Do You Have Asthma?

May 15, 2013FeaturedAsthma, Weight loss | Weight Management | Diabetes | Menopause | Type II Diabetesadmin

It’s spring. Which means that, along with flowers blooming, allergies are hitting. As rates of asthma and allergies rise each year, so does the amount of money put into treatment. Breathing is about the most basic function needed for survival, so it’s not surprising that there are thousands of medications available, from sophisticated inhalers to all manner of nasal sprays and antihistamines. But the numbers of asthma attacks and allergies continue to rise, which shows that these medications are just a Band Aid for a larger problem. They aren’t targeting the root cause of asthma and allergies: inflammation. Here’s where inflammation… Read More »

Warm Weather and Ticks

May 10, 2013FeaturedTicks, Weight loss | Weight Management | Diabetes | Menopause | Type II Diabetesadmin

From may through July, people get tick bites and tickborne diseases more often than any other time of the year in the US, but many may not know they are at risk. Not all show signs of the diseases. Each year, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC, but a recent survey reported that nearly 20 percent of people in areas where Lyme disease is common were unaware that it was a rick. Another 42 percent of individuals reported taking no personal preventive measures against ticks. Other key tickborne diseases include Rocky Mountain spotted fever,… Read More »

Aromotherapy

Aromatherapy Responding to stress is something people naturally do to help regulate the body—but staying in a constant state of stress will eventually have negative health effects. Cortisol, also called the stress hormone, is part of the body’s natural response to stress, but when released at high levels, or when is it not allowed to disperse due to chronic stress, it can decrease immunity, bone density and overall quality of life. The body cannot manage long periods of constant stress without producing inflammation in the body as well. Practicing consistent balance in self-care to support the body’s natural relaxation… Read More »

All Fruit Diets and Your Health

April 29, 2013FeaturedWeight loss | Weight Management | Diabetes | Menopause | Type II Diabetesadmin

All Fruit Diets Have Dangerous Side Effect Did you hear that Ashton Kutcher went to the hospital back in January just two days prior to the first shooting for the movie of Steve Jobs? He was suffering from severe stomach pains which they later found out was directly related to problems with his pancreas. The cause you ask?? An all fruit diet, or the fruitarian diet, which Ashton was modeling due to his part as Steve Jobs who followed and practiced this diet. According to Walter Issacson’s biography, “Steve Jobs”, Jobs began extreme dieting, such as the all fruit… Read More »