If you suffer from reflux, please read the attached article and make an appointment to investigate options to medications. Often supporting digestion, supporting the digestive mucosa (esophagus and stomach), eliminating food intolerances, and even a simple exercise, may resolve your reflux condition!
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Diabetes as Inflammatory Disease
Today’s release from the AANP: “MON., JAN. 6, 2014: JUST-RELEASED NATURAL HEALTH STUDY–MORE EVIDENCE THAT TYPE 2 DIABETES IS AN INFLAMMATORY DISEASE: Scientists have published new data that add further to growing evidence that type 2 diabetes is an inflammatory disease, and they now have a much better understanding of […]
It’s the Sugar . . .
Food cravings? Research is revealing it’s the sugar content more than the fat content of foods. This is both a addictive response as well as a satiety response. Fats tend to cause a sense of “fullness”. Sugar tends to cause elevations then crashes of blood sugar–then the desire (“need”) for […]
FDA to Phase Out Use of Antibiotics in Meats
It’s a start. Antibiotics have been used to increase the growth rate of animals. But their use has been linked to antibiotic resistance and implicated in illnesses in humans. There is a long way to go to get them out of our food chain, but this is a beginning. My […]
Exercise Vs. Drugs–Exercise Wins!
OK–so the research only goes as far as to say that the risk of death using exercise or using pharmaceuticals is the same, but to me, that means exercise wins!! I was just telling a patient today that there are not supplements nor medications that will ever replace the value […]
Avoid BPA
We’ve heard more and more frequently about the dangers of BPA. Hormone disruption is high on the list–and researchers are finding that the changes can be hereditary. In other words, changes in a mother may cause changes in her babies! So, please avoid plastics, use electronic receipts, avoid canned foods, […]
Organic Milk Found To Be More Nutritious
Way to go, WSU! While we know that organic produce will expose us to fewer pesticides and therefore be better for our overall health, the research kept stating no difference between nutrient value. That has been busted for milk! Organic milk is found to contain healthier fatty acids–and that can […]
Genes and Need for Vitamins
This is a fun and interesting historical article on our need to consume vitamins–not necessarily the pill form, but those that are in our food and why we need them. I wish we all could get all our nutrient needs in foods alone (they’ve become depleted of nutrients) so sometimes […]
Restless Leg Syndrome
This condition is often under-diagnosed and is frequently linked with mineral deficiency, particularly iron or magnesium. If you notice leg discomfort that is relieved by walking or moving about, please schedule an appointment–let’s get those legs relaxing, minerals restored (if needed), and improved sleep achieved! Read more here.
Anti-bacterial Soaps Aren’t
FDA has recently issued a report that anti-bacterial soaps may not do the job. And, even worse, may be compromising our health. Please stick with soap and water. Avoid triclosan (see previous articles on triclosan and endocrine dysruptors)!!
