Your Best Defense Against H1N1 Is Not the Vaccine

I am sharing the information below because I feel it is comprehensive, easy to read, and authoritative. I am not the author. This information was obtained from another source and sent to me by a naturopathic and nutraMetrix practitioner by the name of Dawn Swanson of New Dawn Health with her added commentary. It includes some very strong statements from [...]

Antioxidants and Arthritis

I discovered the connection between antioxidants and improvements in arthritis quite by accident several years ago. At the time, I had a lot of inexplicable pain in my muscle tissue, on top of some nagging arthritis that I had come to accept as part of the deal of growing older. A friend of mine recommended [...]

Arrhythmia – Dysrhythmia – Palpitations – Oh My!

Heart irregularities come in many forms and by many names. They can be mild and unpronounced, or serious and even life threatening. There’s a great description on Wikipedia of the vast array of conditions that fall into the category of Cardiac Arrhythmia.
What’s exciting to me is that nutrition and lifestyle changes can play a role [...]

Are you Calcium Deficient?

Many people don’t concern themselves with calcium requirements or calcium supplements. Why? Because they believe they are getting the calcium they need from milk. But… did you know that here in the U.S. we consume more milk than any other nation, and an estimated 70% of our population is deficient in calcium? Here are some [...]

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

An upcoming CME course in September 2009 offers education to health practitioners in the science and research supporting nutritional interventions in clinical practice. What are “nutritional interventions”? These are lifestyle changes such adopting a low-glycemic index diet to manage weight and blood sugar, and choosing appropriate supplementation. For example, we all know that Omega-3 fish oils can [...]

Letter to a Doctor – The “Why’s” of Nutraceuticals

I wrote this letter today to a physician who requested information on nutraceuticals. As I clicked Send, it occurred to me that it would make a nice blog entry. So here it is, my Letter to a Doctor:
I’m happy to share some information with you about nutraceuticals. I’m sure you know some of the why’s [...]

Black Cohosh Study – Fight Breast Cancer

If you have read my blog before, you know I’m a big fan of Dr. Andew Weil. One of Dr. Weil’s recent blog entries describes a study on the effect of black cohosh on breast cancer: “Research from the University of Pennsylvania found that women who used black cohosh had a risk of breast cancer that was [...]

Avoid Golf Injury

Golf season is in full-swing, and it’s an important time to take care of your joints. Those of you that were off the course all winter will be more prone to repetitive stress problems or injury due to loss of muscle tone.
Some interesting thoughts from FineLiving.com:

There are 24 million new golfers each year.
Many golfers get [...]

Stop the Varicose Vein Creep

This just in. Dr. Andrew Weil, one of my favorite sources for all things healthy, has some great suggestions for halting the development of varicose veins. Poor circulation and venous insufficiency contribute to the problem. But how do you improve circulation and the health of your veins? Some of Dr. Weil’s suggestions include regular exercise [...]

Natural Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease – Exciting News

I just read a fascinating natural Alzheimer’s treatment article written by Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., and submitted to the Linking Alternative Medicine Group on LinkedIn by Dianne Maroney.
Niacinamide, which sounds creepy but is just vitamin B3, has been shown to have huge benefits in the treatment of Alzheimers. The study that was done on mice [...]