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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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The pancreas is unique in that it is both an organ and an endocrine gland. It serves the function of producing enzymes that are essential for the breakdown of fat, protein and carbohydrates. In addition to this, your pancreas produces the hormones insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. Elevated insulin levels are primary concerns for diabetics and
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Its adrenal time. The amount of demand placed upon the adrenal glands due to modern day stress factors is immense and unprecedented. Stress can be identified as having both internal and external origins. Adrenal stress can result in symptoms such as exhaustion, chronic fatigue, insomnia, sleep disturbances, poor immunity, thyroid issues, metabolic dysfunction and other
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The Berkeley, CA hotel was jam packed with perhaps 100-125 alternative health professionals. The event was a 2-day seminar hosted by the long-standing nutritional supplement company Standard Process, featuring presentations from master herbalist Kerry Bone, PhD and chiropractor Michael Dobbins, DC. The seminar centered around the Six Most Common Health Challenges faced by the Modern
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This week’s focus on blood chemistry analysis is digestion and liver function. Both of these are related to each other. The digestive system involves liver function. The liver, whose function includes digestive activities, is a massive organ that has multiple roles in the body’s biological processes. Click HERE to review the major functions of your liver. The
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