Hardly anyone tells the elderly they need to drink water. Yet the sad part is that so many health problems could be prevented by simply having adequate water intake. Renal dysfunction is so common among the elderly I seem to address this every time I work with anyone in their 70’s and beyond. The sad
One of the most essential electrolyte minerals is one that is increasingly deficient among people today. Magnesium deficiency is so common, one could write several volumes of books about it. Magnesium is essential for initiating more than 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. Magnesium deficiency has been cited in numerous diseases, as either being a
At once point in history, salt was one of the highest traded commodities on earth. In addition to being used as a natural flavor-enhancer, salt was used as a natural preservative prior to refrigeration. Many people today have avoided the consumption of salt because of fear of it causing an elevation in blood pressure. Yet,
Adrenal fatigue is thrown around a lot these days even though conventional medicine fails to acknowledge it as a legitimate health issues. Perhaps conventional medicine isn’t interested in things in cannot treat with drugs. Another major problem is that conventional medicine does not know how to adequately test for adrenal fatigue. In the blood, sometimes
Elevated blood pressure affects one out of three Americans. The #1 cause of death that is associated with elevated blood pressure is Hypertensive Heart Disease. There can be many causes to hypertension. Chronic elevation of blood pressure results in a shortened life expectancy as well as the quality of one’s life. There is an intrinsic
You are living in a time where more people are paying more attention to their health and well being than perhaps at any other point in history. Ironically the incidence of degenerative diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer have reached epidemic proportions. It is a dichotomy such as this which tends to indicate
Guest post By Craig Lane, NC, CMT, Planetary Herbalist I first discovered this plant 15-20 years ago. A teacher of mine spoke of how the establishment (the FDA) had given warnings against this plant. Yet he said that in all his years, no one had ever had a bad outcome of use with the plant, even
Toxic, heavy metals: you are exposed to them, I guarantee it. Not one person living in modern civilization is not exposed to toxic, heavy metals. The question to ask is: “how efficiently does your body eliminate toxic metals like aluminum, mercury and lead?” Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is an outstanding laboratory biopsy to use to monitor
“All diseases begin in the gut.” -Hippocrates, 460-370 BC Hair tissue mineral analysis is a laboratory biopsy that can reveal a lot about mineral activity in the tissues. The “Low Minerals” pattern on a hair test tells a lot about digestion and assimilation. In many instances, the low minerals pattern tells that minerals are not
Meditation is a conscious practice of awareness of oneself. It is the deliberate practice of detaching from the ordinary activities of the conscious mind and engaging faculties of the mind which are more latent. There has been a cacophony of research studies on the effects that meditation has upon the brain and nervous system. Having