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Nutrients that boost immunity
Recently, a national Conference on Nutrition and Immunity took place in Atlanta, Georgia, bringing together top scientists in the fields of nutrition and immunology. The participants concluded that “Because nutrition and other factors are critical to the establishment and maintenance…read more
Categories:Immunity Nutrition and Weight Supplements
Catching a bug: Infection and the immune system
Most of us think about how well our immune system is working only when we catch a cold, come down with the flu or catch a bug that’s going around. But, in fact, our immune system is constantly active, keeping…read more
Categories:Immunity
Drugs that steal
Is there a thief hiding in your medicine cabinet? If you are currently taking a prescription medication, the answer to that question would be “yes.” Prescription medications deplete the body of essential nutrients. The ways that drugs negatively affect the…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Kidney stones: Prevention and treatment
Some people have equated the pain of passing a kidney stone to that of childbirth. That is an intimidating thought, but kidney stones can be prevented. The Hoffman Center stresses the importance of dietary modification, which should not be overlooked…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight Urinary Health
Treating respiratory tract infections in the age of resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is an issue well known to the medical community at large. It is, however, of paramount importance within the realm of holistic medicine; in addition to having the potential to further aggravate resistance to various antibiotics, resistance has…read more
Categories:Colds and Respiratory Infections Flu Infections
Is your diet making you sick?
Contrary to popular belief, food allergies are more than obvious immediate reactions that only afflict a small part of the population. According to allergy researcher and pioneer of clinical ecology Theron Randolph, M.D., food allergy is the most commonly undiagnosed…read more
Categories:Allergy General Nutrition
Diabetes, diet and herbs
Mainstream medicine is making serious blunders in its approach to diabetes, and conventional physicians and dieticians can’t get straight the proper diet to treat diabetes. They adhere slavishly to the diabetic “exchange diet” developed decades ago, which emphasizes bountiful carbohydrate…read more
Categories:Diabetes
Vitamin C / Atherosclerosis scare
Early in March, devotees of nutritional medicine were stunned by wide circulation in the media of a press release suggesting that modest supplementary doses of vitamin C were implicated in rapid acceleration of atherosclerosis based on a study presented at…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis General Nutrition Heart Health Supplements
Iron: Deficiency and toxicity
Iron – roles in the body: Iron is an essential nutrient that is vital to the processes by which cells generate energy. Iron also can be damaging when it accumulates in the body. In fact, iron is a problem nutrient…read more
Categories:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome General Nutrition
Frequently asked questions about fatigue
Q. What kinds of undiagnosed illnesses can be present with a primary symptom of fatigue? Would other symptoms likely be present, too? How can the fatigue be alleviated with proper treatment of the illness? A. There are innumerable serious and…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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It seems not a week goes by that we’re not regaled with news of a…
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Last week, I discussed possible reasons for low ferritin levels. As with most blood tests,…
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I just returned from a dive trip to Turks and Caicos and wanted to share…
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