Dr. Goodman's Blog

Guacamole is one of my favorite dishes.  Simple and easy to make, healthy, balanced, satisfying and delicious.  I can be lazy and buy from Trader Joe’s or another store’s pre-made or, as on a snowy day like today, I can make a nice batch with my 13 year-old daughter who is coming around to sharing … Read more

  Supplement Spotlight:  Lowering Insulin with Bitter Melon and/or Berberine What’s insulin and why should I lower it?   Insulin is a culprit in many disease plaguing us today. Made in the pancreas, insulin is pumped into the blood to move sugar into our cells.  The less sugar we eat, the less insulin we make. … Read more

Here’s a link to an excellent article and cautionary tale written by my colleague and mentor Dr. David Katz about a recently approved technology to control eating: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2015/01/26/diseases-devices-and-delusions

My Urgent Appeal to You: Support Naturopathic Medicine! Where We Stand Last year the State Legislature passed and the governor signed a Naturopathic practice law with updated language, replacing an archaic document from the 1920s.  While an improvement, this step represents only the beginning of a much-needed and long-overdue adjustment of Connecticut’s practice law for … Read more

Glutamine, often sold as L-Glutamine (same thing), is an amino acid which I have prescribed a lot over the years for several uses.  Glutamine is an important fuel for rapidly dividing cells in the intestine and nervous system.  For this reason, I recommend it for people getting radiation or chemotherapy, and for people with compromised … Read more

  To help everyone get a jump on meeting their goals in 2015, I am offering a 20% discount, effective immediately and good through the end of January, on all products available in my office dispensary and through my Designs for Health store. You will need to set up your account with the online store, … Read more

This was shared with me and I wanted to pass this on via the blog. Emotional eating affects us all, and is more debilitating for some of us. Recognizing our triggers and developing ways to change our habits can be incredibly liberating. Let me know what you think of this article.

Are Artificial Sweeteners Making us Fat?   A recent study published in the journal Nature has revealed that even artificial sweeteners such as Splenda and Nutrasweet can cause glucose intolerance.  Glucose intolerance?  Isn’t that what happens when we eat too much sugar and the body stops being able to handle it?  Yes.   Except the … Read more

It’s time for strategies: Wash Hands – soap works really well. Avoid drying products like Purell if you can. Use moisturizer to avoid cracked hands. Sleep: get as much sleep as you can. Our natural clocks are set for more sleep in the darker months, anyway. If you’re having trouble sleeping, we have products that … Read more