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Do Steroid Shots Help?

As I’m sure you’ve seen in the news, there’s been a nationwide meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections. As would be expected, many people in the medical community have seized upon...

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Are You Getting Enough Vitamin K?

For years, vitamin K has been the neglected stepchild in the world of nutrition, while vitamins C, D, E, beta-carotene, and others grabbed all the attention. That is until groundbreaking research...

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Four Ways to Curb Food Cravings

As we enter the season notorious for weight gain and overeating, I wanted to address a topic with which most people are all too familiar: Food cravings. Food cravings are usually a very strong signal...

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6 Everyday Habits That Keep Your Bones Healthy

Some loss of bone density is normal with aging, but there are factors that speed mineral loss from the bones or impede bone repair and rebuilding. Here are six simple habits you can adopt in your...

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Acid Forming and Alkalizing Food

Discover which common foods are acid-forming and alkalizing Over-acidity in the body comes from consuming too many acid-forming foods and not enough alkalizing foods. Below is a brief list of the most...

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The Real Secret for Elimination of Acne

Most everyone can relate to acne since we all likely had some degree of it as adolescents. However, it plagues about half of us into adulthood. We know the routine: scrupulous face washing, avoidance...

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Stomach Cancer Prevention

Stomach cancer strikes about one million people each year. It is especially common in other parts of the world – in Asia, in particular – and it was something we thought we did not have to worry about...

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The Secret To Alleviating Pain Without Prescriptions

Pain can be more than inconvenient and unpleasant—it can be downright dreadful. But whether you have chronic neck or back pain, arthritic joints, an acute sports injury, or a lingering sprain or...

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Can Getting Enough Sleep Help With Flu Prevention?

Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the best ways to protect yourself against the flu this winter. Unfortunately, the struggle to get a good night’s sleep is an exhausting battle shared by many....

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Kill Vs. Fish Oil

Recently, I was reading that krill oil sales are up by 43%. I’m not surprised. While I’m still a big fan of fish oil,  krill oil for is a highly-bioavailable omega-3s. So, what is krill? They’re tiny...

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Give Natural Flu help a Try This Season

When it comes to colds and flu, prevention is the best medicine. But sometimes the most diligent efforts fail and you catch a cold or flu bug anyway. The first thing most people do when they...

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Probiotic Supplments Which are Best for Digestive Health?

Find out what to look for when shopping for a good probiotic supplement When people first started to learn how important probiotics are for proper digestion, elimination, and overall good health, many...

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10 Reasons to Incorporate Green Tea Into Your Daily Routine

Of the billions of gallons of tea consumed by Americans every year, 80 percent of it is black, and about 20 percent is green. Tea leaves are rich in polyphenols, which have medicinal properties. While...

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Little-Known Benefits of Probiotics

Most of the time, people associate the word “bacteria” with germs, illness, or something else that’s bad for your health. But probiotics—strains of beneficial bacteria that reside in the intestinal...

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Health Benefits of Traditional Holiday Favorites

Since Christmas is here I’d like to start by wishing you and yours a safe and joyous holiday. I also encourage you to take a moment to reflect on your blessings—we all have many more than we often...

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Commonly Overlooked Causes of Fatigue

The holidays are a busy time of year that can leave you feeling run down. But if you are constantly fatigued throughout the year, your exhaustion may be a result of underlying conditions that can be...

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Relief for Chronic Fatigue and Sleep Disorders with Acupuncture

In our society we put a premium on our waking hours and have the tendency to underestimate the importance of a full-night’s sleep. Millions of people who suffer from insomnia look for quick fixes...

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I firmly believe that a high-potency daily multivitamin is a cornerstone of good health. It fills gaps in our diets and prevents deficiencies by shoring up stores of protective nutrients. Moreover, as...

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7 Signs You May Have Hypothyroidism

More and more patients are asking their doctors to check their thyroid hormones, which means awareness of thyroid issues has gained some momentum. This is good news since up to 10 percent of...

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5 Reasons to Eliminate Fructose From Your Diet

Whether you’ve resolved to lose weight this year or simply want to achieve better overall health, here’s a suggestion: eliminate fructose, including high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), from your diet. In...

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