Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine found three out of four Americans had insufficient levels of vitamin D, the so called “sunshine vitamin”. Ironic as it is: spending 10 minutes in the sun with legs and arms exposed can help to battle the deficiency our modern world allows us ever more [...]
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According to recent studies, more then 1/3 of mothers and more than half of their infants had a vitamin D deficiency at the time of birth. Anne Merewood, Director of the Breastfeeding Center at Boston Medical Center, and her associates measured vitamin D levels in 433 women and 376 newborns just 72 hours after birth, [...] A recent report in Pediatrics showed that US kids have a raised risk of weak bones and possibly heart disease from deficient vitamin D levels. Far from parental “mega-dosing”, most children could see increased levels from just getting a little more sunshine. Dr. Michal L. Melamed of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the [...] A lot of people ask me about the different types of nutrition counseling, so I wrote a quick article on holistic nutrition. I found holistic nutrition allowed me to help many people. At that time that was of the forms of nutrition counseling I had been trained in and found it the most therapeutic. Later [...] Eczema and Natural Treatments
What Exactly is Eczema? Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is an inflammation of the skin that is usually itchy and very dry. The condition is frequently caused by some form of an allergy, which may include foods or inhalants. Description of Eczema Atopic dermatitis or eczema is sometimes described [...] On Aug. 18, 2010 a study reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that females who ate more protein-rich foods(nuts, seeds, fish, beans) in place of red meat had a drastically lower risk of developing heart disease. When participants consumed more red meat and processed red meat along with high-fat dairy foods [...] In you live in civilization today, its hard to avoid contact with environmental chemicals and pollutants, which the American Liver Association considers to be a primary cause of the current rise in liver disease. There are a number of nutrients, herbs, and botanicals that have been shown to protect liver cells from damage, stimulate the [...] Nutrition is very important for all individuals, but especially for those who are fighting cancer. For this reason, proper nutritional support is now being included in comprehensive cancer treatments and is a important component of integrative and holistic oncology. While proper nutrition in most cases will not cure cancer, it can provide strength and health [...] What we eat not only affects us physically but also affects our moods and ability to handle stress. Our brain chemicals, known as neurotransmitters are closely linked with what we eat. The most common of these; dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine are only working properly when we have adequate complex carbohydrate and protein consumption in our [...] Every one of us can benefit from adequate nutrition. If we could, we’d get all our nutrition from the foods we eat and be done with it…but we can’t. Even when eating well, we have to contend with the increasingly poor quality of modern day food. Nutrient-depleted soil creates less-nutritious fruits, vegetables and grains. Hormones [...] |
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