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There are times when it feels like biology is destiny. And when it comes to women and urinary tract infections (UTI), there’s some truth to that age-old observation. A woman’s chance of contracting at least one UTI over her lifetime is close to 50%; once you’ve had a UTI, [...]
I recently gave a talk to clinicians setting guidelines about the Central Californian unified approach to treatment of gestational diabetes, and as always when researching and prescribing culinary medicine, learned a lot about what people should eat and avoid for a particular condition. (To see the [...]
Food is often the best medicine, and the right food can make all the difference in your health, energy and vitality. Women have always known this about food and health: it’s part of their upbringing, worldwide, to learn about food, diet, recipes, gardening, cooking, and nutrition. Men, [...]
Some foods are sexier than others…or at least increase your sex drive. And no, it’s not hype. It’s science. I gave a talk on “Manly Dieting” to the National Wellness Association at #IHRSA in LA on Culinary Medicine and Manly Dieting, and was overwhelmed with the [...]