Is Vitamin IV Therapy a Good Idea?
Recently I have had a number of patients come into the clinic with nerve pain, tingling, numbness and even heart palpitations. They are certain that there is something seriously wrong, yet their doctor, their neurologist and Dr. Google all seem to be baffled as to why. But instead of being relieved when they find out the reason for their symptoms they are actually indignant because the reason is B vitamin deficiency and the indignant part occurs because they have been getting intravenous vitamin infusions every other week for months. So how could they be B vitamin deficient?
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The Miracle of Convalescence
So convalescence isn’t just a time of essential healing and restoration of our immune resources, it gives us permission to pause our lives and if you will allow it, time to experience the ways in which your body heals and where it may struggle to heal. In this way it can be a vacation, an education and a realization. Or it can be an exasperating, frustrating period of time that keeps us from doing what we need to do. This is what often drives people to ignore convalescence. But one thing to consider is that the lack of complete healing can create a chaotic tendency in the immune system that may actually be the most common reason for the rise in autoimmune disorders.
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The False Idea of Genetics as the Key to Disease
We all agree that cells communicate with each other. This happens through receptor cell membranes the surface of which must be free of obstacles in order for communication to take place. When there are obstacles the cell communication is altered, inhibited and even garbled. This is known as epigenetics, the environment within which a cell functions and which affects the health of the cell without changing the genetic code. You may be surprised to learn that the latest research has shown that as much as 75% of genetic expression is due to epigenetics while only 25% is related to the genetic hard-wired code itself.
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Belief Changes Biology
When a patient sits down with me, they tell me all their physical symptoms, recent illnesses and detail the ways in which they just don't feel "right". But what they seem not to mention are the stressors, the emotions, the sleepless nights, the fear, anxiety, worry and anger that can dominate the mind and overwhelm the body. The truth is that belief really does change our biology.
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Histamines: Friend or Foe?
Histamines are essential because they stimulate inflammation, protective immunity and healing. But they also can flood the tissues so frequently that you develop an intolerance to their presence. In fact, any time you reach for an antihistamine and you feel better afterwards, you are proving that I am right about this.
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Comfortable Addiction
Why are we seeking comfort more and more? The easy answer is because so many of us do not have comfort. Body pain, chronic uncomfortable symptoms, excess body weight, combative relationships, unfulfilling or stressful work situations, fear in our world, lack of control in our lives ... how can we have comfort?
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Are We Cleansing?
Everywhere you turn you will see products, diets and therapies that are all designed to cleanse your body from the inside out which sounds amazing. The negative side to this is that it encourages us to force-cleanse our bodies all the time, every day. We are brainwashed into believing our body doesn't do this on its own when actually it is happening just about every night for a period of time ... gently, easily and effectively. It's what my grandmother used to say about cleaning the house ... do a little every day and it will never build up.
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The Healthy Side of Darkness
We need to remember that throughout human history much of our health, particularly our work/sleep balance, has been tied to daylight. Since the invention of lighting, first flame, then electricity, our instinct has been to maintain daylight through artificial means further and further into the darkness of the night. Now there are so many businesses, government buildings, commercial areas, even our streets that have created a 24 hour light cycle between daylight and artificial light that 80% of North Americans cannot see the stars in the sky at night. Even small towns are now turning to overly bright LED fixtures that require much less electricity and last much longer. But the cost is one that many of us may not be able to afford. The cost of our health, our vision and our environment.
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Are You Sick if You Think You Are Sick?
How much of an illness is our own perception? Conventional medicine says that if something does not appear in testing, then it is probably not an issue or it’s all in your head. Far from it!
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The Summertime Bug Bite Decoder
The summer is wonderful … except for the bugs!!!
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Cellular Senescence
The secret to slowing your aging process is something your cells understand all too well. It’s called cellular senescence and it’s now the most sought-after natural process available. It’s the fastest-growing solution for chronic symptoms and illness that our clinic has seen since we opened in 1997.
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It Takes A Village
Holistic means essentially in contemplation of the whole. So when I'm putting together a plan for someone to address their symptoms, conditions or diseases, I have to consider their emotional health, their physical health, their nutritional health, their lifestyle, their stress level, what has happened to them in their life, and myriad other little things many of which have become rather intuitive over the 30 years I've done this. In other words, natural healing takes a village...
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