditions Organic Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil is processed through an old tradition of physical refining using an expeller pressed mechanical extraction and a steam deodorizing process. 1 Many, less expensive coconut oils are made from moldy, old coconuts, called copra,…

We are SO excited to offer this new Cognitive Health Assessment by Cambridge Brain Sciences,  a leading provider of simple and powerful online brain health assessment solutions.   Watch Dr. McManus explain in this 2 minute video: Watch now.   Why you should test:   Quantify cognition See a quantitative and objective measure of your…

As you scour the internet or  bookstore for the next NEW diet, please keep in mind that there isn’t one perfect diet for everyone.  We are each biochemically unique. Our lifestyles and abilities are unique. The goal should be to find a way of eating that works for you, your lifestyle, and contributes to providing…

By Mila McManus, MD When I founded The Woodlands Institute for Health & Wellness in 2004, there were far fewer useful and affordable tests to utilize with my patients.  In Functional Medicine, our goal is to identify the root causes of disease while working to build overall optimal health. Functional medicine is observing the uniqueness…

1. Clean water has always been and remains the gold standard for hydration. For normal daily exercise and play in the sun, aim for 25-50% of body weight in ounces for adults and children.  For long periods in the heat, drink more and drink frequently. 2. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Rich in both…