Selected Guidelines For A Healthy Heart Part 1
Selected Guidelines For A Healthy Heart Part 1
Keeping a healthy heart is not negotiable. This reason why this is so not too difficult to find. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women. The death rate is greater than the closest five causes of death put together. All in all up to 64 million Americans suffer from one form or another of cardiovascular disease. One of the key ways to maintain a healthy heart is by carefully considering what you eat. In this regard there will be no need to reinvent the wheel as …
Why is functional medicine becoming so popular?
What is Functional Medicine?
Although it may sound "new-age", functional medicine is anything but that. Now more than ever, patients throughout the Western World are turning to a new approach to medicine called functional medicine. But, what exactly does that entail, how is it different from visiting a traditional doctor, and how do you know it will work?
First things first, practitioners of functional medicine receive the same exact schooling, training, and testing as any other doctor, nurse practitioner, etc. In fact, there is practically no distinction in most medical schools and every medical doctor could also be a functional …
Work Your Way to a Healthy Heart
Work Your Way to a Healthy Heart
With people suffering from heart attacks at younger and younger ages, everyone is now worried about the condition of their heart. This is even more so true if your family has had a considerable amount of members that this has happened to. But even if you have not had heart trouble then starting some exercises for a healthy heart is a wise idea.
Some are a little intimidated by the prospect of exercise because they fear that their bank account or pocket book may take an extreme hit. You will be happy to …
Heal Sinuses With Vitamin C
Heal Sinuses With Vitamin C
Over 30 million Americans experience sinusitis every year. The pain and pressure can be intense and many people are not helped by treatment with medication. Infections can occur over and over in people who are resistant to treatment. Symptoms associated with sinusitis include a runny or stuffy nose, swollen sinus tissues, allergies, fatigue, low blood pressure, toothache, suppressed immune system, and low vitamin C blood serum levels.
Your nose normally contains a lining of thin mucus that traps bacteria so that it cannot enter the body. Specialized proteins are produced when threats are sensed inside …
Dieting Tips – The Benefits of a Detoxification Diet
Dieting Tips – The Benefits of a Detoxification Diet
Every day we load our bodies with harmful toxins from the foods we eat, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollution and caffeine. Stress and depression can also contribute to the buildup of waste and toxins in our bodies by releasing certain chemical reactions. A detox diet is just the trick needed to flush out these toxins and get our bodies running again at full speed. Not only that, the detoxification process also helps in weight loss.
If we allow the buildup of toxins in our bodies, it can affect our immune …
Detoxification, Health and Weight Loss
Detoxification, Health and Weight Loss
I introduced in my last article the concept of intestinal health and detoxification of the body as key principles behind weight loss. I think to many people this will be common knowledge, and to many others it will be news. However even if you’re au fait with the virtues of detoxing, it might be worth reading on to hear how I have detoxed myself.
Detoxing should be to my mind a gentle progressive procedure which we use to degunk our systems. Unfortunately modern living exposes us to so much junk, in every sense of the …
3 Things You Should Know About Invisalign
Invisible braces have become an increasingly popular addition to orthodontics. Companies such as Invisalign offer a more transparent alternative to traditional metal braces. When weighing your options, here are 3 things to know about Invisalign South Weymouth MA.
Appearance
Gone are the days when the only way to straighten teeth was with shiny, metal braces. Now, you can correct your dental issues without drastically altering your appearance. Invisalign consists of clear retainers that are customized to fit over your teeth. They can only be clearly seen if someone is standing very close to you or if you’re taking a …
Have You Heard of the Best Colon Cleansing Remedy?
Have You Heard of the Best Colon Cleansing Remedy?
There have been a lot of new products booming out of the market lately especially on weight loss and body detoxification. Well, if you look at them closely, they actually offer almost the same thing as stated earlier: weight loss and body detoxification. Many people are actually lured into trying the different things that can help with their health right now. Especially due to the fact that the demand of society is also greatly increasing, thus, leaving the pressure on the people around.
It is not a secret to everyone that …
Detoxification to Improve Health While Losing Weight
Detoxification to Improve Health While Losing Weight
Our body’s are exposed to many toxic substances each day, some of which include the high-processed food and drinks we consume on a daily basis, cosmetics, household cleaners, cigarettes, and environmental pollutants. In this day and age, it is impossible to avoid contact with these harmful substances. Being exposed to these toxic materials each day eventually leads to a decreased performance of the eliminatory organs (the liver, kidneys, and skin), which in turn can lead to organ failure.
Our organs become weaker and weaker over prolonged periods of toxic exposure, which is the …
Can You Get Too Much Vitamin C?
Can You Get Too Much Vitamin C?
Therapeutic vitamin C therapy can seem dangerous at first blush. It’s true that the therapy doses are considerably higher than the recommended daily allowances (RDA). A healthy man should consume about 90 mg of ascorbic acid; and a healthy female should take in about 75 mg per day. This number increases for smokers and pregnant/nursing females.
For therapeutic purposes, it’s believed that you should take as much as 1,000 mg every six hours. So what’s fact and what’s fiction? This article will examine myths and facts surrounding vitamin C dosing.
Dr. Thomas Levy, …