Dr. Gold's Optimal Living Institute

  18 FUN Things To Do in a Storm Stuck at home because of hurricane Ian? Wondering what to do with the kids? Don’t fret. Here’s some entertaining projects you can do together as a family. 1.Make frozen popsicles or smoothies using real fruit or diluted juice.   Just blend the fruit and freeze or make some interesting types of smoothies with what you have. I like adding a frozen banana or almond butter or avocado to make it creamy. 2.Make a healthy family meal together. 3.Break out the board games (remember those!) i.e., Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, Trivial pursuit, Taboo or p lay cards (i.e., rummy, uno, spades, hearts, go fish). 4.Play with your animals. It's a great opportunity to BOND especially if they are scared or nervous.  5.Get out the coloring books or make one.   It’s fun for all ages. 6.Draw some pretty pictures. My nieces love using watercolor paints. 7.Create a family vision board. 8.Write a cute story together. 9.Make snowflakes with ...

  10 Helpful Tips to Treat Allergies Naturally     Do you suffer with allergies? Millions of people do and in Florida it can occur all year round. [1] Allergies are hypersensitive immune reactions. [2] In other words, allergies are a result of the immune system overreacting to a harmless substance in the environment like pollen. This can lead to an inflammatory response in the body (swelling, pain, redness, feeling hot and loss of function). [3] Reduce triggers if possible. Allergy testing can help determine some specific allergens. Check vitamin D levels. Low vitamin D has been associated with asthma and allergic diseases (i.e., allergic rhinitis and wheezing) especially in children. [4] As a family medicine doctor, I can see all age groups, and often order vitamin D and allergy testing for my patients. Typical symptoms of allergies are itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and an itchy rash. Sometimes, allergies can lead to a sinus infection and a fever du...

  Barbara (GM Steve’s wife and our beautiful office manager at KMMA, I love her smile) told me that she wakes up some mornings stiff, with some achy hips that she needs to stretch out first, before she can start her day. Can you relate? If you’re young and flexible, maybe not, but as we mature (and get more sophisticated), our bodies can stiffen up and that’s why it’s so important to hydrate well and STRETCH. Check out this video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel “Dr. Gold’s Optimal Living Institute” and win a FREE Spa Day (next one this weekend, see details below). Email DrGold@Dgoli.com to notify us. *Next Wellness Wed on “Treating Allergies Naturally”     Dr. Tanya Gold is a medical doctor and registered yoga teacher, who practices natural medicine and teaches yoga at the YMCA and online. She is the proud owner of Dr. Gold’s Optimal Living Institute and author of 7 Habits of Extremely Happy People . Dr. Gold has been in practice for over 20 year...

    Affordable Healthy Meals On The Go We’re back in school. You may be running around trying to make it on time. How do you feed your kids healthy meals and snacks without it costing a fortune? Here’s some ideas that are quick, easy, and convenient. Planning does help and it usually Saves you Time and Money! Here’s what Drew and I do. No cook meal. We bought a rotisserie chicken ($10 for an already cooked organic chicken at Abby’s Health and Nutrition), hummus and guacamole ($4 each at Wal-Mart) and baby carrots and mini cucumbers and celery sticks ($2-4 at Wal-Mart), and apples and oranges (I like Fuji organic apples because they’re sweet, $6 a bag).    For more protein, we also bought hard-boiled eggs (2 for $2).   We went shopping at Wal-Mart and kept the food in a cooler. *Total cost $44 for several days’ worth of food. Organic, healthy, and simple. The Plan Chicken for dinner Snack (before and after Krav) 2 eggs, carrots, and cucu...