By Dr. Keith Sheehan October 17, 2019 I’m sure that I have thyroid problems, but my doctor says my labs are normal, what gives? We get this question all the time in our clinic. These are the top three reasons why this happens. 1. Incomplete Lab Tests Incomplete lab...
Recently, I lost 4 inches off my waist, decreased my blood pressure, lost 5 pounds, became happier, and bonded with my wife, making one simple change in my life. What makes this significant, is that for the past 20 years, I've been exercising about four hours per week...
Nutritional Analysis and Discussion of a Popular “Diet” Energy Drink Or A Treatise on Processed Foods By Laura Sheehan April 8, 2018 In working with my clients, my approach as a nutritionist is generally toward recommending people consume more fresh foods in their...
Nutritional Consulting for a Hypothetical Client with GI Issues By Laura Sheehan March 19, 2018 My client Mrs. Green has come to me for help with her GI issues. Her symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, and recent unintended weight loss. She works full-time as a...
Hypothetical Case Study #1: An Approach to Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome By Laura Sheehan I am going to discuss my hypothetical client Marilyn. Marilyn has come to me for nutritional help, with the goal of making dietary modifications to get off her medications. She...
Carbohydrate Diets in Clinical Nutritional Practice By Laura Sheehan I have been using low-carbohydrate diets in my nutritional consulting practice for three years. The results have typically been very good. For the most part, people lose weight, reduce inflammation,...
Let's Take a Closer Look at Soy By Laura Sheehan I was a vegetarian for 20 years and consumed more than my fair share of soybean-based foods. I drank soy milk and ate tofu almost every day. I didn't have a well-researched reason for doing this. Soy was just available,...
Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Depression By Laura Sheehan I was never formally diagnosed with depression and I have never taken depression medication, but I can attest to the effect that altering my carbohydrate intake had on my depression symptoms. In short, I am...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Demographics for this article and statistics about rheumatoid arthritis for this article are taken from rheumatoidarthritis.org. Demographics – rheumatoid arthritis affects women more than men, 3:1, 30 to 60 years of age, and is more likely if you...
Stress Most people know that stress has a very bad effect on health. When we talk about de-stressing we conjure up images of meditation and yoga and chanting om and things like that. But to really recover from the effects of stress, we have to take what's called a...
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