Note: This article was written back in 2009, long before the current situation. However, it still contains a lot of great tips for supporting your immune system. As threats of devastating diseases of epidemic or pandemic proportions swirl around us, our natural protective instincts kick in. We question “If we were to have an outbreak […]
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Male Menopause, more correctly called “Andropause” is on the rise. Also referred to as grumpy old man syndrome, hypogonadism, irritable male syndrome and hypotestosteronism, andropause effects about 30% of healthy men before the age of 50 and 50% of healthy men greater than 60 years old. Beginning around 30 years of age, male testosterone levels
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Most people want to be well and stay well. But getting well is more than taking a medication to suppress a symptom. It is a state of wellbeing, of having the energy to do the fun things in life, and of not being restricted by health challenges. To be well is to be free of
Sleep issues plague millions of Americans resulting in financial complications, lack of productivity, relationship stressors and more. Add to this the stress of all that is going on in the world today and we just keep looping through sleeplessness and being in our head. How do we sleep during times like this? First of all,
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I like being the one in control of my health. I choose the foods I eat, the exercise I employ, the remedies I use. I am in my early sixties and take no medications. I haven’t had an antibiotic since I was 16, and I enjoy good health. I am an avid student, studying and
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Headaches (all types) plague more people in the United States than perhaps any single symptom (except fatigue). Headaches can be simply an annoyance, or severe, such as a migraine – incapacitating the person for up to several days at a time. As with all of the many symptoms a person can have, headaches are the
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The truth about fats has been muddled in poor research, special interests, and now more than half a century later, an embarrassing conclusion to the human experiment we have been. In the late 1950’s Ancel Keys theorized, based on some questionable research, that saturated fats may have a leading role in heart disease. Then Nathan
Most people today answer weary more than cheery. Fatigue, brain fog, lack of mental clarity, depression, weight gain and other complaints far outweigh cheeriness, happiness, confidence, and a general satisfaction with life. Although many have a life that isn’t what they would have wished for, there is something we can do about the effects. The
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This time of year, people are running to the pharmacies and acupuncturists looking for ways to offset the miserable effects of allergies. Right now, we are vacillating between wind-blown pollens that trigger allergies, and the persistent rains that create mold-related allergies. Either way, it is distressing. Before grabbing for a bottle of medications, you may
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Over the last decade, there have been waves of excitement regarding the “Brain Gut”. Scientists have found that the gut is truly a brain in of itself, referred to as the “Enteric Nervous System”. It turns out that the notion of “gut instinct” or “gut feelings” have actual merit. However, it goes much deeper than
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