This week we typically spend extra time looking at the things we are thankful for. Amongst many, many, other things, I am thankful for my health. I am thankful, that in my early 60’s, I am not taking any medications (though I take a good fistful of supplements!), and I have not had any organs […]
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If we really evaluated stress, its impact in our lives, and especially on our health, we would be wise to approach it like an inventor would. When a company produces a new product, during research and development, it must go through stringent testing. Tests frequently used are Stress Tests. There are two basic types of
I regularly have people coming to me with digestive disorders. Heartburn, reflux, IBS, ulcers, diverticulitis, Crohn’s Disease, Colitis, constipation, persistent diarrhea, etc. I love treating digestive disorders because when we straighten it out, it’s amazing how many other health maladies straighten out as a result. One question I frequently ask is “Do you have teeth
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It is common knowledge within the culture of acupuncture – both the practitioners administering the treatments and the patients receiving it – that acupuncture enhances the immune system. That would be considered anecdotal evidence, and there is plenty of that. But many people want the studies. They want the confirmation from research that acupuncture really
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Natural immunity is a big deal. As we seem to nose-dive into deeper immune, auto-immune diseases, we have to, I repeat have to, take our personal, natural immunity seriously. It’s not just a matter of sitting around and hoping we don’t get sick. We have a dynamic and ongoing role in the health of our
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Part I Here we go again! It’s the first of the new year and we are anxious to get on with our New Year’s resolutions. Number one on the list is generally to lose weight. It seems everyone thinks the only answer to losing weight is to eat less, eat healthier and exercise. However, there
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Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka: “S.A.D.” (not to be confused with, but related to, the Standard American Diet, which also uses the acronym “S.A.D.”) is the term given to the feelings of gloominess, depression, sadness and melancholy when the sun doesn’t shine enough. Very typical for this time of year, winter, when a ceiling of clouds
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What is a favorite flavor, is in almost everything we eat, is difficult to resist, yet is poison to our body? If you guessed sugar, you were right! One of the most difficult things to resist, especially around the holidays are the sweets. They satisfy the palate, are pleasing to the eye and just plain
Sugar harms your health in many ways. Most people know this, yet few control the intake of it. Worse yet, they are given to children in greater and greater quantities. An example is soda pop: more than a quarter of all drinks consumed in the United States are soda. More than 15 billion gallons were
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Much research has focused on the causes of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). With estimates suggesting that 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by the year 2050, it is imperative that we pay more attention to this threatening onslaught. It is becoming more apparent that AD is tightly linked to glucose metabolism issues in the brain and
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