by Ron Lavine, DC | May 5, 2023 | Heart Health, Nutrition & Diet
Let’s give three cheers for butterfat: the much maligned major component of butter, also found in full-fat dairy products (and to a lesser degree all dairy products except those made with all skimmed milk.) Butterfat has been maligned because it contains a high... 
by Ron Lavine, DC | May 2, 2023 | Functional Medicine, Heart Health
The surprising things I learned about saturated fats The different fats in our diet are often divided into two categories: saturated and unsaturated. Meat and dairy products have a lot of saturated fat, along with unsaturated fats too. Most vegetable oils are almost... 
by Ron Lavine, DC | Apr 2, 2023 | Heart Health
A lightbulb flashed brightly in my brain when I read a new scientific study about muscle activity and its role in healthy metabolism. Muscles aren’t just for moving your skeleton. They also affect body composition, including the all-important level of visceral fat,... 
by Ron Lavine, DC | Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The nerve cells in your brain have been mapped, microscopically photographed, electrically and chemically categorized, and studied in every possible way by generations of neuroscientists. This research is the basis for much of what we know about brain function. But we... 
by Ron Lavine, DC | Feb 15, 2023 | Functional Medicine, Health Effects of the Environment and Medical System, Neck Pain, Headache and Pinched Nerves, Nutrition & Diet
There’s a new class of drug — CGRP inhibitors — that’s being used to prevent migraine. Two popular examples are Emgality and Nurtec. These drugs block the action of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). CGRP is part of the signaling system that sensory neurons...