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A Carb is a Carb, Right? Unless you’ve been living on another planet for the last 20 years, you’ll have heard about the amazing weight loss that can be achieved on a low-carb diet.  You might even have tried one.  Ever since Atkins, people around the world have been waking up to the idea that…

Giving Your Body What It Needs To Lower Cholesterol Naturally When it comes to cholesterol, it’s time to get to the basics of why cholesterol is important and how giving your body the right foods can be beneficial in helping the body heal naturally, at its best.  Remember, however, the purpose of eating right is…

Why The Blood Pressure Battle? Let’s face it; dealing with high blood pressure can be down right frustrating and very confusing.  In fact, over the past three decades, studies have shown that despite the increase in medical testing, technology advancements, and seemingly growing list of medications being taken, more people continue to suffer from and…

Where Does Chiropractic Fit Into the Neuroendocrine Response of the Body for Weight Gain and Loss? First, it’s important to realize that the whole topic of how the nervous system is integrated with all the hormones in the body is quite complicated. For that reason, we can only touch on some aspects of it. But…

“Dear Stress, Let’s Break Up…” It’s no secret that stress has been a part of our daily lives from the beginning of time. Whereas once stress meant   the challenges of finding shelter to keep us warm and dry, or tracking down our next meal, now we face the stress involved in not being able to…

Counting Calories – Is it Worth the Hassle? How many breaths did you take today? How many times did your eyes blink? How many calories did you consume today? Can you give me a precise answer to all three questions? The good news is that you really don’t need to. Yes, that includes calorie counting…

The Top Three Ingredients in OTC Cold and Flu Meds That Make Weight Loss Impossible Active Ingredients Depending on the product, most over-the-counter cold and flu meds contain some combination of Aspirin, Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan, Sodium bicarbonate, Anhydrous citric acid, Guaifenesin, Phenylephrine, Oxymetazoline, Diphenhydramine citrate, and Ibuprofen. While each ingredient has its downsides, dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine…

How Sugar Makes You Fat, Sick and Tired By the Numbers Have you ever noticed how chronic diseases have continued to increase…and increase…and increase over time? The United States, and in most cases the whole world, is getting sicker by the day and perhaps not-so-surprisingly it could be in large part due to sugar consumption.…

DIY Dandelion Harvest All dandelion recipes begin with the harvest! The best thing – it grows everywhere! The most important thing –  find plants that have not been sprayed with pesticides! Dig next to the leaves and lift up, up-rooting as much of the tap root as possible. You will want to collect as many…

Dandelion: Is It Mother Nature’s Best Kept Secret for a Cancer Cure? A Hidden Cancer Killer? They are ugly, atrocious, unwanted plants that seem to pop up out of nowhere. One day your lawn is beautiful and the next it is taken over by these yellow invaders. Despite a homeowners loathing of dandelions, most five…