Being told smoking depletes our body of vitamin C and increases our risk for cancer or being shown pictures of black lungs just don’t work to stop us from taking a drag off a cigarette. It seems entirely illogical but for those Read more...
Aside from the brain fog commonly associated with chronic fatigue syndrome, finding the right diet for this syndrome is confusing. At this time the cause of the sleeplessness, pain and exhaustion associated with chronic fatigue Read more...
Being labeled with any condition, disease or disorder can feel like a burden and if it is a mood disorder it can sometimes feel like, “it’s all in my head”, rest assured, it is not. According to the National Institute of Mental Read more...
During menopause the decrease in estrogen causes a cascade of physical, mental and emotional changes that are complex. Menopause is a normal part of aging and although we wish there was, unfortunately there is not anything you can Read more...
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. It affects both men and women and is usually preventable if you get screened Read more...
The digestive system is an amazing cascade of mechanical motion, chemical messengers, acid destroying protein, enzymatic reactions complimented by gut bacteria and our immune systems. Digestive balance requires proper functioning Read more...
Vitamin D is vital to health; there are vitamin D receptors in almost every part of the body. It is involved in nervous system, cell growth, reducing inflammation and maintaining the calcium and phosphorus balance in the body. Where Read more...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive disease that destroys brains cells. Currently the cause of it is unknown, however researchers are beginning to understand the role of specific nutrients in a persons’ diet and how protective Read more...
Reduced to the most basic understanding, cognition is our ability to think. But about what and are we always conscious of what we think? There are a variety of factors involved in cognitive functioning such as: memory, attention, Read more...
Anemia is a general broad term that includes a couple possible in variations in red blood cells. Nutritional deficiencies of iron, folate and vitamin B 12 leads to anemia, as do some health conditions related to the production of Read more...
