Is the Idea of Weight Loss Weighing You Down?

There are many reasons people decide to lose a few pounds. Sometimes, weight management is required to mediate a diagnosis, such as Type 2 Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease, sometimes you need to lose a few pounds to improve your hormone levels and your body's response to stress, and sometimes you want to lose some weight …

Resolving to Set Goals

It's that time of year again, the time for making New Year's resolutions. The time when everyone jumps on the bandwagon making promises of losing weight, exercising more, and being kinder to one another. Given their timeliness, I thought it would be fun to take a look at resolutions and the motivation behind them. What …

The Great Supplement Search

When I recommend supplements, many clients ask if they can find them on Amazon. The simple answer is: no, 99% of the supplements I recommend cannot legitimately be purchased on Amazon, Ebay, or at any other website or retail store. And there's a very good reason for this. I source the supplements I recommend primarily …

The Mysteries of the Microbiome

"You are what you eat," and that has never been so clearly demonstrated than by science's recent discoveries regarding the human microbiome. The word "microbiome" is the scientific term used to describe the trillions of bacteria inhabiting our bodies, primarily our gastrointestinal tracks. These bacteria are, for the most part, good and exert significant influence …

Upgrade Your Medicine Cabinet

We’ve all been there, staring into the medicine cabinet wondering if its contents can solve our problem. In fact, most of us still use some of the same remedies our parents used. Did you know that the majority of these everyday remedies are potent chemical compounds that can have adverse side effects? For example, NSAID’s …

An Ode To Salad

You know how this is going to go. There will be water. There will be the most brilliant colors. There will be crunches and snaps. All contained in one bowl, on one plate, and in one menu selection. The salad. Once the ubiquitous starter to every meal. Now a veritable palate of opportunities to engage …

EATING THEIR WORDS: SOCIAL MEDIA’S INFLUENCE ON ORTHOREXIA NERVOSA

Welcome to PamSalvadore.com and my health and nutrition blog. This blog was established to try and bring a semblance of sanity and reason back into discussions about food and your health. Today, we're discussing social media's influence on orthorexia nervosa. As you will see, this new eating disorder is fast becoming widespread and I believe …

Getting Comfortable at the Spa: A Guide to Spa Etiquette

The Greater Palm Springs area is full of world-class spas offering everything from a dip in local mineral waters to the ultimate in luxury pampering. However, those who have never visited a spa might not know what to expect the first time. Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your spa …

The Microbiome Solution: Live Dirty, Eat Clean

The Microbiome Solution is not your ordinary diet book. It’s more of an education in how our bodies work and how we can impact them to produce better health. Health expert and author Dr. Robynne Chutkan honed the information she shares in the book through observation, trial and error in her practice as an integrative …

Closing the Door on 2016

As we wake to another bright and sunny desert morning, a sense of calm has settled over the valley as it is finally 2017, a new year that brings the promise and hope of things to come.  As 2016 came to a close, the online world had much say in the usual “Year in Review” …