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New: International Shipping of Umbrellux DAO!

I get emails from people in Canada, England, Australia, countries in Central and South America and even Singapore. The Internet has no boundaries, but there are limitations on being able to ship nutrition supplements to other countries. Each country has their own customs regulations. That’s why I’m so excited that I am now able to ship the histamine degrading enzyme supplement, Umbrellux DAO, internationally. DAO...
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Double Helix Water Enhances Athletic Performance

I’d like to share this newsletter from Double Helix Water (DHW) with testimonials from competitive athletes training with the product. They found that using DHW increased their energy levels and endurance as well as shortened recovery times and reduced muscle pain after heavy workout. Athletic Performance and Health Double Helix Water is usually used in order to improve health or reduce inflammation, there is however...
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Functional Nutritionist Addresses The Body’s...

It’s often difficult for patients to fully grasp how my work as a Functional Registered Dietitian Nutritionist differs from more traditional Registered Dietitian Nutritionists! So I asked my daughter Jessica to design an original an image for me that I could use to communicate how I use functional nutrition to address each person’s underlying root causes (as opposed to masking or managing their symptoms). She...
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Westchester Wellness Magazine – Janet Talks ...

How Farmer’s Markets are Beneficial to Consumers: Beyond Nutrition (and some nutrition facts too) by Gabrielle Bilik Westchester Wellness, Vol 1, No 2, July 2018 I was interviewed by Westchester Wellness magazine about the benefits of farmer’s markets and the changing quality of our food supply. Read the full article or continue on below to read an excerpt: Exerpt: Janet Zarowitz, a certified dietitian-nutritionist,...
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New Alzheimer’s Research: Nicotinamide Ribos...

Neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and researchers at the National Institute on Aging recently showed that supplementation with nicotinamide riboside (a NAD+ precursor) improved cognitive function in a mouse model closely resembling Alzheimer’s. They attributed the results to the restoration of brain plasticity, a key aspect of neuronal learning and memory storage. In addition, the NAD+ was...
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Detoxification – Pathways and Key Nutrients

The body detoxifies in 2 phases and good nutrition is essential for ridding of these wastes. I work with clients to support these processes by making sure they are getting enough of these nutrients through diet and if needed, targeted supplements. This diagram (enlarged below) is a great summary of the detoxification process and where the various nutrients are needed. Detoxification of metabolic end products,...
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Protect Yourself from Effects of Wi-Fi

Our Wi-Fi world poses some serious health consequences to all of us. Infants and young children, even the unborn are most vulnerable. I have been doing a lot of research in this area and integrating it into my nutrition practice and I plan to write more about nutrition solutions to counter EMFs (electromagnetic fields) and their effects on our cells. (Wi-Fi is one type of EMF).   I am also now working with GIA Wellness...
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It’s Not the Fountain of Youth, but…..

Nicotinamide Riboside (different from Niacin), known to increase the body’s ability to produce energy in the mitochondria, also shows promise to restore the body’s ability to regenerate and repair itself. “An international study, published in the Journal Science has led to a promising breakthrough in the field of anti-aging medicine. A vitamin called nicotinamide riboside (NR) — already known to boost...
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Nutrigenomics – PureGenomics

I am very excited to be offering the PureGenomics™ nutrigenomics program! It’s a unique individualized nutritional solution developed by Pure Encapsulations, in collaboration with Nathan Morris, M.D. and Kelly Heim, Ph.D. PureGenomics addresses the most important research-based SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) related to: Methylation Pathway (including MTHFR) Vitamin A Status Vitamin D Status Detoxification and...
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Optimizing Cancer Survivorship with Nutrition

Both western medicine and integrative medicine have come so far in fighting cancer, keeping it in remission and even eradicating it. Most cancer survivors also known as “Thrivers” have years and full lives ahead of them after conventional treatments like surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. Cancer Survivorship Nutrition Research clearly shows that Thrivers have unique nutritional needs. Meeting these needs is a...
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Juicing – What a Difference a Generation Mak...

Not that long ago, juicers and professional blenders used to be for the “granola” crowd. With so many people juicing or making smoothies and protein shakes today, it’s hard to imagine that a generation ago it was somewhat stigmatized. In the mid-1980’s, I was a consultant to the Acme Juicer Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of Waring. My job, as a nutritionist and Registered Dietitian, was to...
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Why Do Some Supplement Labels Look Different?

You might have been taking a particular nutrition supplement for a while, and now all of a sudden, it’s label looks different! Did the product change? Does it have a new formulation? Well, possibly, but most likely the change is due to implementation of a new law: Nutrition and Supplements Facts Labels Rule introduced by the FDA. The deadline for implementation has been moved back until January 1, 2020 (January 1, 2021...
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