Recent discoveries have shown calcium plays an integral role in regulating adiposity (fat deposition), insulin resistance, and hypertension–all risk factors for coronary vascular disease (heart disease). Low magnesium intake has been associated with adverse cardiovascular events, including atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension.
Read MoreAn integrative approach to autoimmune illness, including rheumatoid arthritis, includes general measures to reduce inflammation in the body. Simultaneously reducing stress and improving stress management maximizes your healing response and can help reduce flares, because stress is expressed as inflammation in the body.
Read MoreIn my practice, I recommend multivitamins (MVI) because despite excellent food choices, foods often grow in depleted soil, and many people do not absorb nutrients as well as they could. MVI’s have been proved to help people in recovery from cancer and chronic illness, to prevent cancer, as well as address prevention of macular degeneration, cataracts, and much more.
Read MoreWritten by Dr. Georgia Tetlow, MD, edited by Clare Abercrombie, BS How do I know if I’m getting the micronutrients I need? Do I need supplements or is my diet sufficient? I choose my food carefully, and eat well—how can I get more of the essential nutrients from what I eat? One way to find out is to test for micronutrients. A micronutrient test addresses our unique nutritional status.
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The jury is still out on the validity of these techniques. Until we have seen research supporting the validity of these techniques, we recommend focusing on nutrition, diet, and exercise to cleanse your colon.
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Is there truth in the old saying, “chicken soup is good for the soul”? Well in all honestly, there is a little bit of truth in that statement, and this post explores the benefits of broths, specifically bone broths.
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Do you cook? How often? What kinds of foods? This post explores an innovative teaching program designed to help us become healthier, more motivated cooks.
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Heard of the “flight or fight” response? Our next two posts will explore the two sides of our autonomic nervous system and how these systems affect our daily lives.
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