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Addressing inflammatory bowel disease
Nutritional support can offer profound beneficial effects on inflammatory bowel diseases. The steps to addressing IBD include dietary modification, elimination of intestinal health antagonists, probiotic supplementation and targeted supplementation. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) The principles of the…read more
Categories:Digestive Health IBD
Grave’s disease: A nutritional approach
Grave’s disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism (when the thyroid gland is overactive). When confronted with a diagnosis of Grave’s disease, there are four aspects that need to be addressed when planning a nutritional protocol: removal…read more
Categories:Endocrinology Hyperthyroidism
Skin disorders
What is the body’s largest organ? Believe it or not, it’s our skin. It holds together and shields our muscles, tissues, bones and internal organs. It takes a beating from the environment and our lifestyles, yet protects us….read more
Categories:Skin Conditions
The truth about fish oil
The Situation Room at the Health Talk Command Center was in full “damage control” mode last weekend as the klaxon horn sounded again, warning us of yet another unwarranted sneak attack on supplements. The article in the May…read more
Categories:Heart Disease
Sleep update 2007
Not tonight, honey. Many U.S. women are too tired for sex, according to a recent poll. The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than half of American women are not getting enough sleep–with stay-at-home moms suffering the most–which…read more
Categories:Sleep
High blood pressure
If we look at the issue scientifically, hypertension or high blood pressure is not in itself an illness. Somewhere along the line ingenious medical researchers developed a method for assessing the internal blood pressure of arteries in the…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Former President G.W. Bush stampeded into undergoing a stent operation
Wasn’t it just a couple of months ago that George Bush, fit and buff at 66, led a group of Wounded Warriors one hundred kilometers across the deserts of West Texas for the Bush Institute’s annual spring mountain…read more
Categories:Heart Disease
Natural compounds that reduce cholesterol
Is there a non-prescription natural alternative to statin drugs for people with moderate elevations in cholesterol? For people who can’t take statins, or prefer to try diet and lifestyle first, there is an option: plant sterols. The official…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
Common sleep problems and solutions
Short-term insomnia “Every time I fly to Europe . . . every time my annual report is due . . . every time I sleep in a hotel . . .” Short-term insomnia is easily identifiable, has a…read more
Categories:Sleep
Chelation
The most common and toxic heavy metals that can poison our systems and lead to fatigue and illness are iron, lead, cadmium and mercury. Iron is by far the most common of the heavy metals that predisposes individuals…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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I just returned from a dive trip to Turks and Caicos and wanted to share…
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Q: According to my latest bloodwork, I have low levels of ferritin. Can you shed…
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Dr. Antonio Bianco, recipient of the American Thyroid Association’s John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal,…
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