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What Can Words Do for a Patient?

Do you remember the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” If you do, you might think, What’s that have to do with doctor’s helping patients? As it turns out, words are more powerful than people give them credit to be. Not only can hurtful words create more damage than a broken bone, but encouraging words can help to heal them. A study

Can Whole Grains Protect Against Cancer?

Can a diet with whole grains help to prevent liver cancer? Studies show that this might very well be the case. Recently a US study was published analyzing 125,000 men and women over a 24 year period. The study was looking to see the health effects of diets with whole grain versus diets that lack whole grain. This analysis showed that the men and women who ate the most

Can You Avoid Taxes During Retirement?

Everyone knows the quote from Benjamin Franklin about death and taxes. While death is indeed a certainty, taxes are not. How can no retirement taxes be achieved? If you go online and search for ways to avoid US taxes, many of the results could be slightly illegal. However, if you google search how to change citizenship to a country that does not have taxes, you could have

Pregnant Rats Exposed to Glyphosate and Showed Generational Genetic Issues

Washington State University researchers recently published a report in Scientific Reports outlining the health problems second and third-generation rats faced when each generation was exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. This study was the first of it’s kind, and researchers hope that it highlights our society’s need to think about generational

Foods To Eat And Avoid While On A Candida Diet

Foods To Eat And Avoid On A Candida Diet

Reduce the risk of Candida overgrowth that often leads to infection by starting your Candida diet today. Read on for our list of foods to eat and avoid below. In this article: What to Eat What Not to Eat Candida Diet | What's Good to Eat and What's Not Candida albicans Definition: A part of the human body's natural flora along the GI tract, vagina, and mouth, but

How To Tell If You Have Hypothyroid

Dr. Stephen Smith, an Integrative Medicine Physician, tells us all about the problematic hypothyroid condition. In this article: What Is Hypothyroidism? What Are the Causes of Hypothyroidism? What Are the Symptoms of Hypothyroidism? What Is the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Test? What Are the Free T3 and Free T4 Tests? How Do You Treat It? Hypothyroid

What Makes A Healthy Brain? Or What Are The 6 Pillars Of Brain Health?

Do you want a healthy brain? Of course, you do! How do you keep that brain of yours healthy, then? Let's find out. In this article: Introduction to Brain Health What Causes Mental Decline? How to Have a Healthy Brain with the 6 Pillars of Brain Health 6 Pillars of a Healthy Brain Introduction to Brain Health Brain health is important throughout your

Elderberry and the Common Cold. A Natural Cure?

Elderberry and the Common Cold. A Natural Cure? The common cold is a mystery. You can think hundreds of options from pills and liquids to teas and antiviral drugs like Tamiflu for example. However, none of these options work 100% of the time. While we don’t have a cure, there is a better option than synthetic chemicals and antibiotics. It is in many backyards right now

What Does Alcohol do to Your Mood?

Do you know what kind of drinker you are? Do you think that “drinking personalities” are real? Many people talk about whether they are angry, happy, depressed, giggly, or stubborn drunks. Today, we’re going to talk about whether or not those ideas and “drunk types” are real and what alcohol does to the body and mood. What Are You Drinking? If you’ve ever chosen your drink

L-theanine as a Supplement to Ease Stress and Anxiety

In today’s “go go go” world, it’s not hard to reach burnout. This can happen to you in any industry at any time of your life. It’s one reason why more and more companies are instituting wellness programs and offering better time off. An employee that takes more time off is better than an employee that leaves. However, these programs aren’t always perfect and don’t get

Five Odd Allergies that Sound Like Science Fiction

Chances are you know someone with an allergy. There are many kinds and degrees of having allergies from seasonal to life-threatening. However, some allergies seem too extreme to be real. While it might look like something out of a book, some people suffer from these rare allergies daily. Sun Allergy Though people affected with solar urticaria will generally start seeing

A Quick Look At CRPS Treatment

Dr. Stephen Smith, a functional medicine physician, provides us with an overview of the different CRPS treatment protocols they give their patients. Read on to find out more about the symptoms and treatment of this condition. In this article: What Is CRPS? CRPS Causes CRPS Symptoms CRPS Diagnosis Doctor Prescribed Treatment for CRPS CRPS Treatment

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