by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
Whether you say soda, pop, coke, pepsi, or soft drink, they all mean the same thing. Regardless of how you feel about the correct way of saying this popular fizzy drink, I will use the word soda. Hopefully, no offense is taken. Soda is everywhere in the United...
by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
Coconut oil has rapidly increased in popularity over the past few years. Coconut oil boasts health claims such as reducing hypertension, maintaining proper cholesterol levels, and boosting immunity. Because of its increasing popularity, the choices of coconut oil...
by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
Millions of people throughout the world suffer from high cholesterol. High cholesterol increases your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease and stroke. Because it is so common, you decide to go get your blood checked. Your reading comes back and you indeed,...
by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
The season of sickness is upon us. It is the time of colds, flu, strep, sinus infections, and stomach flu. Everyone is cooped up indoors, and the spread of germs happens faster than the number of times you can wash your hands and sanitize surfaces in a day. If you do...
by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
Days get shorter and the weather gets colder, there is less sunshine to go around. This means less vitamin D for our skin to absorb. Vitamin D is hard to find in foods. It is fortified in milk and orange juice, but many Americans do not drink either of them. All these...
by Dr. Connie Jeon | Blog, Nutrition
Our Alkaline Program is about creating balance. Because we are organic, we constantly fluctuate on the general dichotomy of good-bad, alkaline-acidity, high-low, sad-happy, positive-negative, sick-healthy, etc… This fluctuation is highly dependent on...