Vitamin D first hit the front page of mainstream media in the late 90’s. It was considered a pretty flaky concept then but now serious medical establishments have spent millions on studies to prove that low levels of vitamin D can strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression (Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) 2014 Jama Neurology). What’s different about this 2014 study is that previous research showed a connection between low vitamin D and risk of develop

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last few decades of living with MS—and working with thousands of people diagnosed with it—it’s this: MS is not a one-size-fits-all condition. Yet the traditional approach to healthcare still tends to treat it that way. The idea that every disease has a single cause and a single cure? That model is outdated. We’re living in a time where the science—and the reality—is far more complex, nuanced, and, frankly, hopeful. I’ve always been f

Why don’t embrace our natural and innate ability to heal? Why don’t we accept perfect health? Why don’t we believe this above all else? Even more importantly why do we believe the words of a stranger who speaks in broad generalizations, who hasn’t taken the time to understand our lives, our strengths and our weaknesses. A stranger who based on a designation, has the sinister power to make a diagnosis and apply a prognosis (based on generalized data), and thereby set in motion

In our crazy busy modern world Dr. Jon Kabat-ZInn Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School reminds us that the way we practice medicine is changing. That there is something about being human that we have been ignoring at our peril. While still a very popular modus operands, busy-ness promotes distraction and disconne

Eliminating gluten from your diet is arguably the most important change you can make in your diet to manage inflammation, reduce direct damage to brain tissue, help regulate the immune system and so much more! You’ll be hearing more and more about this in the future, but in the meantime please enjoy this information. Why 80% of people worldwide will soon stop eating wheat.