I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of my time with my family and friends on the 4th. It was a great time. My very first mentor, who is an integrative chiropractor, was a wonderful surprise addition to the family gathering. I was reminded about the power of anti-oxidants when my cousin had asked [...]
Food as Medicine (Dr. D'Adamo) A secretor is a person who secretes the blood type antigens into body fluids, like the saliva in your mouth or the mucous in your digestive tract (80% of population). A non-secretor, is a person who puts little or none of their blood type antigen into these same fluids. Non-secretors [...]
Happy Heart Month! Here's the start to my summaries of the great articles and research studies I read... The Environmental Impact of Our Health Based on the article from Integrative Practitioner: Breast Cancer and the Environment & Environmental Policy by Susan Luck There exists approximately 100,000 synthetic chemicals registered for commercial use in the world today, with [...]
The Real Statistics on Osteoporosis (Dr. Brown) Summary: 3of the most common osteoporosis statistics addressed: 1. 50% of women will suffer osteoporosis: the measurement of bone denisity is only risk factor for fractures. See the article for other factors. 2. 58% of women aged 50-59 have low bone mass: this relates to the DEXA measure [...]
My Comment: “Ok, here we go again.” Sorry, but this is my first response whenever a beautiful, synergistic, medicinal plant gets commercialized. It seems its therapeutic properties get ignored in order to make progress on sales. So, with the obesity rate continuing to rise, what better way to hook the public into a product then [...]
Peppermint essential oil is one of the most highly regarded herbs for digestive issues. It contains a wide array of powerful constituents. These constituents include sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, esters, and alcohols. The effects of this combination in an essential oil give peppermint a variety of powerful properties. Some of these properties include its action as an [...]
