Author: Robin
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My personal microplastics protocol
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RobinI have a new mantra: healthier than ever. At age 43, I refuse to believe that my healthiest years are behind me, because I know they don’t have to be. My goal is to make my next 10 years even healthier and more vital than my last decade. Because as…
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My personal supplement stack.
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RobinI get asked so often from people if the supplements they are taking are legit, I feel like I should set up a roadside stand with a sign that says: “Will evaluate your supplement stack for $10K.” Always good to have a backup plan, right? 😉 I also get asked…
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Are plant-based meats just ultraprocessed food in disguise?
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RobinBeware the health halo. Often, friends and patients are shocked when they find out a food billed as healthy contains sneaky harmful additives, or isn’t actually all that nutritive. In this vein, I get a lot of questions about plant-based meats. Are they good for you or are they just…
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My cervical cancer scare
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RobinDoes the cure for UTIs, HPV, and BV lie in the microbiome? In my 20s, a routine pap test diagnosed abnormal cells. That led to a biopsy of my cervix called a colposcopy, which revealed I had CIN3, or “severely abnormal” precancerous cells. I was lucky to catch it while…
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Omega-3 deficiency is as harmful as smoking
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RobinIn all the conversations I have with friends, patients, and colleagues about longevity, one nutrient continually comes up: omega-3s. Omega-3s are polyunsaturated fatty-acids (PUFAs) which are essential for human health. They are a vital part of every cell in your body, acting as a structural component in cell membranes and…
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Is NAD+ the key to energy and longevity?
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RobinPeople are talking about NAD+ like it’s the holy grail of longevity. Or at least a no-brainer lever we can pull to increase energy and vitality. Lately I’m getting lots of DMs and texts from friends as well as questions from patients on which longevity treatments are legit and which…
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MTHFR mutations can cause anxiety, fatigue and fertility issues. You likely have one.
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RobinHow much do genetics really matter? Is nature more important than nurture? Should I do genetic testing or will it just tell me what my bloodwork already shows? I get these questions a lot. What we know about our genes is like a snowflake on the tip of an iceberg.…
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Bloating and brain fog? You’re probably low in butyrate.
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RobinThe first functional medicine training I ever took was the gastrointestinal module from the Institute for Functional Medicine. It blew my mind. As a Columbia-trained doctor, I had been taught in medical school to think about gastrointestinal health as an isolated subspecialty. Conventional medicine looked at GI health in a…
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Plant medicine can be a tool, but it’s not a cure.
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RobinOne of my intentions for 2025 is to use plant medicine work selectively with the help of expert guided facilitators to expand my clarity and consciousness, so that I can achieve my highest purpose and impact. Whenever I share this, I get a lot of questions and a few raised…
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Your comprehensive preventative health checklist.
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RobinIf you’re not testing, you’re not learning. In college, I lost my grandmother to colon cancer. She’d spent a lifetime eating the Standard American Diet—the SAD—and smoked in her adult life, which are both huge risk factors for cancer. Still, her death was totally preventable. She never got the screening…