Why adding a multivitamin to your daily routine is a good idea:

These are just a few of the reasons why supplementation is helpful:

Supplements can help fill in nutritional gaps in your diet. The Standard American Diet (SAD) will not provide adequate amounts of many micronutrients (ex: zinc, copper, manganese) that we need on a daily basis. Opting to eat vegan, vegetarian or omitting food groups from your diet could also cause you to miss out on certain nutrients.

Many conventional farming practices have depleted the soil causing the fruits and veggies we buy at the supermarket to be less nutrient dense than they once were.

Drug induced nutrient depletion can make it harder for our bodies to process and absorb nutrients from food. Certain meds are known to affect specific nutrients. For example oral contraceptives Vitamin B6. Cholesterol lowering statins deplete COQ10, iron, magnesium and Vit A.

Everyone in Buffalo needs to supplement Vitamin D in the winter months, period.

Disclaimer: You can’t supplement your way out of a crappy diet, inadequate sleep, unchecked stress levels and lack of regular exercise.

If you have questions about your specific nutritional needs, we are happy to help! Also pick up a sample of @metagenics Wellness Essentials next time you’re in the office. These daily pre-portioned multivitamins can be one small step toward forming healthy habits in 2022

New Product Offering for Allergy Season

Why do we get allergies?

The body creates a histamine response to objects perceived as foreign (pollen, dust, pet dander). Mast cells secrete histamine, which is a chemical message to initiate the allergic/inflammatory reaction.

D-Hist from @orthomolecular can help mediate this histamine response so that your body doesn’t have such a strong allergic reaction to the seasonal pollen.

The good stuff:

✅ Quercetin ⬇️ the release of histamine

✅ Bromelain (also found in ) helps absorb quercetin

✅ N-Acetyl Cysteine helps keep mucous free flowing

✅Vitamin C is an essential vitamin for immune support

The bottom line - less allergic reaction and less congestion so you can breathe easier!

Spring is in the air!

Do you have seasonal allergies? Here are some tips to make this season a little easier:

Spring’s warm weather is always a welcome change after the long months of our Buffalo winter. But for those with seasonal allergies and sensitivities to pollen in the air, changes can be miserable. Over-the-counter allergy-relieving products often have unpleasant side effects like drowsiness and feeling groggy and often only provide minimal relief. So what else can be done to relieve seasonal allergies?

Did you know that 70-80 percent of your immune system lives in your gut? More specifically, your immune system is regulated by the trillions of "good" gut bacteria that live along the mucosal lining of your digestive system. One of their most important jobs is keeping your immune system informed of potential invaders (allergens, viruses, bacteria) trying to gain access to your body via the eyes, nose, or mouth. These good bacteria keep your immune system well-tuned and functioning well, prepared to deal with anything perceived as a threat.

But, when your gut becomes inflamed due to infection, poor diet, or an imbalance in the gut bacteria, the immune system can sometimes go into overdrive, causing the immediate symptoms of seasonal allergies, including sneezing, a stuffy head, and a runny nose.

What you can do about it:

• Keep a food diary. Does what you eat negatively impact how you feel?

• Include plenty of gut-healing foods in your diet such as fiber, pro- and prebiotics, leafy greens, nuts and seeds, sprouts, and fermented or cultured foods.

• Exercise just after it rains when pollen counts are the lowest.

• Take the right nutrients, including whole-food vitamin C, foods rich in zinc (shellfish, beans and pumpkins seeds for example), probiotics, turmeric, and good quality fish oils to name a few.

Restoring healthy gut bacteria by reducing and removing inflammation can make allergy season so much more enjoyable!