A recipe for home-made formula, rich in nutrients. To a clean quart-sized container, add the following ingredients: Fill 2/3 of the container with goat milk Fill 1/3 of the container with water 1 tbsp black strap molasses 1 tbsp maple syrup ½ tsp nutritional yeast 1...
Our immune systems consist of two parts: the innate (or general) immune system and the adaptive (or acquired) immune system. In this video, I explain the basics of these immune systems, illuminating how they each fight germs (like bacteria, viruses, and fungi) and...
Understanding celiac disease, wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and other gluten-related disorders It used to be quite rare to meet somebody who avoids gluten – the protein found in wheat, rye, spelt, semolina, and triticale. Nowadays, however,...
MTHF-Huh? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a gene that codes for an enzyme of the same name. However, if the MTHFR gene is mutated, the enzyme produced is imperfectly created.1 (Oh, and yes, doctors do joke amongst themselves about “MTHFR”...
No matter the time of year, there seems to always be some excuse for dessert. If it isn’t pumpkin latte season, then it’s the winter holidays, or Easter, or Passover, or somebody’s birthday. Or maybe the first real warm days of the season have finally found you,...
Let's skip the personal essay. I loathe the long essays people write at the introductions of recipes, so I'll spare you the blatherings about how much my family loves this recipe and how it smells so good baking in the oven, yadda yadda. But I will say this: this...
A sweet treat for a crisp autumn day. This fruit compote recipe - which can easily be adapted into an applesauce recipe - can be enjoyed hot or cold. With no added sweetener and just two ingredients (fruit and water), it's easy to prepare and makes a nice gift, too....
What are T cells and what do they do? Dr. Zelfand explains the importance of these special white blood cells. She illuminates how T cells can transform into T Helper (Th) Cells 1, 2, 3, or 17 -- depending on what the body is exposed to. Dr. Zelfand offers an...
Just about every day in my practice, a new mom breaks down in tears. “I mean, I’m a new mom, it’s supposed to be hard and I’m supposed to be exhausted, right? I wish I could just toughen up.” All too often I see these women blaming themselves for their fatigue, their...