Simply put, vitamins are organic compounds found in foods. These compounds are essential to our body and its function.

Before we can talk about the nutrients that we need one by one, there is a conversation we need to have first. We first have to talk about how our body absorbs these nutrients. The danger in talking about nutrients one at a time is that we tend to believe if you have a deficiency, we work to fix the deficiency by taking a supplement or implementing foods that are high in that nutrient and everything will get better. I wish it were that simple. This is where the tenets of wholism come into play. Unlike the common belief that doing XYZ = great outcome, wholism sees the whole picture.…

I’ve been doing the type of work I do for over a decade. There are a lot of questions that come up over and over again. I love educating about so many different things in the health realm and I wanted a way to share with you information that will illuminate why I practice the way I do. What I have decided to do is to share more of my thoughts on different health topics. My plan is to start with the basics, just like I do when I am writing the first lab order. Each post I will highlight a different nutrient whether it be vitamins, minerals, amino acids,…