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Omega-3 DHA is an essential and incredibly vital nutrient for health. In recent years, its importance during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infancy has been widely recognized and supported. This is great! But, does the need for DHA stop as your child…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition You’ve probably heard about cleanses or short-term detoxes. The truth is your body detoxifies nonstop—flushing out toxins from daily exposures and natural metabolic …

The Interplay Between Vitamin D and K2 The interplay between vitamin D and K2 is a complex process that maintains health and promotes wellbeing. How these two pair to work synergistically is complex and fascinating. Cultures around the world inst…

By Jillian Levy, CHHC It’s estimated that up to 15 percent to 20 percent of all adults are at least marginally deficient in vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin). Some experts believe this number may actually be a lot higher, since it’s s…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition You trust lab results to tell you if you're healthy—but what if they don’t tell the full story? You may feel like you're aging faster, struggling with brain fog, or …

This month on Wellness Talk with George Batista, we dove deep into the fascinating world of heart health, exploring the gut-heart connection, the role of endothelial cells, and the powerful benefits of PQQ. We also tackled the important topic of nut…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards Always striving to be healthy, it stuck with me after learning as a teenager that the American food staple, the egg, was “the perfect protein.” Many believe that eggs are the most nutritious food on…

By Sharyl Attkisson | February 28, 2025  The Republican-dominated Utah Senate voted 18-8 to approve a bill that would ban the addition of fluoride to public water systems, with two Republican senators opposing it and one Democrat voting in f…

By Steven Middendorp HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paused a clinical trial funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for a COVID-19 oral vaccine made by Vaxart. Kennedy said, “While it is crucial tha…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Is oxidative stress an underling source of your heart’s atrial fibrillation? For many individuals, the answer may very well be - yes. The follow-up question is where is th…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition When you think about your heart health, things like cholesterol, blood pressure, or heart rate likely come to mind. However, the health of your entire cardiovascular system depe…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards In the remarkable human body, the vagal nerves, also known as the vagus nerve, act as a conduit, carrying signals between your brain, heart, and digestive system. As the longest nerve in the body, the vag…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Tocotrienols, the most potent form of vitamin E, have been heavily researched over the past 40 years. They have been shown to be very powerful antioxidants and offer significant…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition What Are Endothelial Cells? Endothelial cells form the inner lining of blood vessels, providing a smooth surface for efficient blood flow. Spanning approximately 60,000 mi…

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition One antioxidant stands out above other nutrients for a few reasons. Perhaps it is because of its unusual name or remarkable function in helping your body make new mitochondria. …

By Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a powerful, vitamin-like compound discovered in the late 1960s and recognized as a key nutrient for cellular health and longevity. It plays an …

A little: good. Just a little more: bad Commentary by Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD OMNS (July 31, 2023) Most clinicians are familiar with the concept that when a little is good, more is often better, but a lot is still reliably toxic. This results in th…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards Melatonin—a hormone essential for regulating the body’s circadian rhythm, or internal 24-hour clock—is crucial for healthy sleep-wake cycles and seasonal biological changes. Produced by the …

Written by Christian Nordqvist Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure, researchers from Denmark reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, which took …

Coenzyme Q10 is a popular supplement for heart health, energy, and more. Discovered in 1955, vast amounts of detailed information about its function are now known. Coenzyme Q10 is vital to your cell function and energetics throughout your body and i…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards FDA researchers have uncovered new evidence of a molecular link between one of the best-selling drugs in U.S. history—an asthma medication initially developed by Merck and marketed under the…

Richard Z. Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. OMNS (Nov 16, 2024) A recent story from Shanghai highlights the difficult journey of SLE patients. A woman named Shabai, after two decades battling this autoimmune disease and suffering kidney failure requiring dialysi…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards Girl Scout Cookies, a financing tool of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) since 1917, were initially home baked by Girl Scouts and their moms to finance troop activities. Today, two comm…

Omega 3 fish oil (DHA) and phosphatidylserine (PS) are two types of fat great for brain function, structure and health. They are essential components of cell membranes and support electrical function, mitochondrial activity, and receptor site activi…