Category: Immune System
Boosting the Immune System with Natural Remedies (Part 2)
Your immune system is made, not born. New research dispels the belief that the strength of the body’s defense system is genetically programmed . . . [...]
Boosting the Immune System with Natural Remedies (Part 1)
Low immune function refers to an underactive and poor performing immune system. The immune system’s prime function is to protect the body against infe [...]
How Bacteria Keep You Well
Probiotics are healthy bacteria and yeast that reside on and in our bodies. They outnumber our own cell count 10:1! With so many bacteria living off o [...]
Chinese Medicine & Today’s Immune System Issues
More and more diseases have been found to be related to the immune system today. The term "immune system" has to be borrowed from Western medicine. A [...]
How Our Mythology Influences Our Immune System
Autoimmune Disease (AD) is an illusive, painful and sometimes deadly force moving through our modern culture. It affects over 23 million people in the [...]
The Ins and Outs of Winter Sickness
It’s the time of year for snow days, apple pie, and family gatherings, which inevitably means it is also the time of year for sniffles, coughs, and fe [...]
BioSet – A New Way to Treat Allergies
BioSet is a gentle, drug free means of eliminating food intolerances and environmental sensitivities. Based on the principle of the energetic body, as [...]
Hypnosis: A Gentler Approach Than Battling Cancer
The battle approach to cancer is so pervasive in our thinking that it has become our only strategy. We are constantly waging war on cancer using chemo [...]
Natural Breast Health with Manual Therapy to Promote Lymphatic Drainage and Nutritional Wellness
Breast Health
Breast health is an important component of a woman’s health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, regardless of race or [...]
The Yin and Yang of Autumn
As the humid days of summer give way to the brittle, dry air of fall, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners begin to turn their attention to the [...]
Can an Unhealthy Digestive Tract Increase Breast Cancer?
One in eight; this is the number of women who will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. Dramatically higher than in the past, this statistic ha [...]
Maintaining Immune Health in our Children as they Return to School
The end of summer is always bittersweet… it’s been such a joy to watch our children run around carefree through the summer months… watching them get d [...]
The Yin and Yang of Autumn
As the humid days of summer give way to the brittle, dry air of fall, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners begin to turn their attention to the [...]
The Healing Benefits of Olive Oil
There are many different kinds of fats: saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated; and our body needs a mixture of healthy fatty acids in the d [...]
The Vitality of Movement
“I know I need to exercise more. It’s just so hard to find the time.”
I hear this in my office every day - and I totally get it. So many of us are [...]
Pelvic Pain and Manual Therapy
Do you suffer from pelvic pain? Is it chronic or does it just present when you are performing certain activities, such as riding a bicycle or having s [...]
The Gerson Therapy
The Gerson Therapy is a natural nutritional therapy that activates the body’s extraordinary ability to heal itself through an organic, vegetarian diet [...]
No Flu for You! Prevention Recommendations for Cold and Flu Season
The cold and flu season is here and will be with us for several months to come. No one can predict how bad this season will be, but there are some thi [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder: A New Model Offering Hope for Recovery
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an increasingly common disorder characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication, as well as rest [...]
Benefits of Broccoli: Sulforaphane and Your Health
We all know that eating our broccoli is good for us, and many population studies have confirmed that people who eat more vegetables, and in particular [...]