Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi “There must be something sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the ocean.” ~Khalil Gibran Salt has been used therapeutically for many centuries across many cultures. It has been used as a remedy, a support treatment, and a preventative measure. It has been taken internally or applied […]
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman June is National Men’s Health month and the week leading up to Father’s Day is designated as Men’s Health week. Because of the recognized need to support men in taking care of themselves, all across the country there are men’s health fairs, screenings and education/outreach opportunities. Men’s Health Network sponsors
Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC Real healing involves pain-awareness Real healing, unlike popping a pill to take away the pain, involves recognizing pain, feeling pain, and moving through it to get to the other side. Our culture has a most self-defeating attribute in that we’ve been raised to do anything but feel our pain
Dr. Donata Girolamo, ND @DonataGirolamo Maintaining a tightly controlled insulin and blood sugar relationship is crucial for conception. This means ensuring the pancreas does not produce too much insulin in response to your meal. You may have a problem with blood sugar balance and insulin resistance if you have trouble with weight loss, have been
PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Just one intravenous dose of zoledronic acid will improve bone mineral density in frail, elderly women. This claim of research was published online in April by JAMA Internal Medicine. The study says that frail, elderly women living in nursing homes and long-term care facilities who received a single IV dose of the
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman Opening the windows is one of my favorite things about spring, especially after a long winter of record-breaking snowfalls and low temperatures. Reveling in sunshine and warmer temperatures and exchanging and circulating the air inside our homes is as good for our bodies as it is for our spirits. According
NOTTINGHAM, England – Osteoarthritis has a new enemy, and it arrives on the back of caterpillars. Researchers at the University of Nottingham have identified a parasitic mushroom that lives on caterpillars as an effective new painkiller for those who suffer from osteoarthritis. They say the new pain killer should be in clinical trials within the
PORTO, Portugal – A new study has found that premenopausal women exposed to pesticides can be at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and inflammation. The research was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. DDT, one of the first chemicals recognized as an endocrine disrupting substance, remains in the environment and
MAINZ, Germany – Scientists at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have found no evidence that low-frequency alternating magnetic fields generated by overhead power lines aggravate neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. They found no supporting evidence for disease progression in mouse models. Results from the study indicate no
Dr. Ariel Jones, ND Our Teeth are Alive! They have anatomy, tissue variations and layers. The hard white crown is the part we can see. The root is the bottom 2/3 of the tooth embedded into our jaw. The inner dental pulp is a network of blood & lymph vessels, nerve and connective tissue.1 The
