The weather in Maryland this weekend is beautiful.  Cool crisp nights with today’s high in the low 70’s.  So, last night I turned on our whole house attic fan and pulled in all that crisp cool air.  Unfortunately, I also pulled in tons of pollen from all the flowers in my wife’s garden (she loves her flowers!). This morning I woke up to a scratchy throat, completely clogged sinuses, watery eyes and non-stop sneezing.  Did I immediately reach for my bottle of Antihistamines – NO!  I have an easier, healthier, and quicker solution with no toxic side effects. Instead, I ..read more

The weather in Maryland this weekend is beautiful.  Cool crisp nights with today’s high in the low 70’s.  So, last night I turned on our whole house attic fan and pulled in all that crisp cool air.  Unfortunately, I also pulled in tons of pollen from all the flowers in my wife’s garden (she loves her flowers!). This morning I woke up to a scratchy throat, completely clogged sinuses, watery eyes and non-stop sneezing.  Did I immediately reach for my bottle of Claritin – NO!  I have an easier, healthier, and quicker solution with no toxic side effects. Read more Instea ..read more

How to Breathe Easy Despite Spring Allergies Plus 4 Specific Therapeutic Protocols to Manage Allergy Symptoms   So, most of us are at home social distancing and being with our Families.  Spring is a beautiful time to be home and enjoy the beauty of Nature in full bloom.  But to some folks this is the dreaded allergy season.  A time of miserable sneezing, coughing and wheezing from the Pollen released by those gorgeous blossoms. What can you do?  Antihistamines can help the symptoms in the short term, but with uncomfortable side effects.  Also, they work by blocki ..read more

Plus My Top 11 Ayurvedic Formulas For Lung Immunity. With the Coronavirus Pandemic we’ve all heard that the elderly population is at greater risk due to reduced immunity.  Being in that crowd myself (I’m 64), when I hear this statement on TV, 2 questions come to mind: What are the precise reasons our respiratory immune system becomes weaker when we get older? Is there anything we can do right now to boost our natural protective mechanisms, especially in the lungs? In this article I’ll outline the scientific data that explains why our lungs become more vulnerable to infection and pneumo ..read more

How To Make Food Your Medicine We all appreciate the value of good nutrition.  I talk about food to my patients daily and often they tell me they’re eating a “good diet”.  But what’s a good diet?  Does it just mean eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains?  If you buy only Certified Organic does that make it a “good diet”?  Certainly, that’s a good start.  But my first question to them is this:  Does your diet consist of mostly of Intelligent, Dumb or Dead food? Typically, that question draws a blank stare.  We don’t often think of our food as bei ..read more

Low energy is the 2nd most common complaint I hear in my office daily next to neck and back pain.  Like all problems, there can be various causes of Fatigue.  However, many times energy can be increased by taking just a few simple measures that don’t involve artificially stimulating your system with more caffeine. To understand why Fatigue occurs in so many people, I want to explain a little Ayurveda 101.  You might be familiar with the Ayurvedic explanation of the 3 Doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha.  Here’s a brief breakdown: Dosha Qualities Function Vata Light ..read more

What The Nutritional Companies Won’t Tell You and Don’t Want You To Know! As a Chiropractor and Ayurvedic Physician, I see patients everyday who ask me nutritional questions.  Often the subject of Turmeric comes up because it has so many wonderful effects.  It’s really Nature’s “Super Spice” as coined in the title of the book by Surya Kant.  If you read about Turmeric on the internet, you’ll find a lot of information about its health benefits.  But there’s more to the story that the nutritional companies don’t tell you. Turmeric is a spice found in many Asian cultures.  ..read more

10 Easy Ways to Prevent Electronic Fatigue The benefits of modern technology are self-evident.  We lead lives today that even Royalty of past ages would envy.  However, with all its perks, much of our technology creates a subtle invisible type of toxin that can affect our energy, focus and even weaken our digestion and immunity. Have you ever worked long hours on any electronic device and felt mentally exhausted yet hyped up at the same time?  Have you had trouble falling asleep after a few hours of TV or have a feeling tingling or crawling sensation in the hands, feet or anywhe ..read more

Learn how skipping breakfast can result in a multitude of health problems.   Recently I saw Dr. Oz on a TV show proposing that we skip breakfast and not have our first meal of the day until 11 AM.  He explained that this intermittent fasting of around 16 to 18 hours will boost metabolism and burn off excess fat. He’s right.  Not eating will increase the metabolic fire and will cause the body to burn fat.  However, you must first ask yourself one simple question: At What Cost? One of the things that I love about Ayurveda is the deep insight it reveals about not only how our ..read more

How To Stay Healthy In Spite Of Winter Cold & Flu Season It happens every year, the cold and flu season hits.  Have you ever wondered why colds and flu are more likely to occur in the winter than any other time of the year? There are a lot of reasons but first I want to frame the discussion with a simple fact: No matter what kind of infection, there are always 2 components that must be present. Exposure I know it’s an obvious point, but you can’t get sick without exposure to a Virus or Bacteria or some other form of invading organism. Susceptibility This point often gets overlook ..read more