New Year’s Resolution Series Continues To Be Healthy Learn To Relax One of the healthiest things you can do in this lifetime is to learn to rise above the constant mind chatter by quieting your mind and allowing your inner self to flourish. You’ll start to realize how negative and self-destructive thoughts sabotage your innate […]
While many of us feel rundown, too stressed out or busy to worry about helping others with their problems, doing so can add years to your life and life to your years. Its hard to battle a chronic illness as many of my patients with fibro do, getting out of bed each day may be […]
New Year’s Resolution Series Take an optimal daily allowance multivitamin Many so-called experts will tell you not to worry about taking vitamins if you are eating a balanced diet. Unfortunately, dieting alone can’t provide enough essential vitamins and minerals to promote optimal health. For instance, you would need to consume 5,000 calories per day (mostly […]
(updated 07/2023) Did You Know… In 2010, over 64 percent of people were overweight or obese, and the number continues to climb. Approximately 12.5 million children and adolescents aged 2-19 (17%) are obese. And half of all obese teenage girls will become extremely obese by their early 30s. The percentage of children between 6 and […]
There isn’t a single more important, health restoring habit you can choose to implement, than to, if applicable, stop smoking! Smoking Killed Both My Mom And Dad. Both of my parents were heavy smokers, a pack a day for years, before finally quitting. Unfortunately their bad habit eventually caught up with them 20 years after […]
New Years Resolution Series Continues: Avoid NutraSweet The Health Dangers of NutraSweet Aspartame can be found in most diet sodas and in other artificially sweetened food products. Commonly known as NutraSweet or Equal, it is broken down by the body into methanol and formaldehyde. Toxic levels of methanol are linked to systemic lupus and […]
Poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes– and it shortens your life expectancy. It’s now clear that a solid night’s sleep is essential for a long and healthy life. How much sleep do we need? Most of us need around eight hours of good quality sleep […]
There is a growing body of research that indicates that excess carbohydrate intake, especially simple carbohydrates, increases weight gain, triglyceride levels (unhealthy blood fats), inflammation, arteriosclerosis, risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Triglycerides are fatty acids that exist in food as well as in the body. Most fat in our bodies and […]
Making time each and every day to calm your mind and tap into a higher consciousness pays huge health dividends. The Healer Within We are born with an innate ability to heal ourselves. If this were not true, we would quickly succumb to the millions of deadly microbes that inhabit our lungs and digestive tracts. […]
Increase Healthy Omega 3 Fats, Reduce Omega 6 Fats, and Eliminate Trans Fats Altogether Increasing your intake of polyunsaturated, omega 3 essential fats is one of the healthiest diet changes you can make, boosting your overall health by leaps and bounds. Polyunsaturated fats (fats liquid at room temperature) are broken down into essential fatty acids […]
Routine moderate exercise offers an assortment health benefits! I find that routine moderate exercise is a great way to neutralize, less than perfect, health habits. We all overindulge from time to time, consuming too many calories, sweets, or the occasional “junk food” on the run. And we all periodically fall prey to life’s stressors, from […]
Updated January 2020 Well it is that time of year again. Another year has come and gone, time to reflect, start anew with a clean slate. If one of your resolutions was to be healthier in 2020, then I’d like to offer 12 suggestions for improving your health. Over the next 6 weeks I’ll be […]
Most of us live in a world of stress. Technology carries information to us relentlessly, at lightning speed. We work long hours to pay for a rising cost of living. We try desperately to provide our families with the attention they need. Something has to give, and it’s usually sleep. Meanwhile, we subsist on junk […]
Wait until you are sleepy before going to bed. If you’re not sleepy at your regular bedtime, try to relax your body and distract your mind by reading, listening to music, or some other activity. Try to wind down one hour before bed-avoid watching Pre-sleep rituals help to initiate relaxation each night before bed. A warm bath, light […]
What is Candidiasis? Candida albicans is a particular form of yeast (fungus) that can be found living in the intestinal tracts of most individuals. Yeasts co-habitate in a symbiotic relationship with over 400 healthy intestinal bacteria. These healthy bacteria help produce short-chain fatty acids, vitamins K, biotin, B12, thiamin, and riboflavin. The bacteria also keep […]
