May your wishes come true!
Let birdsong wake us each morning with a joyful symphony. Enjoy each fleeting bloom from the forsythia, lilac, & peony. Greet each day with hope and an open heart. Throw open the doors and enter May’s bright, new, vibrant land!
“May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.”
~ Fennel Hudson
Spring Reset Metabolic Detoxification
Date: May, 12-22, 2025 | Time: 6-7PM | Location: Online
Support your body’s ability to bio transform and detoxify in a concentrated way over 10 days in our Spring Metabolic Detox Online Group.
Detoxification is for anyone looking to:
- Optimize their health and improve symptoms of chronic conditions
- Explore the impact of food on their body
- Reduce the bioaccumulation of toxicants in their system
- Support biotransformation – the efficiency in which your body takes foreign substances and eliminates them
- Support the efficiency of your liver in the natural process of detoxification
$249.99 investment includes:
- Two live zoom questions and answers sessions at the start (May 12th) and end of the 10 days (May 22nd)
- Daily short videos surrounding biotransformation and detoxification
(Emailed daily) - Xymogen OptiCleanse GHI Vanilla Delight
Sugar & Stevia Free (20 servings) ($124.99 value)
Shipped to you directly from Xymogen after purchase - Detox Guidebook (Available for download immediately after purchase)
Why Detox?
Pack It Up & Ship It Out!
Dr. Elisa Mercuro, DO, Functional Medicine Certified Doctor, Obesity Medicine Certified Doctor
Detoxification refers to our body’s ability to package up harmful substances in our biological system and eliminate them. Common toxins include pesticides, herbicides, food additives, plastics, heavy metals, and cigarette smoke. The Standard American Diet which often has high sugar, high-calorie foods that are nutrient poor can also be harmful to our health.
Common signs and symptoms that can be . . . CONTINUE READING
Functional Medicine Online Courses
Now Available Anytime!
Take advantage of all our Sparkle Health Courses ~ learn whenever it suits you.
Each course is carefully constructed and thoughtful presented by Dr. Elisa Mercuro, DO, Certified in Obesity Medicine, and Functional Medicine Certified Doctor.
These comprehensive courses explore numerous subjects. Sparkle Health frequently introduces courses, so once you finish these, be sure to check for new additions. Walk away with the understanding needed to make healthy lifestyle adjustments.
Marvelous Miso Soup Recipe
Enjoy This Grounding Miso Soup!
This recipe is rich in probiotics, which support gut health and digestion. Packed with essential nutrients such as vitamins B, E, K, & more!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes+Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups mushroom broth, bone broth, or water
- 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 stalks of celery, sliced
- 1 Tbsp ginger root, cut into matchsticks
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil or ghee . . . CONTINUE
What Patients Have To Say
Special Days In May
Mark Your Calendars
May 2025 Holidays & Monthly Celebrations
Asian American Month
Barbecue Month
Bike Month
Blood Pressure Month
Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
Gifts from the Garden Month
Hamburger Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Mystery Month
National Photograph Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Recommitment Month
Salsa Month
Weekly Events & Celebrations
Be Kind to Animals Week – 1st full week
Nurse’s Week – 1st full week
Wildflower Week – 2nd week
National Bike Week – 3rd week
National Police Week – 3rd week
Emergency Medical Services Week – 4th week
Our Daily Calendar
May 1, Hawaiian Lei Day, Loyalty Day, May Day, Mother Goose Day, National Day of Prayer, Save the Rhino Day
May 2, Baby Day, Brothers and Sisters Day, International Tuba Day, Space Day
May 3, Free Comic Book Day, Garden Meditation Day, Herb Day , Kentucky Derby Day, National Fitness Day , World Press Freedom Day
May 4, Bird Day, National Candied Orange Peel Day, Renewal Day, Star Wars Day
May 5, Cartoonist Day, Cinco de Mayo, Oyster Day
May 6, Beverage Day, National Teacher’s Day, National Nurses Day, Tourist Appreciation Day
May 7, Bike to School Day, School Nurses Day, Tourism Day
May 8, Iris Day, National Outdoor Intercourse Day, No Socks Day, V-E Day, World Red Cross Day, World Red Crescent Day
May 9, Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day, Military Spouses Day
May 10, Birth Mother’s Day, Clean up Your Room Day, Hanging Flower Baskets Day, International, Migratory Bird Day, National Babysitters Day, National Train Day, Windmill Day
May 11, Lilac Sunday, Mother’s Day
May 12, Fatigue Syndrome Day, International Nurses Day, Limerick Day
May 13, Frog Jumping Day, International Hummus Day, Leprechaun Day, National Apple Pie Day
May 14, Dance Like a Chicken Day, National Receptionist Day
May 15, National (Dark) Chocolate Chip Day, Police Officer’s Memorial Day
May 16, Endangered Species Day, Love a Tree Day, National Bike to Work Day, National Mimosa Day, Wear Purple for Peace Day
May 17, Armed Forces Day, National Walnut Day, Pack Rat Day
May 18, International Museum Day, No Dirty Dishes Day, Visit Your Relatives Day, World Baking Day
May 19, World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day, Victoria Day (Canada)
May 20, Amelia Earhart Day, Be a Millionaire Day, Pick Strawberries Day
May 21, National Memo Day, National Waiters and Waitresses Day
May 22, Buy a Musical Instrument Day, National Maritime Day
May 23, Don’t Fry Friday, Lucky Penny Day, World Turtle Day
May 24, International Tiara Day
May 25, Brown Bag It Day, Missing Children’s Day, National Wine Day, Tap Dance Day
May 26, Memorial Day, National Paper Airplane Day, Sally Ride Day
May 28, Amnesty International Day, National, Hamburger Day, World Hunger Day, World Otter Day
May 29, Learn About Composting Day
May 30, Flip Flop Day, International Jazz Day, International Space Day , Mint Julep Day, Water a Flower Day
May 31, Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, Save Your Hearing Day, World No Tobacco Day
