Tag Archives: food supplements

When Terminal is not the only option

“Your condition is terminal.” Those are earth shattering words coming out of the mouth of a doctor to a patient and his or her family. The power of words. My father’s last two months in 1996 were spent fighting pancreatic … Continue reading

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What is down-regulation? No, it doesn’t have anything to do with football, four downs and you give up the ball!   Down-regulation is a phenomena associated with cell receptors. Cell receptors are like identical key switches that are activated by … Continue reading

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Balancing Health by Balancing Hormones

A quick note As part of my continuing education for my acupuncture license and credits towards my certificate in Applied Clinical Nutrition, this weekend I’ve been attending a seminar called “Balanced Hormones, Balanced Health” given by Dr. Ronda Nelson, PhD. … Continue reading

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Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer Study – Analysis

There’s a new study that came out yesterday that links the use of fish oils and prostate cancer.  Here is my short analysis. My statistics teacher in college on our last day of class, “If you don’t remember anything else, … Continue reading

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Conducting Herb Research – Friend or Foe? The principles of “complex” therapeutic agents are exemplified by herbal decoctions. In Chinese herbal medicine, prescriptions commonly have multiple ingredients which are boiled down in a process that often takes 1-2 hours. Herbs … Continue reading

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What has happened to our food?

Here is your casual armchair talk of one the major causes of our American health crisis. I’ll skim the subject and I’ll write about it from a nutritional standpoint. ENTER THE SUPERMARKET Over a hundred years ago, the supermarket became … Continue reading

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Gold Star Bowel Movements

Hi, Everyone This is my first blog post ever. It feels great! I have an idea to begin starting a discussion about good health as it relates to your bowel movements. Oh, yes, I have a passion for helping people … Continue reading

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