What Really Happens When You Go Gluten Free

By Sara Szal MD | May 14, 2018

We can’t have a conversation about grains without talking about gluten, which is in so many of our favorite products. The word “gluten” is actually the Latin word for “glue”; it is the protein found in wheat, barley, and rye that provides elasticity to baked goods, such as bread, cereal, and pizza. The problem is…

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Dr. Sara’s Hormone Reset Brownies

By Sara Szal MD | May 2, 2015

How can brownies be good for you? Well, these ones are. I included these in my book THE HORMONE RESET DIET because I don’t think that women respond well to a drill sergeant restricting every food. Women like to have their chocolate. And guess what, chocolate resets your cortisol. My brownies contain sweet potatoes, which…

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