5 Reasons to Enjoy Strawberries

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We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

5 Reasons to Enjoy Strawberries

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Strawberries, like other berries, have many nutritional benefits.

Number one, strawberries have high-water content and are low in calories. A whole cup of strawberries is only 45 calories.

Second, they contain an antioxidant flavenoid compound called fisetin. Fisetin may have health-aging benefits due to research studies pointing to it influencing how the cells genetic material (RNA and DNA) are read. Research has implicated that fisetin may be a promising substance in Alzheimer’s disease prevention. Now, I’m not saying that you should expect to eat a bunch of strawberries each day to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s, but just know that there are some beneficial compounds in this food as you enjoy their sweet, juicy flavor.

Third, one cup of strawberries has an average of about 80 mg of vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and a key nutrient necessary for proper immune system function. To get the greatest amount of vitamin C from strawberries you buy at the store, they should be picked no more than a couple of days before being placed for sale and consumed within two days of bringing them home from the store. They should be stored in the vegetable and fruit bin of your ‘frig for correct humidity to maintain the highest nutrient levels.

Forth, strawberries contain anti-inflammatory compounds called anthocyanins, flavonols, terpenoids, and phenolic acids. In fact, some studies indicate that consuming about a cup of strawberries three times a week has beneficial lowering effects on C-reactive protein (CRP), an indicator in the blood for chronic inflammation.

Fifth, like other berries, strawberries have a low glycemic load. Glycemic load is a number given to foods that estimates how much a given amount of a food will raise your blood glucose (blood sugar). Glycemic loads of 10 or less are considered low. The glycemic load of a whole cup of strawberries is only three.

Lastly, a caution when buying strawberries: They tend to concentrate pesticides easily so you should always buy organic strawberries.

So next time you’re at the store, load up on strawberries for you and your loved ones health!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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What Does “I3C”, “DIM” and “SGS” Have To Do With Broccolette?

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We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

How Broccolette is Good For You

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Broccolette, also known as broccolini, is a hybrid vegetable that is a hand-pollinated cross between gai lan (a.k.a. Chinese kale) and broccoli. Now from a nutrition viewpoint, it is one of my favorite vegetables, and here’s why: both broccoli and kale are very high in some components that help balance hormones and decrease cancer development!

As I’ve talked about in a previous Sigona’s Tips For Healthy Living, vegetables in the brassica classification have some special nutrient components. Both broccoli and kale are in the brassica class. This vegetable classification has significant amounts of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), diindolylmethane (DIM) and sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS).

One of the greatest benefits of I3C, DIM and SGS are that they act to decrease a process called “aromatization” of testosterone produced in the body to harmful metabolites of estrogen. The harmful metabolites of estrogen, the 4-hydroxyestrones and the 16-alpha-hydroxyestrones, encourages tumor development.

By the way, these harmful estrogen metabolites can be objectively measured in the urine to see if your body is producing too much. Contact me to find out more about this if desired.

Another benefit of regularly eating broccolette is that I3C, DIM and SGS also promotes your body by making an estrogen metabolite that inhibits tumor growth. This metabolite, called 2-hydroxyestrone, helps to decrease the growth of cancer cells, according to numerous research studies.

For more detailed information of how I3C, DIM and SGS used in an effective concentrated therapeutic dose can significantly decrease cancer cell growth, see some articles in my newsletter archives and in my blog. For those of you who are not so intensely concerned with how broccolette can benefit your health, but just want to enjoy it, look for the cooking tips and recipes contained elsewhere in this issue of the Sigona’s newsletter!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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The “Pungent Pee” Veggie

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Why Does Asparagus Cause That…Smell?

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Well, some of the healthy components of asparagus are sulfur-containing compounds. Sulfur is an important component in detoxification in the body, particularly phase II detoxification (see phase details). The metabolic byproducts of toxins in the body bound to the sulfur compounds in the asparagus are released into the urine. The two primary sulfur metabolites responsible for the pungent urine smell are methanethiol (also known as methyl mercapten) and dimethyl sulfide. These compounds are in higher amounts in young asparagus.

Detoxification is also an effective way to jump-start your weight loss. I recommend that people do a detoxification program once or twice each year. You can read more about this effect here.

So the next time you have asparagus and are bothered by the pungent pee, just remember that it’s good for your health!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Tips for Healthy Living: Easy, Relaxing, Non-Stressful Secrets for Losing Fat

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We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

Easy, Relaxing, Non-Stressful Secrets for Losing Fat

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Unstable insulin levels promote fat deposition. Since sleep is such an important component for stabilizing insulin, we’ll discuss safe and effective non-drug methods for improving sleep. Also, some tips on safe-for-almost-everyone nutritional substances and homeopathics for assisting getting a better night’s sleep.

