Healthy and Strong – Integrative Cancer Therapies
According to new study conducted at Yale University, chronic stress can cause atrophy (shrinkage) of critical areas of the brain. These areas are involved with emotions and self-control, as well as regulation of blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
This study brings to light the importance of having effective strategies to reduce stress. To read more about this, please see my blog entry entitled “Practical ways to reduce stress.”
Chances are, I can. As a physician and a healer, I love to alleviate suffering and have a positive impact on the health and longevity of my patients. People from across the nation seek my medical expertise: From those who are basically healthy and want to revitalize their health and slow the aging process, to those who are…
Have you ever wondered why health insurance companies so readily cover surgery or expensive drug-based treatment? Wouldn’t common-sense dictate that, if there were less expensive, non-surgical or non-drug approaches to reversing chronic disease, they would jump all over it? Imagine how much money the insurance companies would save if there were permanent solutions to conditions such…
Contrary to what many have been led to believe, cholesterol may not be the “bad” guy when it comes to coronary artery blockage and subsequent heart attacks. The real culprit that causes damages to blood vessels and subsequent heart attacks may be environmental pollutants we silently accumulate from the moment of conception to the moment…
All too often, in spite of eating right and taking their medication, people with diabetes see their Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) gradually go up and up and their condition worsen. HbA1c is a blood test that shows the average glucose (blood sugar) over the past 3 months. It indicates how well your diabetes is being…
In a recent study by the US government, people who ate fast-food were found to have high levels of industrial chemicals called phthalates. Phthalates are a family of man-made compounds used in the manufacture of plastics to make them more flexible and pliable. The two most commonly found phthalates in fast-food were bis-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (also known as DEHP) and diisononyl…
It’s been heralded as the world’s healthiest diet, and it’s the one diet that works for nearly everyone. It’s called the Mediterranean diet and it is based on the cooking and eating styles of Italy, France, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries. The diet features olive oil, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, beans, legumes, fish,…