Are you eating mushrooms?
by Nancy Weyrauch Mehlert, MS Mushrooms are proving to be a highly medicinal food and are now found on the ingredient list for many supplements and protein powders. From a nutritional standpoint, mushrooms are a low fat, low calorie option [...]
Cross-Reactivity: What does Ragweed have to do with Bananas?
by Nancy Weyrauch Mehlert, MS Understanding allergies can be difficult because they are complex! You may want to believe it is simple, such as, "if I eat x, it causes y". Or if you are exposed to pollen or dust, [...]
Two Yummy Simple Clean Ups for Thanksgiving Day Dinner!
by Nancy Weyrauch Mehlert, MS The cranberry sauce and the pumpkin pie can be two big sources of sugar at Thanksgiving. But it isn’t necessary, and you don’t have to give up great flavor and taste! The pie crust is an [...]
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is an amazing add to a hamburger, steamed broccoli, roasted cauliflower, or fried eggs! Makes 2 Cups Ingredients 1 jar (16 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ onion, roughly chopped 2 [...]
Is Stevia a Bad Choice?
by Nancy Weyrauch Mehlert, MS Recently we were introduced to two studies[i] about Stevia and its possible negative effect on gut bacteria, glucose intolerance, and diet- induced obesity. In a practice where we always try to educate and inform our [...]
What is Prolotherapy?
by Mila McManus, MD Prolotherapy is a non-surgical treatment used to stimulate growth factors in the human body and thus promote the body’s natural healing process. It is also known as regenerative injection therapy or proliferation therapy. Growth factors are [...]