Ask Dr. Julie / Health & Wellness
When it comes to immunity, you are what you eat! Diet plays a key role in the functioning and strength of the immune system. Unfortunately, many foods harm our immunity rather than enhance it. The underlying culprit? Inflammation. Studies have shown that dietary inflammation could be a main cause of […]
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by Julie Chen × on December 14, 2019 at 10:29 pm ×
I’m not gonna lie…December used to be my favorite month because Christmas was one of my favorite holidays. If you’re asking why I’m saying it “used to be my favorite” it’s because I have let all the end of year stressors ruin my love of this month and holiday season. […]
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by Julie Chen × on November 12, 2019 at 10:29 pm ×
Sunlight and cold weather really start to drag us down around this time of the year. It’s apropos that November has a National Family Health Awareness Day. Around this time of the year, a lot of mood issues or family stressors pick up around holiday time so we need to […]
Ask Dr. Julie / Health & Wellness / Managing Stress
As the sunlight hours shorten, it’s common for people to start to feel less energetic. I know I see that a lot in my integrative medicine clinic in San Jose, CA. So when that happens, what do I see people start to do? Many people start to drink more coffee […]
Ask Dr. Julie / Diet and Weight Loss / Exercise Plans / Health / Health & Wellness / Holidays
Boy did 2018 go by fast… Just because 2018 is in our rear view mirror basically, that doesn’t mean it’s too late to achieve all those health goals you had set for yourself on January 1st 2018. Every year, my patients in my integrative medicine clinic in San Jose, CA, […]
Ask Dr. Julie / Health / Health & Wellness / Healthy Eating
Should I take a multivitamin? That is a question I frequently hear in my integrative medicine clinic in San Jose, CA. It seems that the supplement industry has done a great job in instilling in our minds that everyone should be on a multivitamin but in reality, if you eat […]