The Acid Alkaline Balance

Acid Alkaline Diet: What To Know Acid Alkaline – The western diet is comprised of grains that are high in phytic acid which can block the absorption of calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper. 3 This is mainly found in grains that have not been sprouted or are...

Swanson Health Center Super Cleanse

 “I’m back on track! I finished the 3 day cleanse and I no longer crave sodas in the afternoon! Thank you!” -Sandra This can be done for 3 days, 5 days or 7 days Ready, set, detox! You really want to clean out your body. But there are so many...

Is Resveratrol Really Effective?

What is Resveratrol? Resveratrol is a natural phenol that is produced when certain plants like grapes are under attack by bacteria or fungus. It is found in the skin of red grapes and other fruits, and was initially mentioned in 1939 by a man named M. Takaoka and...

Pregnancy – Pre-Conception to Delivery

Best Pregnancy Nutrition Nutrition for your baby begins long before conception. Among “primitive” populations, a common practice among isolated groups involves the feeding of special foods to both men and women for a period of time before conception occurs. Dr. Weston...

Always Eat the Egg Yolk

Question: Should I avoid the egg yolk and only eat the egg whites? Answer: No.  “The beauty of the egg is in the yolk,” says cholesterol-health-issues specialist Michael Mogadam, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,...

Ulcers

Peptic ulcers occur in the intestine, most frequently the upper part including the duodenum and the stomach. Gastric juices are produced in high quantities in both locations, and stress, drugs and poor dietary habits will force the body to produce even more gastric...

How Nutrition Can Help Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome – This rare disorder of movement was named for the French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette, who first described this disorder in 1885. A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, it is likely based on...

Tinea Versicolor

Tinea Versicolor, also called pityriasis versicol, dermatomyosis furfuraea or fungi de Mare. It is a very common fungal skin infection that shows up as skin discolorations of the back, arms, chest and neck. It is a most common skin disease of the subtropical and...

How to Eliminate Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea affects the way a person breathes while sleeping. The breathing pauses typically occur between 10 and 20 seconds and may happen up to 100 times during the night. Types of Sleep apnea 1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common type Soft tissue in the...

Shingles

Shingles are a painful, blistering skin rash due to the Herpes-Zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. The first symptom is usually one-sided pain, tingling, or burning. The pain and burning may be severe and is usually present before any rash appears. The...

How to Prevent Osteoporosis with Nutrition

Osteoporosis – “Coming away from my recent visit with you, I felt very assured about the regimen you advised and it made me recall that, during the fifteen years since meeting you, I’ve gone from eating mostly powdery, zero-nutrient things, to...

Nutrition Plan for Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a relatively rare autoimmune disorder (the body attacks its own organs as if they were foreign). As an autoimmune disease, sarcoidosis (sarcoid) is similar to R.A. and lupus in how it behaves and how it is treated. Despite a century of research there is...

Rhabdomylosis

The skeletal muscle is called” rhabdymo” in Greek. In rhabdomylosis the skeletal muscles breaks down rapidly. The process of destruction leads to the release of breakdown byproducts of damaged muscle cells into the bloodstream. The protein myoglobin, which is one of...

How Nutrition Can Help Raynaud’s disease

Raynaud’s disease is a condition in which the arteries of the hands and sometimes the feet are reactive and become spastic when cold. As a result, the toes and fingers are deprived of adequate amounts of oxygenated blood and become whitish or bluish. Gangrene or...