Be Like a Vampire

No bright light source shining into the eyes 30 minutes or less before bedtime. This includes avoiding computers and the “boob tube” right before bed. Light coming in through the eyes suppresses the rise of melatonin, a hormone which prepares our body for sleep. For some, even the teeniest little emission of light from the phone console or a night-light can disrupt sleep. Wearing a face mask can be helpful for some. Have the bedroom as dark as possible for a good and deep night’s sleep.

Protein Fed, But Not Full

Don’t go to bed hungry – but don’t try to sleep right after a heavy meal. Have a protein source right before bed to help you sleep, like a small piece of turkey or chicken, or a small glass of coconut or goat’s milk. For convenience, you can use a scoop of whey protein powder in a glass of coconut or goat’s milk and chug that down 30 minutes before bed. This keeps your blood sugar more stable during the night without interfering with nighttime growth hormone output. (Less nighttime growth hormone output equals less recuperation and repair.) Warning: A cracker, cookie, bread or starchy carbohydrate right before bed raises insulin and blunts growth hormone output – and is a great way to slowly get fat!

No Caffeine Near Bedtime

This is a no-brainer, but many people don’t realize they are sabotaging their sleep by doing this so we’re mentioning it here. No caffeine less than three hours before bedtime!

Watch the Alcohol

Some people benefit from a small glass of wine one hour before bed to help them sleep but more than that will hinder your sleep. Alcohol is sugar and too much sugar will raise insulin and suppress growth hormone output during the night.

Calcium/Magnesium

Taking a capsule of 500 mg calcium citrate with 500 mg magnesium citrate without food right before bed not only helps you get to sleep, but also can help you sleep more deeply.

Homeopathics

Coffea cruda (30 c concentration), about 4 pellets (without food or water) every 20 minutes until you get to sleep is often effective for insomnia. Chamomilla, Aconite and Nux Vomica (6 c or 30 c) can also be helpful for sleep.

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Tips for Healthy Living: Artichokes – Take Them To Heart

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We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

Artichokes: Take Them To Heart

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Artichokes originated in southern Europe near the Mediterranean region.  Botanically they belong to the thistle family of Asteraceae, of the genus Cynara.

Health Benefits

High Fiber: Artichokes are a rich source of dietary fiber, providing 5.4 g per 100 g. Dietary fiber helps control constipation conditions, decrease bad or “LDL” cholesterol levels by binding to it in the intestines and helps prevent colon cancer risks by preventing toxic compounds in the food from absorption.

High Antioxidant Capacity: The antioxidant capacity for artichoke flower heads is one of the highest of all vegetables!  Anti-oxidants such as silymarin, caffeic acid and ferulic acid help body protect from harmful free-radical agents which age your cells.  It also contains adequate levels of anti-oxidant flavenoid compounds like carotene, lutein and zea-xanthin.

High Cholesterol Reduction: Scientific studies have shown that bitter principles, cynarin and sesquiterpene- lactones in artichoke extraction have overall cholesterol reduction action in the body by inhibiting its synthesis and increasing its excretion in the bile.  It inhibits the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which some of you may recognize is the enzyme cholesterol-lowering drugs inhibit to lower cholesterol.

Protects DNA: Fresh artichoke is an excellent source of vitamin folate; providing about 68 mcg per 100 g. Folate is an essential co-factor for enzymes involved in the synthesis of DNA.  Scientific studies have proven that adequate levels of folate in the diet during pre-conception period and during early pregnancy help prevent neural tube defects in the newborn baby.  Of course, being in the plant, it is in the active form of folate called L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate.  Therefore your body does not have to convert it and can readily use it.  I’ve discussed the importance of this in detail in this prior blog article.

Assists Optimal Cellular Metabolism: It is also rich in B-complex group of vitamins such as niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxal-5-phosphate), thiamin, and pantothenic acid that are essential for optimum cellular metabolic functions.

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Pastured Eggs vs. Pasteurized Eggs: What’s the Difference?

Pastured and Pasteurized might sound alike, but they mean two totally different things when it comes to eggs.

Pastured eggs from Wattle & Comb are available only at Sigona's Farmers Market.

We’ve recently spent some time on our blog talking about our amazing standard-sized and PeeWee pastured eggs from Wattle & Comb. A common question we continue to receive at each store and on the blog is, “What’s the difference between pastured eggs and pasteurized eggs? These words sound alike so they’re basically the same thing, right?” Well, there’s actually quite a big difference between them.

