Vitamin K… Have you heard of this potent health improving nutrient? Chances are you may not have. While research into vitamin K has expanded over the last eight decades since its discovery in 1935, leading to a greater understanding of the importance of this nutrient and insights into the variety of effects it has in our bodies, it is still…
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Best Practices For Optimal Stomach Acid & Digestion Sometimes bloating, belching or heartburn after a meal is nothing but a fleeting irritation, but all too often it becomes a chronic problem. When patients feel overly full, develop severe heartburn, continually bloat or belch, or their doctor diagnoses them with gastrointestinal disease, something is clearly amiss. The Digestive System & Immunity…
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Collagen vs. Gelatin: Health Benefits & Differences People often refer to collagen and gelatin interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. They do come from the same sources such as skin, tissue, and bones, and they are both proteins with health benefits. However, they also have specific properties. Similarities Between Collagen & Gelatin Collagen and gelatin have identical amino acid…
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The us health care system is broken. Special interest groups are controlling public policy and we suffer. Functional medicine is the health care of the future ( I hope and pray) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/10/americans-sicker-die-younger
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I just read that Hostess is closing down. As a kid I loved Twinkies and Ho Ho’s and do not forget wonder bread, so there is a powerful nostalgia built into me. As an adult with children and a doctor with chronically ill patients I see the harm that these products cause our population. The important point that came to…
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As many of my patients know I put a lot on attention to your GI (gastrointestinal) system and getting it functioning optimally. I read study after study demonstrating how far reaching gut health is on overall health from thyroid issues to depression and weight loss you name it the GI system is involved. This article states what I have been…
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I do a lot of weight loss classes and we get a great turnout. I love helping people lose weight but more than that I love helping people get healthy. As you can see from this latest video that these ladies were on multiple drugs for each of the conditions they are talking about and non of the medications was…
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The future of health care part 3 The future of health care is here now. In my search for natural health I have seen a lot. Some good and some not so good, I take the good and leave the bad, this has allowed me to build a highly effective and successful practice. One of the good things I have…
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This is a great smoothie 1/2 cup mixed berries 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon coconut oil or Medium chain triglyceride oil 1 cup coconut milk or almond milk or blend Blend with hand blender or conventional blender and enjoy. This drink is a powerful antioxidant it can supply many health benefits such as; help you lose…
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