Newsletter Archives #86 -
Weekly Topic: The Heart Scan Worth Knowing About
What’s that brand: Designs for Health’s OmegaAvail Ultra
Book Highlight: Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain by Bradley Bale, MD and Amy Doneen, DNP
Lagniappe: The Calcium Paradox
Recipe of the Week: Venison Meatball Spaghetti
Weekly Topic: The Antioxidant Behind the Pink
What’s that brand: Designs for Health’s Astaxanthin
Book Highlight: Eat to Beat Disease by Dr. William Li
Lagniappe: Not All Salmon Are the Same
Recipe of the Week: Wild Salmon with Lemon Herb Avocado Salsa
Weekly Topic: Dry Eyes
What’s that brand: Blinkjoy Heat Mask
Book Highlight: Beyond Carrots: Best Foods for Eye Health A to Z by Dr. Rani Banik
Lagniappe: Your Eyelashes Have Company
Recipe of the Week: Banana Nice Cream
Weekly Topic: Pool Chlorine: What’s Worth Knowing
What’s that brand: Thorne’s High Potency Vitamin C Powder
Book Highlight: The Toxin Solution by Joseph Pizzorno
Lagniappe: What’s That Smell?
Recipe of the Week: Mediterranean Cucumber Chickpea Salad
Weekly Topic: The Problem with Mouth Breathing
What’s that brand: Intake
Book Highlight: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Lagniappe: The Nitric Oxide Bonus
Recipe of the Week: Summer Peach Caprese Salad
Weekly Topic: Vitamin D, Naturally
What’s that brand: Ortho Molecular D3/K2 Liquid
Book Highlight: The Vitamin D Solution by Dr. Michael Holick
Lagniappe: The Wash-Off Question
Recipe of the Week: Grilled Salmon with Summer Herb Salsa
Weekly Topic: Smart in the Sun
What’s that brand: Environmental Working Group
Book Highlight: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Lagniappe: Sunscreen and Your Hormones
Recipe of the Week: Watermelon Mint Summer Salad
Weekly Topic: Berberine
What’s that brand: Thorne’s Berberine
Book Highlight: The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
Lagniappe: Getting More Out of Berberine
Recipe of the Week: Peach Arugula Salad
Weekly Topic: Worry: The Toxin Nobody’s Talking About
What’s that brand: The Brick
Book Highlight: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
Lagniappe: Don’t Let the Fog Stop You
Recipe of the Week: Avocado Egg Salad
Weekly Topic: Laugh More. It works.
What’s that brand:
Book Highlight: Anatomy of an Illness by Normal Cousins
Lagniappe: Laughter is contagious
Recipe of the Week: Classic Deviled Eggs
Weekly Topic: Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Explained
What’s that brand: Freestyle Libre by Abbott
Book Highlight: Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspe
Lagniappe: CGM Data: Useful but not exact
Recipe of the Week: Spiced Chicken & Roasted Cauliflower Bowl
Weekly Topic: Butyrate: Your Gut’s Natural GLP-1 Switch
What’s that brand: Designs for Health Tri-Butyrin Supreme
Book Highlight: The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz
Lagniappe: Butter: The original Butyrate Food
Recipe of the Week: Roasted Apsaragus with Ghee and Garlic
Weekly Topic: Daily Cinnamon: Real Benefits
What’s that brand: Micro Ingredients Organic Ceylon Cinnamon Powder
Book Highlight: Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
Lagniappe: Niacin: Natural Sweetness Hack
Recipe of the Week: Grain-Free Cinnamon Banana Bread
Weekly Topic: Colon Cancer: Screening and Prevention
What’s that brand: ADK-Evail
Book Highlight: Christ Beat Cancer by Chris Wark
Lagniappe: Red Meat & Colon Cancer: Is it the meat or something more?
Recipe of the Week: Rainbow Fiber Bowl with Lemon Tahini Dressing
Weekly Topic: Good Friday: Time to Look Up
What’s that brand: UNREAL
Book Highlight:
Lagniappe: How Easter Got Sweeter
Recipe of the Week: Spinach, Mushroom & Roasted Pepper Crustless Quiche
Weekly Topic: Let’s Keep Things Moving
What’s that brand: Squatty Potty
Book Highlight: Gulp by Mary Roach
Lagniappe: Don’t Check Your Phone While You’re on the Throne
Recipe of the Week: Warm Lemon and MCT Water
Weekly Topic: You Had Diverticulitis, Now What?
What’s that brand: SunFiber
Book Highlight: Deep Nutrition by Dr. Catherine Shanahan
Lagniappe: Low Residue Diet
Recipe of the Week: Gut Healing Green Soup
Weekly Topic: Lp(a): When the Gut Is Inflamed: Support for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
What’s that brand: SPM Supreme
Book Highlight: Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio
Lagniappe: Supporting Gut Inflammation
Recipe of the Week: Homemade Bone Broth
Weekly Topic: Lp(a): Triglycerides: More About Sugar Than Fat
What’s that brand: Rosita Cod Liver Oil
Book Highlight: The Omega-3 Effect by William Sears, MD, and James Sears, MD
Lagniappe: Your Metabolism’s Real-Time Report Card
Recipe of the Week: Miso Glazed Salmon Bowl with Cauliflower Rice
Weekly Topic: HDL: The Happy Cholesterol
What’s that brand: Terrasoul Superfoods Raw Walnuts
Book Highlight: Metabolical by Robert H. Lustig, M.D.
