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If there was one health issue I could focus on and potentially save thousands of lives, it would be cardiovascular disease. Are you aware that one in three Americans die from heart attack or strokes? That is almost 34% of all deaths! It far outranks cancer, kidney disease, infections, and accidental deaths! Some of the top risk factors [...]
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Learn why we gain weight back or struggle to lose weight despite good efforts, ways to avoid and reduce exposure to harmful toxins, and how to clean the body of toxins while effectively losing weight.
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Ah, late fall! School is rocking with lots of after-school activities and deadlines, Friday night lights, the cold, cold mornings, snow is just around the corner, and it seems every kid has a runny nose and cough. Not only for our kids, but also for ourselves, this is a great time to make sure we [...]
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Not to sound like an advertisement, but men, there IS a hormone you can take to live healthier with less risk of disease and with improved vitality, libido and energy. That hormone is testosterone. We are not talking steroids or the doses that body builders use to enhance their sports performance. In fact, taking very [...]
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As we move into fall, leaving endless summer days behind us, it seems appropriate to talk about a “sunshine vitamin” that can help you prevent illness all year long. Have you noticed that you ache or hurt more in the winter, or catch a cold or flu more often? Many of us escape the [...]
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What is inflammation? Imagine you have cut your finger. In response to this, proteins get released into your blood that travel to the cut and bind to dead and dying cells as well as to bacteria. This starts the healing process of gobbling up the bad stuff, creating a clot to stop the bleeding, and [...]
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Unfortunately, when people hear the term “Anti-aging Medicine”, most people immediately think of the external things done to look younger– cosmetic surgery, Botox, chemical peels, etc. The key word for these modalities is “look younger”. There are a variety of measures that can be utilized to successfully look AND feel younger with the wonderful side [...]
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Happy and Healthy Eating (and Hopefully Gardening) to You! A few weeks ago, I observed a good friend of mine preparing an area of his very small townhome yard for gardening. I was pleasantly surprised when he informed me that his intentions were not to grow flowers, but vegetables. I greatly applauded his efforts and [...]
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As most people, I became concerned when I learned of the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and ensuing radiation contamination from one of Japan’s nuclear plants. Today, we know the crisis is not over, radiation continues to leak, contaminating their food and water sources and leaking into the air. In the U.S., we fear radiation exposure from [...]
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