by Dr. Margie Navarro | Jul 14, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Fitness, Nutrition
Intermittent Fasting (IF) was the most popular ‘fad diet’ of last year. With this level of hype, I receive a lot of questions from patients about fasting– Is it safe? Does it really give the digestive system a break? The short answer is that...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | May 1, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Fitness, Nutrition
Magnesium is one of the most commonly recommended supplements, and for good reason: it plays a leading role in over 300 biochemical functions and is needed to metabolize the energy-storage molecule ATP! While many common foods provide magnesium, often people do not...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Nov 4, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Nutrition, NYC events
Teatime is an ages-old ritual that allows for both quiet midday reflection along with an energy and digestion boost. White, green and black tea are all made from the Camellia sinensis plant, but harvested at different points of maturity. Matcha is a variety of green...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Oct 1, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Pain
A soft tissue injury is when trauma or overuse occurs to muscles, tendons (connecting muscle to bone) or ligaments (connecting bone to bone). Most are the result of a sudden unexpected or uncontrolled movement like a slip and fall, but they can also occur from...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Sep 1, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Fitness, Pain
Is the physical development and discipline required to produce art and cultural performances that different from what athletes do? My experience points to ‘no.’ We know unequivocally at this point that acupuncture helps athletes reach peak performance levels as part...
