The Nutrition Doctor

Christina Santini, Clinical Nutritionist specializing in Biological Medicine

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DID YOU KNOW THAT TURMERIC IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN STRONGER THAN 14 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS? YOUR FOOD IS YOUR MEDICINE. READ MORE HERE.

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Oct 9, 2017 Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Women's Health, Vitamins + Minerals, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty, Men's Health Christina Santini Comment

The mighty goji berry

Oct 9, 2017 Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Women's Health, Vitamins + Minerals, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty, Men's Health Christina Santini Comment

Goji berries are in a category of foods known as tonic herbs. These powerful plants have the potential to penetrate deep into the body, affecting our physical, mental and even spiritual development. Yes, there is much more to this berry than just its recognized superfood power due to its antioxidant contents.

Oct 9, 2017 Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Women's Health, Vitamins + Minerals, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty, Men's Health Christina Santini Comment

Sep 25, 2017 Superfoods, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Make your own health bar

Sep 25, 2017 Superfoods, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Make herbs a part of your daily self-care to nourish your body+soul by setting up a few staple superfoods that you can easy throw in the blender in the morning. Supplements are expensive, even the cheapest no-name brands - because stuff that doesn't work is always expensive no matter the cost; simply because most are loaded with synthetic and gut-damaging fillers in addition to having poor bioavailability.

Sep 25, 2017 Superfoods, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Sep 11, 2017 Weightloss, Superfoods, Good vs. Bad Fats Christina Santini Comment

It's not the calories, it's the chemicals

Sep 11, 2017 Weightloss, Superfoods, Good vs. Bad Fats Christina Santini Comment

When was the last time you looked at the ingredient label of your food, rather than the calorie count?
I don't count calories, because, well, calories don't count. No one knows exactly what your body burns daily - and the brain actually burns the most energy, that is if you engage in creative thinking (which is rarely done looking at the calorie counter on the treadmill btw.). Calories are not created equal in how your body responds to them and burns them.

Sep 11, 2017 Weightloss, Superfoods, Good vs. Bad Fats Christina Santini Comment

Aug 28, 2017 Bone Health, Cancer, Detox, Digestion, Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

How to choose the right whey protein powder

Aug 28, 2017 Bone Health, Cancer, Detox, Digestion, Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

I love whey, and especially because it is a broad-spectrum superfood - meaning there is not an ailment that it doesn't cater for. The only exception being for hypersensitive biochemistry types, which will not be able to tolerate the dairy protein present. The majority of those of us dealing just with simple dairy sensitivity do well with whey. And it's delicious as a banana, coconut and whey smoothie.

Aug 28, 2017 Bone Health, Cancer, Detox, Digestion, Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

Aug 14, 2017 Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

5 superfoods to start eating now

Aug 14, 2017 Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

Superfoods are the way to go if you want to provide yourself with a broad spectrum of nutrients that will cater for your every health need, bite by bite. They are usually higher in nutrients than your standard synthetic supplement and the bioavailability is unsurpassed. If you are not already eating these 5 superfoods, consider adding in a couple on a daily basis as a health insurance. This is the closest we get to a "magic pill".

Aug 14, 2017 Superfoods Christina Santini Comment

Jul 31, 2017 Women's Health, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty Christina Santini Comment

The cellulite solution

Jul 31, 2017 Women's Health, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty Christina Santini Comment

Cellulite is a reflection of the state of your liver and lymph system. Your liver and lymph are the key detoxifier organs in your body and when they get sluggish, all the toxins tend to accumulate in fatty tissue which cause the fat cells to swell up - resulting in that bumpy appearance.

Jul 31, 2017 Women's Health, Superfoods, Skin + Beauty Christina Santini Comment

Jul 19, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Cancer, Hormones, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Sharktank Daymond John's battle with cancer

Jul 19, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Cancer, Hormones, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Sharktank's Daymond John recently opened up about his thyroid cancer diagnosis - and how he is happy to have survived due to surgery. Unfortunately, you cannot cure cancer in the long run by cutting it out. This is one of the biggest false beliefs that causes us to rest assured in our current ways, instead of looking into why we developed thyroid cancer and target that in addition to undergoing surgery, yes. The issue with simply cutting out the thyroid in Daymond's case is that when we get nodules on our thyroid, it is usually correlated with iodine deficiency and heavy metal toxicity - both of which go undetected even at many executive health checkups.

Jul 19, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Cancer, Hormones, Plant Medicine Christina Santini Comment

Jul 17, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Superfoods, Biochemistry Testing, Natural Painkillers Christina Santini Comment

Top 10 Anti-inflammatory foods (natural painkillers)

Jul 17, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Superfoods, Biochemistry Testing, Natural Painkillers Christina Santini Comment

Joint pain and inflammation related disorders are almost something every single one of us deal with at one point in our life, whether we realize what the culprit is or not. If we do not target the inflammation triggers and eliminate it, we will not benefit fully from any healing recovery program. First step: identify the triggers and then the second step is to include as many of the top 10 anti-inflammatory foods from below list as possible with each meal. Keep in mind, that most people need not eliminate every possible trigger noted down here - everyone is different and has a different tolerance threshold.

Jul 17, 2017 Autoimmune Diseases, Superfoods, Biochemistry Testing, Natural Painkillers Christina Santini Comment

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING...

“We keep living longer and longer and are not equipped to do that without help from supplements for brain health. The brain controls appetite and mood. Dr. Eric Braverman’s nutritionist extraordinaire Christina Santini gave me vitamins and food tips. Wow! You saw the difference no?”

— Sonja Morgen, New York, Celebrity on Bravo TV's Real Housewives of NY

“Your knowledge, care and understanding has been a blessing. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me on my path. You are an angel.”

— Charles L, 54 y.o., Virginia (Lung cancer)

“I have now been following your recommendations for 6 months and my doctor has taken me off my cholesterol and blood pressure meds - he asked me what I had done; and then said: “I don’t understand it, but whatever you are doing keep on doing it, because it is working”! I just wanted to say THANK YOU!”

— Peter G., 48 y.o., Connecticut (High blood-pressure)