Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid

I wanted to share some information that I have been researching these past few months about how diet can affect inflammatory responses in the human body.  There is an epidemic of inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people every day, and many experts...

Sea to Summit – Won by Dr. Ball & Team!

That is the title of the event that I did last weekend with a few of my friends, and it was such a cool event that I thought I would write about it. Sea to Summit is a triathlon that goes essentially from sea level point to point starting in Berwick, Maine and heads...

Is it a Cold or Allergy?

I am writing this blog to help clear the confusion between a cold and an allergy. Many of my patients have been coming in recently feeling “under the weather” and many ask me if I think they have allergies or if it might be a cold.  My first response to them is...

Six Surprising Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

So here we are just finishing another great holiday meal and once again my favorite dish were the sweet potatoes.  I have always known that sweet potatoes are super healthy and I wanted to forward a really good article that I just read last month in Healthline by...