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How Mediterranean Eating Habits Promote Longevity (and How to Adopt Them)
By Venus Gentile Imagine sitting on a sun-drenched terrace overlooking the Aegean Sea, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of olive trees...


5 Reasons to Cook with Almond Flour
By Venus Gentile Almond flour has become one of the most popular grain-free, Paleo, Keto, low glycemic and low-carb baking ingredients,...


Top 10 Benefits of Drinking Kombucha
By Venus Gentile We made this awesome “Pink Goddess of Goodness” , a Guava Kombucha Spritzer to enjoy during our detoxification and...


Top 5 Benefits of Chia Seeds
By Venus Gentile Do you remember Chia Pets? It is hard to believe that the original Chia Pet debuted in the late 1970s! Whether or not...


Please your Palate with Balanced Energetic Cuisine
By Venus Gentile Balancing your cuisine by using energetic foods, enhanced by an array of colors, tastes and textures can help you to...


Why You Should be Eating Watercress
By Venus Gentile Food is the cornerstone of health. “Let Food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” ...Hippocrates. Watercress is a...


DNA Testing can Reveal Your TRUE Health
Wouldn’t you like to know how to use your unique blueprint? By Venus Gentile At Oasis Integrative Medicine, we are utilizing cutting-edge...


How to Improve Your Brain Function
By Venus Gentile The brain is a precious organ susceptible to toxins, stress, lack of sleep, illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals, smoking,...


8 Best Ways to Avoid Sunburn
Don’t get burnt choosing the wrong sunscreen! Long, warm summer days are on their way and come packed with all sorts of outdoor fun with...


How One Drop of Blood can Help Save Your Life
Did you know that February is National Heart Month? Inflammation is at the cornerstone of cardiovascular disease, as well as...


How to Burn More Calories in the Wintertime
Venus and I enjoyed a brisk, healthy walk in the cold, enjoying the swans and ducks along the Mount Sinai harbor, nearby where we live....


Sleep Your Way to a Healthier Heart, Body & Mind
Sleep, along with proper nutrition, hydration and exercise is one of the main cornerstones of VITAL health. Just like the three little...


7 Highly Effective Ninja Back Stretches
I became much more focused on my stretching after shattering my pelvis back in 2011. I realized that without stretching, my pain would be...


Easy detox tea: Made with 7 powerhouse ingredients you should not live without!
This detox tea is great all year-round, especially in the wintertime when we are more prone to getting sick and often over-indulge around...


How to Survive the Stress of the Holiday Season
We live in a world of stress and the holiday season is typically more stressful for most people. A Healthline study showed that 62% of...


18 Healthy Holiday Eating Tips
1) The ‘pre-game’ - exercise, walk, go to the gym, play some touch football, get outside, get active, rake leaves, get the body moving to...


Is the Ketogenic Diet Right for You?
Ketogenic diets are trending right now in the world of nutritional performance and weight loss. Used with the right group of selected...


My Top 3 Healthy Cooking Oils
Don't get caught on the slippery slope of choosing the right cooking oil to use. My kitchen trifecta is made up of extra-virgin,...


When being sick just isn't an option
A few days ago, a patient of mine woke up, got the kids off to school, went to the gym and had a killer workout, but by mid-morning they...


What your scale tells you is NOT the whole story
Bioimpedance Analysis and Indirect Calorimetry Testing are both important diagnostic components of a medically supervised weight loss...
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