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18 Dec To Your Health: Avoiding A Cold
You know the symptoms all too well: runny nose, sore throat, a cough, watery eyes, sneezing, low-grade fever, congestion, discharge, headache, and malaise. You’ve got a common cold, an acute, self-limiting viral infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by members of several families of viruses; the...
02 Dec To Your Health: Bringing Home the Bacon – Or Not
So what’s up with the scary headlines about bacon? Should eggs AND bacon become a thing of the past to protect your health? Let’s try to put all the noise in context. In October, 2015, 22 scientists from 10 countries met at the International Agency for Research on...
11 Nov To Your Health: Vitamin D
One of the most common questions I get is what supplements do I personally take regularly. In full disclosure, I take very few supplements, since I think whole foods beat a supplement every day. But one of the exceptions in my diet is vitamin D. However,...
15 Oct To Your Health: Ibuprofen, For Better or For Worse?
Aches and pains? A hangover? A knee-jerk response is all too often to reach for a bottle of an NSAID drug such as ibuprofen or naproxen. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs are a class of medications commonly used to treat analgesic and anti-inflammatory conditions. And there are lots of them out...
01 Oct To Your Health: Vitamins & Supplements, Yes or No?
I am asked nearly everyday by patients and friends alike whether or not to take vitamins and supplements. As it turns out, nutrient supplements are a double-edged sword, so it’s worth exploring the risks and benefits to help everyone decide whether and how to wield them. ...
28 Dec To Your Health: More Bad News About Sugar
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, a gastroenterologist who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. Telluride Inside… and Out attended a few sessions in the...
14 Oct To Your Health: Sitting May Be the New Smoking
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. Telluride Inside… and...
06 Aug To Your Health: Supporting Our Bacteria
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. Telluride Inside… and...