by Peter Glickman | Apr 4, 2016 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
Adaptogens were discovered by a Russian scientist in 1947, fully defined by two Russian doctors in 1958 and finally accepted by the US FDA in 1988. An adaptogen does three things. 1) It produces no negative side effects. 2) It effects more than one system of the...
by Peter Glickman | Apr 4, 2016 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
East Indian medicine has valued turmeric for thousands of years for its health benefits and we in the West are just beginning to catch on to it.Here’s a brief list of what it can do: 1. Fight inflammationChronic inflammation plays a key role in almost...
by Peter Glickman | Mar 14, 2016 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
I’ve written before on how your body is rusting–your cells are being oxidized just like iron in the rain by free radicals from toxic exposure, smoking, trans fats, even exercise and the daily metabolism of your food for energy. These free radicals are...
by Peter Glickman | Mar 6, 2016 | Alternative Medicine, Nutrition
In order to understand what a free radical is, we need to review some simple chemistry. Don’t worry. I’ll make it easy to understand. Molecules are composed of atoms. There are different types of molecules, such as water or wood. Atoms are composed of negative...
by Peter Glickman | Feb 14, 2016 | Weight Loss
A friend of my wife emailed her with this story the other day: Yesterday I was at Costco buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Watson, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. On impulse, I told her...