What’s The Difference?

Pastured eggs come from hens that are born and raised on a pasture. This vast expanse of chicken utopia allows our feathered friends to walk and prance about a large pasture while eating directly from the land – just as Mother Nature herself intended. The end result is pastured eggs consisting of richer yolks and livelier whites.

Pasteurized eggs, on the other hand, refers to the process of pasteurization, which consist of heating the egg for a set amount of time before immediately cooling it down to combat spoilage resulting from microbial growth. An example of this would be heating an egg yolk in the microwave to kill pesky bacteria without actually cooking the yolk. This is a process that’s fairly common when whipping up a batch of mayonnaise.

As you can see, the terms “pastured eggs” and “pasteurized eggs” might sound similar when spoken aloud, but they mean two incredibly different things.

Where to Get ‘Em

Looking to buy the freshest pastured eggs in the entire Bay Area? Sigona’s Farmers Market is proud to be the exclusive provider of standard-sized and PeeWee pastured eggs from Wattle & Comb. These cute and adorable PeeWees, commonly referred to as “pullet eggs,” have become quite popular on menus these days due to their high omega-3 fatty acid content and rich flavor.

In fact, our Pescadero-based friends are currently busy with hens that are producing an abundance of eggs, now that molting season is over, and they’ve also brought in more chicks which have grown to be pullets, i.e. young hens that are just learning the ropes of laying eggs.

Now that you know the difference between pastured and pasteurized eggs, come on in and check out our 6-packs of PeeWee and standard-sized eggs. To learn a little bit more about these adorable oblong-shaped beauties, please check out our video below.

Tips for Healthy Living

We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

The Secret to Resolving a Debilitating Health Condition

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Chronic inflammation is one of the most common, debilitating health conditions in our society today. Arthritis, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are among the chronic conditions resulting from inflammation. Most importantly, inflammation is the real culprit in heart disease. Millions of people are taking anti-inflammatory drugs for these conditions. But did you know that using food as medicine is a very powerful solution?

Anti-inflammatory foods are those which have the effect of being less acidic and more alkaline. Examples of foods that are highly alkaline are: pumpkin seeds, lentils, broccoflower, sea vegetables, sweet potatoes, yams, garlic, asparagus, kale, mustard greens nectarines and limes.  Yes, limes are also highly alkaline.

Here are some powerful anti-inflammatory concentrated nutrients:

• Herbs and nutrient compounds such as Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), Willow bark (Salixspecies), Boswellia (Boswellia serrata), Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and proteolytic enzymes
• Cartilage-nourishing nutrients such as glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
• Fish oil – It has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and therefore, pain decreasing effects.
• Rho-iso-alpha acids (RIAA) – It has been found to be a very effective anti-inflammatory and a safer alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). RIAA is a modified extract of Humulus lupulus, which is more popularly known as hops, an ingredient used in beer-making.

For general health and healthy aging purposes, eat foods containing these nutrients. To resolve existing chronic inflammation, consult a health professional who can prescribe therapeutic dosages of the above nutrients in both nutritional supplements and in your daily diet.

For further reading, I recommend reading about some other food-based anti-inflammatory options in my past Sigona’s “Tips For Healthy Living” article (October 19, 2011 issue).  A nice “side-effect” of these anti-inflammatory foods is weight loss.

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Tips for Healthy Living

We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

Dive into Endive!

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Endive is a common name for the vegetable chicory.  Belgian endive is one of the common types of chicory, which also includes puntarelle and radicchio.

Belgian endive is high in folate.  Folate is extremely important for protecting our DNA from being damaged.  Research studies have clearly established that folate is essential for mothers to have in sufficient amounts early in pregnancy so that there is proper brain and spinal cord development in the developing child.

Folate is also essential for proper detoxification processes in the body.  It is an essential component necessary so that toxins are not only taken out of storage from fat cells, but also so that they can be removed from the body via the urine, feces and sweat.

Belgian endive also has an alkalizing effect on our body.  This is important so that our body maintains the proper acid-alkaline balance.  Too much acid in our system predisposes to various disorders that can ultimately be involved in inducing cancer development.

For these reasons, and many others, dive in with your fork into endive!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Tips for Healthy Living

We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

It’s Good to Be Green

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Kermit the Frog sang “It’s not easy being green.”  Some of you can relate … those of you who know you should eat more green vegetables, but do not.  We all know it’s good to be green on our plates, but some need additional motivation.

