July 25th, 2009
By Carolyn Dean, MD, ND
With the forced chemotherapy treatment of young Daniel Hauser from Minnesota in the news recently, the 15-year-old story of Billy Best and his survival from cancer has returned to mainstream media.
Billy Best suffered cancer of the lymph nodes. After one ineffective round of chemotherapy, he fled south from [...]
Tags: Cancer, chemotherapy, health
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July 14th, 2009
By Laura LaValle, RD, LD
Most of us have heard that drinking a warm glass of milk before bed will help you sleep. Is there any research to back up this assertion? While milk is high in calcium and tryptophan, both nutrients that promote better sleep, according to MayoClinc.com there is little evidence that warm [...]
Tags: insomnia, sleep
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July 14th, 2009
By Missy Hawthorne, RN BSN, CSCS
Om…some say it’s the most perfect sound. As I sit in my yoga class, my legs crossed, eyes closed, I repeat this single, syllable tone over and over again. I soon begin to realize that this low, sustained sound is having an effect on me. The effect is subtle, [...]
Tags: alternative medicine, General Health, health, yoga
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July 14th, 2009
By James LaValle, R.Ph, ND, CCN
Here we are in the middle of summer. The weather is nice. The food is fresh. We’re more active and happy — and hopefully feeling good.
At LMI, we use a lot of nutritional supplements to help people regain their health and vitality. Too many times though, we find [...]
Tags: General Health, health, insurance, nutrition
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July 11th, 2009
By Al Sears, MD
Have you heard all the fuss over the way Oprah presented hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on her show? You may have even read about it in Newsweek.
Oprah’s guest on the show, Suzanne Somers, touted the benefits of using bioidentical hormones for HRT over synthetic drugs. She said bioidenticals changed her [...]
Tags: bioidenticals, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, womans health
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July 8th, 2009
Feeling weak, fatigued and sluggish? Harmful organisms in your gut could be the culprit … hampering your digestion and sapping your energy levels. Worse yet, an unfriendly digestive environment is the perfect breeding ground for an inflamed stomach, bloating, irritated bowel, diarrhea and gas.
Ugh! Don’t stand for it! Click here to discover how to [...]
Tags: bacteria, candida, diet, flora, gut health
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July 8th, 2009
By Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS
Picture if you will, a garden with two things growing in it: flowers and weeds. If the weeds are kept under control, they really don’t do much damage and the flowers will bloom everywhere. If, however, the garden becomes overgrown with weeds, it’s a whole different story.
Your gut is exactly [...]
Tags: bacteria, candida, Colon Health, flora, gut health
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July 8th, 2009
July 8, 2009
By Melanie Segala
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs
Are food manufacturers and government officials so callous [...]
Tags: allergies, food allergies, food labeling
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July 7th, 2009
You can achieve pain relief naturally. So many people are suffering with life-distracting pain every day, not realizing that alternatives to traditional pain relief exist. Natural means of relieving pain are an effective solution – without resorting to an expensive prescription that tears holes in your wallet and, for some people, stomach lining.
Legions of people [...]
Tags: natural pain remedies, pain, pain relief
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July 7th, 2009
By Michael Masterson
When we talk about business, Dr. Sears and I often discuss myths. Just as there are widespread myths about health among modern health professionals, there are also commonly held myths about business among successful executives.
Popular myths can be destructive. In the world of medicine, they can put you in danger of becoming seriously [...]
Tags: business myths, health nyths, success
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