Seven Steps to a Stress-Busting Attitude
Stress affects our circulation, slows our digestive system, and even increases our blood sugarlevels. Try these tips from naturopath Dr. Michael Murray to reduce stress and boost your health. STEP 1: Become an Optimist Optimism is a vital component of good health and...
January is National GLAUCOMA Awareness Month
Glaucoma most often refers to the vision loss caused by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) as a result of greater production than outflow of the fluid of the eye (the aqueous humor). The normal intraocular pressure is about 10 to 21 mm Hg. In chronic glaucoma, the...
New Study Shows Exercise Dramatically Increases Longevity
It is common sense that the better shape that you're in physically, the greater your odds of enjoying a healthier and longer life. For examples, most studies have shown that the risk of having a heart attack or stroke in an unfit individual is eight times greater than...
PGX and the GLP-1 Connection
Achieving ideal body is not about dieting or food deprivation, it is all about eliminating excessive hunger, stabilizing blood sugar levels, and increasing the feelings of pleasure and satisfaction from food. The key tool in helping people achieve these goals is...
Is the Dark Ages of Type 2 Diabetes Care Lifting?
When medical historians look back on the last 70 years of medicine, they will refer to it as the Dark Ages of drug therapy. There are numerous examples: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of osteoarthritis, sedative hypnotic drugs for insomnia, and...
December is Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month
In seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is associated with winter depression Typically, these individuals not only feel depressed they also feel tried, slow down, and generally oversleep, overeat, and crave carbohydrates in the winter. In the summer, these same patients...
Soy Shows Positive Effects in Women with a History of Breast Cancer
Women who have estrogen-sensitive breast cancer have often been advised to stay away from soy foods and soy isoflavone supplements. This recommendation was based on studies in test tubes and in animals that showed the isoflavone genistein may stimulate the growth of...
Another Study Confirms Cherries are Good for Gout
One of the most popular medicinal uses of cherries, cherry juice, and cherry extracts has been in the treatment and prevention of gout – a painful form of arthritis characterized by increased blood levels of uric acid and the formation of uric acid crystals in joints....
Research Update on SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine)
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) is an important physiologic agent that is involved in more than 40 biochemical reactions in the body. It functions closely with folic acid and vitamin B12 in "methylation" reactions. Methylation is the process of adding a single carbon unit...
4 Supplements to Help Your Sleep
When you can’t sleep, the temptation to pop a sleeping pill is strong. But there’s a large body of research indicating that sleeping pills may contribute to as many as 500,000 deaths each year in the United States. Most sleeping pills are “sedative hypnotics”— a class...