Total Health

Patient Beware! What Your Doctor Forgets To Tell You May Save Your Life

August 16, 2009

Most people hold doctors in high esteem. We look up to them, and even sometimes assume they are infallible. While most doctors do have our best interest in mind, there are dangerous exceptions. A recent study has revealed doctor negligence in regards to their patients’ lab or screening tests. The primary care clinicians and their [...]

Read the full article →

The Unseen Dangers of Tylenol: What You Must Know

August 4, 2009

Tylenol – it’s as prevalent and recognizable as anything you put into your body. But what’s not so recognized is that the active ingredient, acetaminophen, can pose serious health risks. Some 56,000 emergency room visits and 26,000 hospitalizations come about every year as a result of an acetaminophen overdose. And an analysis of national mortality [...]

Read the full article →

Health Hazard: Pesticides Residue in Fruits and Vegetables! Here What You Should Do

July 26, 2009

So, you’re eating all the right foods, and it shows. You’re at a healthy weight because you eat all kinds of fruits and vegetables every day. That’s great. But there’s a hidden danger that most people don’t ever think about when they purchase their produce: pesticides. Scientists are increasingly in agreement that even small exposure [...]

Read the full article →

Herbal Supplements 101

May 30, 2009

Let’s face it. All this talk about herbal medicine and herbal remedies has been a huge topic of conversation for quite a few years. But, with everything from scientific names and standardization to labeling and quality control, all the technical stuff can get a little bit confusing. So we’ve decided to take it back to [...]

Read the full article →

5 Ways to Absorb Calcium Like Crazy

April 16, 2009

“I pronounce your bone prognosis: Crazy awesome.” When you have a chronic digestive condition, your system absorbs fewer nutrients than normal. Add calcium-depleting corticosteroids, and you’ve got a one way ticket to OsteoporosisTown, population: 1. So what’s a digestively-challenged person to do?

Read the full article →

The Ultimate Guide to Calcium Supplements

April 15, 2009

I had a patient with digestive problems who took pure calcium supplements for 20 years. By the time she was fifty-five years old, she had osteoporosis. She came to me in confusion, “Why did this happen to me? I took those huge calcium pills for two decades!” The reason is: you can takes tons of [...]

Read the full article →

Water, Water Everywhere – What Kind Should You Drink?

April 2, 2009

Water. It’s refreshing, and it’s good for you. If you have digestive problems, water especially helps out with the following issues: prevents constipation (regulates bowel movements) prevents dehydration (in case of diarrhea) prevents the formation of kidney stones (which occur often in people with digestive problems) flushes toxins (if you don’t drink enough, these toxins [...]

Read the full article →

“Natural” Does Not Mean “Safe”

March 27, 2009

“Natural”. “Alternative”. “Herbal”. Take a walk down the aisle of any health food store, and you’ll see these words everywhere. They make people feel good. They seem so safe. Natural supplements are often cheaper than prescriptions, so it seems reasonable to think that experimenting with them could do no harm. Unfortunately, this kind of thinking [...]

Read the full article →

Powerful Juice Recipes for 14 Common Ailments

November 25, 2008

This delicious wheatgrass cocktail is a lean, green healing machine. Fresh squeezed vegetable juice can work miracles in the treatment of any disease.  The raw power of juice builds new healthy tissue, purifies the blood, removes waste from the large intestine, and rejuvenates the endocrine system.

Read the full article →

Best Health Books on… Fasting

June 22, 2008

Why would anyone want to stop eating? Food can heal, right?  Actually, calorie restriction and periodic fasting have been used as a cure-all for centuries.  When fasting, fat people become skinny, sick people become well, and sluggish people become energetic. At first, I was very skeptical about fasting because I was afraid of being weak [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →