Category: Nutrition

Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion: the Warnings Not Listed on Your Rx Label

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Leigh Mathieu
Category: General Health, Nutrition, Vitamins & Minerals

While medications provide relief and treatment for many conditions and disease states, they may come at the price of depriving the body of nutrients. This article provides a list of commonly prescribed medication along with any known nutrient depletions. Also, find the functions and food sources for the referenced vitamins and minerals.
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Our Lives Are Toxic: The Importance of Detoxing Your Body

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Stephanie Walsh, CPT, CNTP, CEPC
Category: General Health, Nutrition, Prevention

Our bodies collect toxins from many environmental sources. Detoxification is an important part of cleaning these toxins from your body. Learn about how your body processes toxins and how to detoxify to keep your body systems running smoothly.
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Depression and the Brain-Gut Connection

Posted on May 3, 2016
Category: General Health, Mental Health, Nutrition

Depression is an affliction that far too many of us has experienced, or will experience, first-hand. Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression.1 Whether it’s a chronic condition or a temporary situation the pain it instills is real and relief is often just out of reach. Quite likely, if you... Read more »
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Lyme: Pediatrics & Nutritional Support

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Dr. Masina Wright
Category: Children's Health, Nutrition

There are so many facets to Lyme disease; it affects mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of both children and adults. Unlike some chronic disease, it is not just the toll of having a silent, often underdiagnosed health condition that is the issue; the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria themselves affect mental health. Fortunately, there are medication options... Read more »
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Youth Sports Nutrition: The Three Biggest Mistakes Commonly Made When Feeding Your Child Athlete

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Dr. Richard Maurer
Category: Children's Health, Fitness/Sports Nutrition, Nutrition, Supplements

Nutritional needs vary little between kids and adults—therefore what works for one, works for the other. But what if nutrition is not working for Mom and Dad? Like the famous Hippocratic adage – Physician heal thyself – most adults could benefit from a review of the dietary needs for the whole family’s optimal weight,... Read more »
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Medicinal Raw Honey

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Melissa Brodeur
Category: General Health, Nutrition

Honey has been used for its medicinal purposes dating all the way back to the ancient Egyptians so it only makes sense to have some high-quality honey options here at CPW like Ariel’s Honey Infusions. All of Ariel’s Honey Infusions are made in small batches by Ariel using raw honey from VT and infused with... Read more »
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Nutrition to Balance Blood Sugar

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Dr. Masina Wright
Category: Diabetes, Nutrition, Special Diets

by Dr. Masina Wright Low blood sugar is stressful to your body. By eating irregularly over a period of time, you can develop hypoglycemia – a constellation of symptoms including irritability, headaches, dizziness, and weakness that signals your body requires more blood sugar for energy. When these signals are chronically ignored, or are followed with... Read more »
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Nurturing Your Family through Nutritional Change

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Dr. Masina Wright
Category: Digestive Health, Nutrition, Special Diets

By Dr. Masina Wright It is tough to change ingrained eating habits. We learn how to eat from our parents, who learn from their parents. It is the “nurture” of the “nature or nurture” debate. How does our (nutritional) environment affect our genetics, health, life? The answer is immensely! For example, a recent large scale... Read more »
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Concerned About ADHD? Consider An Integrative Medicine Approach

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Dr. Stephen Donnelly, DO, FAAP
Category: Children's Health, Nutrition

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder believed to affect up to 1 in 20 children in the United States. The diagnosis of ADHD has skyrocketed over the past decade. From 2000 to 2010, U.S. children and teens diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder jumped from 6.2 million to 10.4 million. It is characterized by symptoms... Read more »
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I Tested Negative for Celiac Disease—Now What?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Patsy Catsos, MS, RD, LD
Category: Nutrition, Special Diets

First, a sidebar about celiac disease: Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such... Read more »
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