Robert V. Clickner, L.Ac.

09/02/2025

Our Charlottesville clinic has a new home! Click on this scheduling link and you will get location details in the appointment confirmation email. https://goodnaturehealthclinic.square.site/

05/10/2023

A seemingly small and unimportant change in your health habits...with a major impact on your wellness:

01/03/2023

This just in: Research supports imitating John Cleese’s silly walk if you want to increase your fitness!

Adults could achieve global physical activity targets by walking inefficiently for just a few minutes each day, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

10/12/2022

The days are crisper and shorter, and the sunshine seems different -- more golden, perhaps. Bugs are buzzing extra loud, and the leaves are turning. A gorgeous autumn is here, but behind it looms winter and another cold and flu season. Is your immune system ready?

Like squirrels preparing for winter by storing away acorns, we can prepare our immune systems for cold and flu season by storing vitamin D in our cells. Vitamin D is one of our most important resources in fighting off viruses, but the body needs to have it on hand before it gets sick -- don't think of vitamin D as a medicine to take once you're already infected.

Are you one of those squirrels who gathered and stored a bunch of vitamin D by getting out in the sun regularly this summer? If not, don't despair -- but it's probably time to supplement.

Some good sources of vitamin D include wild caught fish and shrimp, full-fat, grass fed dairy products, egg yolks, and mushrooms. But to store up the quantity of vitamin D you need to be healthy, food sources are usually not enough. While the RDA for vitamin D remains at 800 IU, many doctors now recommend a daily vitamin D3 supplement of 5000 to 10000 IU. (D3 is better used by your body than D2). Opt for the higher dosage if you're stressed or overweight.

Vitamin D3 supplements are widely available, but contact us if you have any questions as you select yours. Don't delay -- the sooner you start storing D in your cells, the more prepared you will be when cold and flu season hits.

10/04/2022

Did you know that almonds are not "the best thing since sliced bread"? No, almonds are very high in a plant toxin called oxalate, and you shouldn't have more than the occasional handful, let alone daily almond milk, almonds for snacks, and almond flour baked goods.

Several months ago while on stage at KetCon, one of the largest keto-based conferences in the world, I informed everyone I will never eat almonds again. Doesn’t seem like a big deal, right? Well, imagine telling a group of people, all focused on eating a low carb diet, that one of the staple ingre...

08/18/2022

Your body will lose fat without hunger and without wild bouts of exercise if you understand the biology of fat storage.

This video explains the, history, data and Biology behind what really matters to weight gain & The vicious cycle created by a bad diet▲Patreon: https://www.p...

05/04/2022

As with wildlife and plants, summertime is our opportunity to build personal resources so we can thrive in the colder, darker seasons ahead. For us humans, that means storing up the benefits of sunshine in our cells, growing a garden, socializing and playing outdoors, and enjoying some extended downtime in the form of a vacation. It's only May, but we want to get you thinking about how to make this summer awesome and health-giving!

In this month's newsletter, we offer science-backed summer health tips, as well as some of our own suggestions for how to really build your well-being over the summer. Our hope is to set you up to roll on into fall and winter with extra resources.

In this month's newsletter, we offer science-backed summer health tips, as well as some of our own suggestions for how to really build your well-being over the summer. Our hope is to set you up to roll on into fall and winter with extra resources.

04/19/2022

By making a few changes to your lifestyle, you can significantly reduce your seasonal allergies -- and improve other aspects of your health simultaneously. Allergy medications do have concerning side effects, so you will be also rid of -- or mostly rid of -- these too. In this article, we share suggestions on ways to calm your body's response to harmless allergens, and offer a number of effective, natural remedies to try in place of pharmaceutical symptom blockers.

04/13/2022

In spring your body's vitamin D reserves are at their lowest, leaving you vulnerable to infections and diseases. By making a point of getting 20-30 minutes of unblocked sun exposure daily, you can start rebuilding your vitamin D -- and protection from a variety of illnesses.