Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON Many people think of vitamin D as the ‘sunshine vitamin,’ and aptly so: one of the best sources of vitamin D is the natural reaction that occurs when the sun’s ultraviolet rays act on the oils of the skin to produce the vitamin, which is then absorbed into the body.

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON There’s been quite a buzz about omega-3s and EFAs, and for good reason: omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to provide an amazing array of health benefits, literally from head to toe. Hundreds of studies have already investigated and confirmed a host of ways that omega-3s positively affect health. As

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON Much of your brain’s tissue is composed of fat, and as the cells that make up brain tissue are replaced, your body requires dietary fats to create new, healthy brain cells. About 20 percent of the human brain is comprised of docosahexaenoic acid [DHA], and eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA], an anti-inflammatory

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON One of the best things about exercising regularly is that it literally helps to ‘grow’ a younger body, which is simply a body that has regenerated its cells more recently. When exercised routinely, the body must regenerate its cells more quickly than when idle. Depending on our activity level, 6-8

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON When most people think of the term ‘health,’ they relate it to how well they are feeling, whether or not they are sick, or how quickly they recover from the bugs that get passed around between friends, family, and co-workers. Each of these aspects is connected, of course, to the

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON A ‘syndrome’ is a pattern, or collection, of symptoms that together indicates a disease. You don’t actually ‘catch’ a syndrome like you do a virus. Rather, the word ‘syndrome’ is used to describe a concurrence of symptoms that act as hallmarks for a disease, or health condition. Metabolic syndrome —