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No matter how clean your diet, no matter how much physical activity you get, no matter how balanced your lifestyle, you’re exposed to a crazy cocktail of environmental toxins every day – including heavy metals such as lead, copper, cadmium, and arsenic. Such metals can build up in the body over time and prove a […]

Our thanks to the office of biological dentist Dr. Gary Verigin for providing this article from their blog Know Thy Health. You can view the original post

Prevention is good medicine, and for a lot of folks, that includes using things like dietary supplements and herbal remedies on a regular basis. It may be something they read about on Facebook or saw on YouTube or heard in a podcast or simply stumbled upon through search. Since there’s usually little risk of immediate […]

Suddenly, IV drip therapy is the one of the hottest wellness trends around. Celebrities from Rihanna and Cindy Crawford to Simon Cowell and the Kardashians reportedly swear by them. Drip lounges and mobile IV units are cropping up across the country, offering everything from hangover cures to energy and immunity boosts, and plenty in between. […]

If you’re looking to save money on healthcare, prevention is about the best insurance you can get. Yet as we’ve noted before, far too many of us fail to engage in more than a few of the most basic healthful habits, namely Not smoking. Exercising regularly. Drinking in moderation (or not at all). Maintaining a […]

If you’ve been feeling more stressed than usual, you’re not alone. According to the American Psychological Association’s latest Stress in America report, more Americans are feeling more maxed out than ever. Over half – 57% reported significant stress over the political climate in particular. None of that comes as a surprise to Dr. Ron Samarian, […]

Think about a time when you were really stressed out – the tangle of anxiety, anger, fatigue. Maybe your stomach hurt or you got a headache or back pain set in. Maybe your chest felt tight. And just as mental states can have physical expression, physical issues can affect our mental states. In fact, many […]

Of course, the red wine we looked at last time is hardly the only source of heart-healthy antioxidants – nor are antioxidants the only kind of nutrient that supports heart health. No doubt, you’ve probably come across many a list of foods purported to keep cardiovascular disease at bay. A recent post over at Medical […]

You’ve probably heard that a little red wine each day is good for your heart. So maybe it was just a matter of time before someone got the idea of putting its antioxidants into a stent. Commercial stents can release chemotherapy agents that are toxic and can cause the blood vessel to narrow again. LSU […]

Though artificial sweeteners – aspartame, sucralose, Ace K, and the like – may contain zero calories, they do pack a punch of unintended consequences. We’ve looked at some of these before. One of the oddest potential consequences? Weight gain, as well as health problems associated with overweight, such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. […]