It’s hard not to love potatoes. They are just so versatile, so delicious, so good with…well…everything. We knew we were asking a lot of our readers when we removed potatoes (all of them) from the first two phases of the Microbiome Diet. Healing your gut and balancing your microbiome is […]
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MICROBIOME CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE AND RASPBERRY COULIS Okay Microbiome Diet fans, you’ve waited long enough for your chocolate! With the New Year upon us it is time to celebrate! At The Kellman Center we’re enjoying Chef Carole’s delicious (and beautiful) holiday chocolate cake. Microbiome Dieter’s beware, this is […]
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It’s no coincidence that diversity is both a cornerstone of Earth’s nature and a principle of our culture. As humans we’ve done a good job observing the world around us—what works, what doesn’t—and passing down the lessons that have taught us the most. Diversity has provided us with a tremendous […]
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I see a lot of patients struggling with different types of autoimmune conditions. Many come in with questions about how to eat and the elimination diets that are so popular right now. Often they’ve tried several only to wind up in my office feeling terrible and unsure of what to […]
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At the Kellman Center our goal is to discover and treat the root causes of illness. When working with patients who’ve been experiencing chronic GI distress we routinely search for the presence of parasites as well as bacterial overgrowth, an imbalanced microbiome and the deep causes of intestinal permeability. The […]
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While speaking with new patients, I often hear phrases that clue me in to the possibility that this is another undiagnosed low thyroid case. 20 million Americans are now affected by thyroid disorders and 1 in 8 women will develop one in their lifetime. Despite this, many doctors dismiss patient’s […]
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By Raphael Kellman, M.D., Kellman Center for Functional and Integrative Medicine NYC The mainstream medical community has very clear-cut standards for diagnosing and treating patients who test positive for Lyme disease. On paper it seems quite simple-there are 2 tests for Lyme and patients must test positive on both to […]
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By Raphael Kellman, M.D., Kellman Center for Functional and Integrative Medicine NYC Paleo has been a trendy buzz word for the last few years sparking websites, books and a whole movement of meat based snack products like meat “candy bars” and snack sticks. Many patients come in following the diet […]
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By Raphael Kellman, M.D., Kellman Center for Functional and Integrative Medicine NYC New patients often come in with a plethora of gastrointestinal complaints that they can’t seem to overcome no matter what new treatment they try, gastrointestinal specialists they see or foods they eliminate. It can be wildly frustrating and […]
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By Raphael Kellman, M.D., Kellman Center for Functional and Integrative Medicine One of the main complaints new patients come in with is that they are currently on thyroid medication, often for many years, and have never improved. In most cases people still feel very tired, have issues with weight, constipation, […]
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