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Why are Food Intolerances Increasing?

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According to a study done from 1991 to 1994, food intolerances affected around 12 percent of the population. But more recent surveys suggest that number could be as high as 25 percent today. What is a food intolerance? Food intolerances are adverse reactions to food that are not triggered by the immune system. They are […]

Stricken by Stroke? Where Do We Go From Here?

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Stroke is so common that all of us have made personal observations and are interested in an overview of restoration following the acute care of an insult to the brain, our ”command center.” This insult was caused by hemorrhage from a blood vessel, blockage of a blood vessel, or by lack of enough blood flow […]

5 Steps to Prevent Alzheimer´s

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In the United States, there are around 6,200,000 people aged 65 and over with Alzheimer’s disease. Almost two thirds are women. This means that the disease is almost twice as common in women compared to men. But why? The first reason is that women tend to live longer than men. So more men die earlier […]

Effective Lifestyle Changes for Type II Diabetes

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For over 25 years, my wife and l have had the fortunate experience of being associated with a small lifestyle-change center in rural Alabama. Some of our first patients were Type ll diabetics, (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus), and since we were convinced that a total vegetarian (vegan) diet was the most healthful one for most […]

Eggs – Are They All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

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Do you remember those delicious days when you could eat fried eggs with a clear conscience? Then there was cholesterol. Over two hundred milligrams per egg. And Fat. Eggs became suspect–a thing suspended, hanging from the political consensus of the American Heart Association. Only three eggs a week, they affirmed. Meanwhile chickens, the plucky birds, […]

Chasteberry for Treating Premenstrual Syndrome

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The prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in young women is surprisingly high. They are affected regardless of socioeconomic status, race or cultural background. Nearly every woman experiences at least one PMS symptom sometime in her life; and it is estimated that 85-97% of women suffer from 1 or more symptoms. Specific symptoms vary from woman […]