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Berberine is one of the top-selling supplements that Health As It Ought To Be offers to patients. The reason it sells so well is obvious to myself and nearly every patient who’s tried it. Berberine helps keep blood sugar levels within the healthy range better than almost anything on the planet, and certainly better than most other supplement or conventional method. Chances are many of you reading this first came to know who I am through my recommendation of berberine for blood sugar. Some of you may have seen me in my office and started taking berberine after I showed you the studies supporting using it for weight control and keeping your blood sugar within the normal range. But guess...

  One of the interesting things about integrative medicine that I notice with frequency is how many times, despite all our advancements in modern technology, we discover the ancient use of certain foods and herbs is effective at helping to keep us healthy. Don’t take this as a knock on modern medicine. I believe that many of the advancements we’ve made with drug therapy in the past 150 years are incredibly helpful. It’d be hard to argue otherwise. And yet, I do believe that society at large has devalued ancient ways of improving health in favor of modern approaches to our detriment. Simply put. The treatments of ancient civilizations… those established long before companies like Pfizer and Merck that started...

BDNF. A 4-letter acronym for one of the most important genes in the human body. BDNF stands for brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey describes brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a compound that is like “miracle-grow for your brain”. And like a plant, if you want your brain to remain healthy and function at maximum capacity, then you’d be wise to do all you can to increase the release of BDNF inside your brain. BDNF is a series of chemical agents that help your brain operate at its highest capacity. The way it influences your brain’s power is by affecting a series of genes already present in your brain to promote the growth of new brain cells and to help...