Dark green vegetables, particularly broccoli, broccoli rabe (a.k.a. rapini), kale, lacinato kale (a.k.a. dinosaur kale), and various types of mustard greens have potent anti-cancer properties.  Some of the potent anti-cancer nutrients contained in them are:

1. indole-3-carbinol (I3C)
2. diindolylmethane (DIM)
3. sulforaphane  glucosinolate (SGS)

These nutrients have the following effects in our bodies:

• inhibit the growth of estrogen receptor-positive and estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer cells
• inhibits estrogenic activity by competing with estrogen for estrogen receptor binding sites on the cell
• inhibits the ability of human breast cancer cells to metastasize
• increases the “beneficial” estrogen metabolites  and decreases the “harmful” estrogen metabolites
• induces programmed cell death in cancer cells
• SGS greatly increases the removal of toxins from the body

To maximize consumption of I3C, DIM and SGS, don’t boil these vegetables; lightly stir fry them in a little coconut oil with garlic and sea salt to taste.

Besides these powerful anti-cancer properties, they are chock-full of beneficial B-vitamins for proper cellular energy metabolism and detoxification.

They are also quite high in selenium, a powerful antioxidant mineral.  Selenium is also necessary for proper metabolism, because it helps convert the less potent thyroid hormone T4 , into the more potent T3.  The thyroid hormones regulate metabolic rate and maintain a healthy weight.

Lastly, due to the alkalinizing effect of these vegetables, they assist with decreasing inflammation, which helps maintain cardiovascular health.  You can read more about this effect in the February 2012 issue of our newsletter.

The green veggies broccoli, kale and various types of mustard greens are foundational foods in the Functional Medicine approach of using food as medicine.

Eating more of these greens will truly make you feel better healthier.  Enjoy!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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Why it’s Tough to Lose Weight

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We’ve partnered with Dr. Doug Husbands of Holistic Health Bay Area to bring you a new set of Tips for Healthy Living. Dr. Husbands is a functional medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist, anti-aging health practitioner and doctor of chiropractic. I appreciate that he encourages visiting the doctor to focus on staying healthy instead of only visiting when you’re sick.– Carmelo Sigona

Why it’s Tough to Lose Weight

Highlighted below are the secret hindrances to effective weight loss.

By Dr. Douglas Husbands

Why is losing weight, more specifically losing fat, so hard?  There are many people who exercise regularly and eat healthfully, but they still have a harder time losing fat than trying to hit Tim Lincecum’s fastball!

If this describes you, then read on to discover four possible hindrances to effective fat loss you may have.  At the end of the article, I’ll give the answers for discovering what to do to resolve these hindrances.

1.  Poor Detoxification.  In the December 28^th “Tips for Healthy Living” column, I discussed why detoxification is so important and how good detoxification can be so beneficial to you.
2.  Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation.  Say a burner is left on overnight on your stove.  If just one small piece of flammable material comes in contact with the burner, a raging fire could start, destroying your home.  Low grade systemic inflammation is a like the burner constantly left on… it’s a disastrous fire waiting to happen.  Systemic inflammation is the underlying process in the development of heart disease, high cholesterol and clogged arteries, Alzheimer’s dementia,  multiple joint and muscle aches and pains, diabetes, high blood pressure, and virtually any chronic disease.  Not only does systemic inflammation make it more difficult to lose fat, but systemic inflammation promotes your body holding onto fat.  So it creates a vicious cycle.
3. Hormonal Imbalances.  Thyroid imbalances are more common, in women in particular, than is often realized or detected.  I’ve discussed why this is in my article on “Hypothyroidism Diagnosis”.  Thyroid problems are only one of the hormonal imbalances that can be a hindrance to losing fat.
4. Hidden Deep-Seated Infections.  This is an often missed component in those with extreme difficulty losing weight.

So what can you do to resolve these hindrances? To do justice to the explanation of what to do, I’ve put together a twenty-one part brief video series titled “Secrets to Long-Term Weight Loss in 21 days”.   That is available on my Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/HolisticHealthBayArea.  “Like” my page on Facebook to freely access those brief videos.  Oh, and by the way…in doing so you become eligible to win some valuable prizes each month.  For instance one of the prizes is a new, completely free, Vitamix 5200 blender sent directly to you!

About Dr. Doug:
Dr. Douglas Husbands is a Functional Medicine Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist, Anti-Aging Health Practitioner, and Doctor of Chiropractic. As a health advocate and coach, he is dedicated to achieving optimal health through resolving the underlying disease processes through diet, nutrition and lifestyle modification. To contact Dr. Doug, call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com

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