Category Archives: Aging

Houston We Have a Problem: Chronic Inflammation

Oh inflammation, the culprit of many diseases as you can see from the picture.  I had a client in the other day, bounced from doctor to doctor, prescribed different medications, but what is at the heart of the problem? All … Continue reading

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Getting to Know the Women of BC: Susan

Brittany has asked me for awhile now to write this, and it took me this long to gather my thoughts, but here it is. This all came into my life when Jim brought home a book that related to getting fit … Continue reading

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Modern Disease: How our Lifestyles are Killing Us

Let’s start with the facts: 7 in 10 deaths in the U.S. each year are due to chronic disease 50% of all deaths come from heart disease, cancer, and stroke 103 million (nearly 1 in 2) adults have at least … Continue reading

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Collagen: Strength, Structure and Flexibility

A lot of times when people think skin, they think collagen. As we will see today collagen plays a starring role in more than just skin. What is collagen? A type of connective tissue that provides structure, elasticity and support … Continue reading

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The White Plague: America’s Sugar Addiction

We say no grains, starches or sugars and I’ve discussed the many evils of grains, but not about the dark side of sugar. Well that all changes today, we are investigating the downsides of this white powder that is found … Continue reading

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Beneficial B’s: B6

                Today we carry on with another B vitamin, B6. What’s sad is that for those helplessly following a standard American diet, are putting themselves at risk for B6 deficiency (some 90% of women and 71% of men!). What does B6 … Continue reading

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Beneficial B’s: B12

Today we’re going to take another look at yet another vitamin. Today’s star is none other than one of the many B vitamins, B12. But just because it is one of many B’s does not make it any less significant … Continue reading

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To Supplement or Not?

To supplement or not, that is the question. And a tricky question at that. As we’ve seen lately (as in the post on prostaglandins), the human body is a complex system of checks and balances (with loops and networks), that … Continue reading

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Discovering and Balancing Prostaglandins

It was hard to find what I was looking for when it comes to today’s topic, prostaglandins, but finally I was able to get some ample information to clarify this topic (I’m going to try to keep it as simple … Continue reading

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How Excess is making us fatter and unhealthy

Excess, that is the problem with this country. It is our demise and it is taking us under in the form of excess body fat, diseases like heart disease, cancers, etc. We take things that are good and exploit them. Well … Continue reading

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