Lagniappe: The Hormone-Cholesterol Connection
Recipe of the Week: Lentil Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Weekly Topic: Lp(a): The Overlooked Heart Risk Marker
What’s that brand: Wild Planet Sardines
Book Highlight: How to Make Disease Disappear by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Lagniappe: The “Tomato Flush” Vitamin That Can Move Lp(a)
Recipe of the Week: Salmon Power Bowl
Weekly Topic: Real Food for a Healthy Heart
What’s that brand: Heart & Soil
Book Highlight: The Biblio Diet by Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe
Lagniappe: Chocolate for the Heart
Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Hummus
Weekly Topic: Testosterone in Men: What Actually Works
What’s that brand: WHOOP
Book Highlight: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Lagniappe: Testosterone and Prostate Cancer: What We Know Now
Recipe of the Week: Brussels and Beef Skillet
Weekly Topic: Your Turn, Men! Let’s Talk Testosterone
What’s that brand: Functional Male by NuMedica
Book Highlight: Born to Walk by Mark Sisson
Lagniappe: Missed Sleep, Missed Testosterone
Recipe of the Week: Black Bean Party Dip
Weekly Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy Delivery Options for Women
What’s that brand: Bonafide
Book Highlight: Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement by Dr. Jonathan Wright and Lane Lenard
Lagniappe: Wild Yam and Hormones
Recipe of the Week: Berry Crumble
Weekly Topic: Your Hormones, Explained
What’s that brand: FemGuard + Balance
Book Highlight: Estrogen Matters by Dr. Avrum Bluming and Dr. Carol Tavris
Lagniappe: A Lesson from Estrogen’s Past
Recipe of the Week: Breakfast Egg Muffins
Weekly Topic: Hormones: The Black Box is Gone
What’s that brand: The Pause Life
Book Highlight: The New Menopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Lagniappe: Pregnant Mare Urine?
Recipe of the Week: Golden Lentil & Vegetable Soup
Weekly Topic: Beyond the Resoulution
What’s that brand: Rebbl Protein Drinks
Book Highlight: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Lagniappe: Change that Means Something
Recipe of the Week: Chopped Wild Rice Salad
Weekly Topic: Start Where You Are
What’s that brand: Big Journeys, Small Steps
Book Highlight:
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Recipe of the Week: After-Christmas Reset Soup
Weekly Topic: Your Realistic Holiday Eating Guide
What’s that brand: Everyday Dose
Book Highlight: You Can’t Screw This Up by Adam Bornstein
Lagniappe: Eat This First
Recipe of the Week: Healthier Hot Chocolate
Weekly Topic: Creatine Part 2
What’s that brand: Kion Creatine
Book Highlight: Let Go of Whatever Holds You Back
Lagniappe: Herring Facts That No One Requested
Recipe of the Week: Garlic Roasted Broccolini
Weekly Topic: Creatine: From Muscles to Mind
What’s that brand: Momentous Creatine
Book Highlight: The Comfortable Kitchen by Alex Snodgrass
Lagniappe: Creatine Through the Years
Recipe of the Week: Sweet Potato Chili
Weekly Topic: The Gift of Gratitude
What’s that brand: Xtrema Cookware
Book Highlight: Your Journal
Lagniappe: The Gratitude Effect
Recipe of the Week: Instant Pot Leftover Turkey Soup
Weekly Topic: When Focus Fails
What’s that brand: Brain MD
Book Highlight: Finally Focused by Dr. James Greenblatt
Lagniappe: The Focus Muscle
Recipe of the Week: Instant Pot Beef and Potato Stew
Weekly Topic: Health Hypervigilance
What’s that brand: Time Timer App
Book Highlight: Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Lagniappe: Don’t Buy the Buzz
Recipe of the Week: Hannah’s Mini Gluten-Free Apple Pies
Weekly Topic: The Body’s Build Blocks
What’s that brand: Glycine Powder by Designs for Health
Book Highlight: Deep Nutrition by Dr. Caitherine Shanahan
Lagniappe: Turkey & Tryptophan
Recipe of the Week: Lemon Garlic Chicken with Quinoa
Weekly Topic: Sleep Apnea
What’s that brand: Cognitein by NuMedica
Book Highlight: Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker
Lagniappe: The First CPAP
Recipe of the Week: Fall Lentil Soup
Weekly Topic: Supporting Breast Health
What’s that brand: Salt & Stone Deoderant
Book Highlight: Breasts: The Owner’s Manual by Dr. Kristi Funk
Lagniappe: What’s In Your Deoderant?
Recipe of the Week: Roasted Tahini Garlic Broccoli & Cauliflower