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Local Resources: Advantage Personal Training
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Local Resources: Advantage Personal Training

Fitness, Integrative Healthcare

Local Resources: Advantage Personal Training

Physical activity and physical fitness are absolutely essential to feeling well and preventing disease. At Third Stone Health, we talk about ways to incorporate exercise into your life and our recommendations are different based on your individual goals and the kinds of activity you enjoy. We make specific recommendations including apps like Sworkit or My Fitness Pal, discuss strategies for exercise that help you get more benefit out of the time you spend exercising and we connect you with resources that support you in making physical activity an enjoyable part of your life. Over the years, I have had many

Eat to Feel Good
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Eat to Feel Good

Diet, Third Stone Health

Eat to Feel Good

The Diet Wars, Volume Two: The New Year’s Resolution Weight Loss Detox Every year, we all talk about it: New Year’s resolutions, weight loss, and getting fit. Just about everybody thinks about shedding the few extra pounds of holiday indulgences that are making their pants fit a little tighter. Some people are determined to make this the year they will wear pants they haven’t been able to fit in for years. And the current fad now is to “detox.” So what really is the best weight loss plan, or detox plan? The most important thing to remember is what I

Are Vegan Diets Better?
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Are Vegan Diets Better?

Diet, Third Stone Health

Are Vegan Diets Better?

The Diets War - Volume 1 I was recently interviewed for an article in Connecticut Magazine, asked about my thoughts on a vegan diet... and I wanted to expand upon the topic. The internet is full of recommendations and admonitions about what you should eat, and you don’t have to look around very long to realize many of these claims directly contradict each other. So how do you make sense of it all? Start by remembering what people most often forget: there is no one single healthy diet that is best for everyone. Different health conditions require different diets, and

Neti Pots and Sinus Rinses for Relief of Sinus Pain
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Neti Pots and Sinus Rinses for Relief of Sinus Pain

Naturopathic Medicine

Neti Pots and Sinus Rinses for Relief of Sinus Pain

Neti Pots and other forms of sinus rinses are a great way to relieve sinus pain and pressure. Some studies suggest that doing sinus irrigation every day helps to shorten the duration of sinusitis and prevent infection in people with chronic sinusitis (To look at a recent review of treatments for sinusitis including nasal irrigation: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26325561). Neti Pots More Effective Many people are given antibiotics unnecessarily for the treatment of sinusitis. Based on studies showing no decrease in severity or duration of sinusitis with antibiotic treatment (because most sinusitis is viral or allergic), antibiotics are only recommended after 10 days of

Allergy Medications: Possible Increased Risk of Dementia
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Allergy Medications: Possible Increased Risk of Dementia

Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Healthcare, Integrative Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine

Allergy Medications: Possible Increased Risk of Dementia

A new study published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that certain allergy medications including diphenhydramine (Benadryl) may be related to changes in cognitive ability, brain deterioration and an increased risk of developing dementia. The reason that I wrote “may be related to” instead of “cause” is that the study shows that there is a strong correlation between people taking these medications and these outcomes. This does not mean that there is a definite causal relationship (in other words, we do not know if these medications cause dementia). News shows will often overstate the findings of a

FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used in Anti-Bacterial Soaps
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FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used in Anti-Bacterial Soaps

Health News

FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used in Anti-Bacterial Soaps

On September 2, 2016 the FDA issued a new rule banning the use of 19 different antiseptic “anti-bacterial” chemicals in over-the-counter soaps. These chemicals have been banned for two reasons: data suggests that long-term exposure to these chemicals poses health risks, potentially affecting hormones and contributing to bacterial resistance they have never been shown to be more effective than washing with plain soap and water Anti-Bacterial Chemicals in More than Just Soap These chemicals were originally developed for use in healthcare settings, where the risk of infection is higher and use of the substances more controlled. But in recent years, manufacturers