DoctorSuz

22/04/2026

Sunlight is a nutrient.

By definition it provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life.
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It’s essential.
It’s non negotiable for good health.

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Our bodies are nourished directly by sunlight or indirectly by eating foods, drinking fluids or breathing air that has been vitalized by the suns energy.

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Light striking the body literally alters the basic biology functions involved in processing food as fuel. Light can stimulate certain enzymes to be more effective.

Exposure to sunlight decreases resting heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate & increases energy, endurance, & stress tolerance.

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So, basically you are mini walking breathing photocell.

Happy weekend

10/04/2026

If you’ve ever wondered if magnesium is helpful or just hype, learn more about this magical mineral with me and Dr. Luba Khakham.

And be sure to check out our other podcasts and her amazing offering on her YouTube page too!

Hopefully you’ll find something useful here. We’d love to hear from you if there’s anything you want us to chit chat about next time

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10/04/2026

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09/04/2026

There’s been a bird of some kind outside my car every morning this week.

But today I was gifted an exceptional surprise … seeing this hawk low in the tree branches.

I was able to get really close without him being bothered, and eventually I was sure he was wounded.
But he wasn’t.
He was just comfortable being in his surroundings and hunting - just carrying out his nature.

And he comes as a timely reminder.

I’ve been speaking a lot with patients these last few weeks about how far we’ve moved from our innate natural ways of being.

No, I’m not necessarily recommending living in a cave, but rather I’m reflecting on how artificial and busy our lives have become in less than a single generation. Within my own lifetime and adulthood even. And the cost of that.

So I post this with a question;

What habits and behaviors feel unnatural to you ?

What aspects of disconnection no longer fit?

What part(s) of your nature are you suppressing?

I believe that there is a deep calling for may of us; a calling back to simplicity.
To flow.
To intuition.
To less hurriedness and more pausing.

Like this hawk - to rest when needed.
To feel safe when doing so.
To feed when it is ready.
To observe.
And to listen.
To pause.
And still be prepared.

02/04/2026

02/04/2026

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming.

It can be fast, inexpensive and you don’t even have to turn on the stove 😊

I’m sharing my recent obsession; this comforting, satisfying, satiating salad that I’ve been looking forward to nightly for the last few weeks as life gets busy.

It’s fast & simple:
🥬 bed of greens (arugula, baby kale, spinach)
🥬 layer of brown lentils (I get the French lentils from Trader Joe’s)
🥬 cucumber, cherry tomatoes and avocado
🥬 3-4 hardboiled eggs
🥬 aged Parmesan for extra protein
🥬 Kimchi or sauerkraut for that xtra kick and fiber and probiotics
🥬 olive oil, ACV, salt and pepper
🥬 olives (sometimes)

If you try it, let me know if you love it as much as I do. And drop your favorite go-to, quick & healthy, no-cook, weekday ideas below 👇

01/04/2026

I’m curious.

I like taking a deeper look at things.

I like staring up at the trees, turning my head towards the stars and trying to understand the interconnectedness of all things.

And that includes my patients.

So when I hear the them say that they’ve had labs done and that everything is “normal”, I ask them to look deeper with me.

A Vitamin B12 of 302 is normal.
A Vitamin D3 of 33 is normal.
A TSH of 3.90 is normal.
A ferritin of 29 is normal.
A magnesium of 1.8 is normal.
A cortisol of 4 or 21 are both normal.

None of these are optimal.

It’s “normal” simply equates to just not being diagnosable.

21/03/2026

Things are clearest when the waters are calm.

It’s a quote that I heard recently that really resonated.

And things are all but calm or clear for many people right now. As a doc, I’ve had more calls about acute anxiety this week than I have had since the pandemic.

There’s a lot that we can do to regulate our nervous systems and I’ve talked about this before, but sometimes we just need a little help.

Sometimes the body needs to center and stress needs to be alleviated before the brain can feel safe again.

So I’m offering up some suggestions.
(See next slides) These are safe for most people without interactions. They are also non habit forming and non-sedating.

I’ll give a simple rundown of each below
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1. Serenagen. My all time favorite.
Great for anxiety and those that feel “tired but wired”. Patients often report feeling like they have more capacity to handle life. This calms the mind and softens the heart.

2. Neurocalm.
For situational anxiety; it helps to reduce overthinking and a brain and body that are racing. GABA helps to reduce over stimulation and L-theanine puts you more into the alpha state - calm and relaxed yet alert.

3. Cortisol Manager.
For that rise in nighttime cortisol that prevents you from falling asleep or staying asleep.

4. Magnesium malate. My preferred form.
This works for sleep and relaxation. But we also need this mineral for over 350 reactions in the body.

You can find them online or at the link below 👇 with a small discount.

https://doctorsuz.com/dispensary

I’d also love to hear your go-to’s for these times.

16/03/2026

The branches can only grow towards the sun if the roots are stable.

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We can get so caught up in where we are headed, sometimes!

We can get obsessed with what & who we are becoming.
Where we are going.
What we are doing.

We can get so caught up in moving upwards, that we forget to tend to the roots.

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Forever thinking about the past and projecting ourselves into the future.

Preoccupied with memory & obsessed with expectation.

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But it’s in this present moment; when there’s nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no-one to be that we tend to the roots.

So, take the time; take all the time to tend to your roots. To slow down & drop in. To listen to yourself.

This isn’t about luxury; it’s necessity.

14/03/2026

I think we are all at a time where we need to remember that there’s still so much beauty in the world. And goodness. And kindness. 💕

I haven’t posted for a while but I feel compelled to share this message. Hopefully it helps one person.

I wanted to offer up some guidance or a suggestion that could be helpful in the event that you or a loved one are experiencing shock and grief during this time.

Homeopathic remedies and plant essences work "energetically" to process deep emotions. And there’s a lot of emotions that need to be processed and moved through the body.

I will list a few below that could be useful.

1. Bach Remedy - Star of Bethlehem. This is for distress due to trauma. The remedy can provide comfort and emotional healing.
2. Homeopathic Ignatia. This is for sudden loss, heartbreak, shock especially if there is intense sadness and emotional numbness associated with the event.
3. Homeopathic Aconite. This is similar to Ignatia above but is different in that it also touches upon the element of fear and / or loss of safety.
4. Bach Remedy - Sweet Chestnut and Honeysuckle can help with processing grief and trauma.

All of these can be used together or separately. Personally, I like combining the Bach remedies. They are gentle and effective and both the Bach remedies and homeopathic can be given to kids.

Feel free to share.

01/01/2026

If the first day of January feels heavy, resistant and slow, there’s nothing wrong with you.

You are simply in tune with nature’s rhythms.

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And it’s why many of our best intended resolutions flop within weeks of starting.

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Winter is a time for rest and relaxation.
For restoration.

Animals hibernate.
Seeds are frozen under the earth.
The northern hemisphere is quiet and still.

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This is a time for dreaming of what comes next but more importantly, for closing out the past year.

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For honoring what you’ve accomplished, lost and become before stepping into the newness of Spring.

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