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Thoughtful alcohol intake during the holidays heart disease

When we think of the holidays, tasty libations are often part of our plan. Eggnog and rum, an expensive bottle of wine with dinner, an Old Fashioned or Manhattan when you’re out to eat, beers with your old friends, the choices seem limitless. Once you have one, it typically always feels...

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Holiday Hustle

Holiday Hustle

The holiday season is upon us. For me it is a time of nostalgia. The smell of turkey and Christmas cookies reminds me of my youth. If I close my eyes I still remember that soft warm feeling of putting the first bite of pumpkin pie into my mouth.  As a child the holidays seemed...

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Improve your understanding on how to address the cause of disease autoimmune blood pressure diabetes

I am so excited to be able to go into more detail with you about what it means to address the cause. I mention this so often and I want to ensure that people understand what addressing the cause really means. For instance, is a headache the cause, or is caffeine (or withdrawals from caffeine) the...

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The Hidden Mystery Behind the Basic Health Guidelines autoimmune blood pressure cancer cholesterol diabetes

Wouldn’t it be so much easier if we were given a user’s manual for ourselves when we were born? It would contain all the information about intended use, features and accessories, maintenance and repair, and even safety warnings. That would be nice. However, since we aren’t high...

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The benefit of B-vitamins in the methylation process autoimmune depression diabetes heart disease

Of all the processes that occur within the body, it’s possible that the methylation process is the most important. What’s that? You’ve never heard of methylation? While that’s not really surprising, it is something that I’d like to remedy. After reading this...

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Don’t fear the wrong fats autoimmune blood pressure cholesterol diabetes heart disease

We live in a world that fears fat! We eat foods that are low-fat or nonfat dairy and we. look for the leanest cuts of animal fats. In many ways, it seems that we are trying to eradicate fat from our world. This is a problem. Our diets consist of what we call “macronutrients.” When you...

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Elimination is essential to health recovery!

It’s not something that we like to talk about all the time, but elimination is an essential part of maintaining a healthy and balanced environment. Most of us think about going to the bathroom when we hear body elimination, and in part, that is accurate. However, the idea of elimination...

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These bugs are good for you! autoimmune blood pressure diabetes hypertension

Microbiome has been a buzz word recently and it can be a very confusing idea. Most people become disgusted when they think of themselves being covered in microscopic bugs, and it may shock them to learn that these bugs also exist within their bodies. Yet these nearly invisible creatures are vital...

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Sugar!!! It's a problem. diabetes hypertension naturopath

The amount of sugar that is in your blood has a profound impact on how you feel and your overall general health. We most often think of unregulated blood sugars resulting in diabetes, however elevated blood sugars have influence on all your systems. Considering that one-third of the US population...

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Bug vs. body! Can you improve your odds against bacteria, virus and fungi in this cold/flu season? blood pressure cold diabetes flu heart disease hypertension natural naturopath naturopathic

It’s getting to be that time of year where we start huddling together back in our houses to avoid the cold and wet weather. This will bring us into contact with more germs (especially viruses) that cause the cold and flu. Hence we enter the cold and flu season. This is a busy time of year...

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