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Gluten Sensitivity: It’s Real, So Why the Confusion?

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Written By Martin Rutherford, D.C., C.C.S.T. and Randall Gates, D.C., D.A.C.N.B. | A host of new and ongoing research studies confirm that sensitivity or allergies to gluten is a serious health issue. In fact, the rapidly emerging volume of research and well-documented, peer-reviewed medical, neurological, endocrine, rhuematolical, GI and nutritional journals, is overwhelming in its confirmation of the condition, and the importance of its implication to overall health. Not just gut health, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Chiropractic, Current Issue, Family Health, Holistic Therapies Tagged With: ADHD, Alzheimer’s, autism, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes, fibromyalgia, gluten-free, migraines, multiple sclerosis, seizures

New Use of an old drug for Cancer Treatment

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Written By Robert A. Eslinger, D.O., H.M.D.| Metformin is an oral drug that came into use in 1994. At that time, there was no mention of its use as a tool to fight cancer. More recently, it was discovered that this drug may effectively combat cancers of the colon, uterus, and prostate. In an amazing study, a group of Swiss researchers found a 56 percent reduction in breast cancer risk in a group of diabetic women who took metformin for more than five years. Despite most people’s aversion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ayurvedic Medicine / Oriental, Current Issue, Family Health, Holistic Therapies, Homeopathic / Naturopathic, Integrative Tagged With: cancer, diabetes, fighting cancer

PURE OXYGEN ENHANCES THE HEALING PROCESS

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Written By Richard Flyer, Director, Renown Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing process and strengthens the immune system. The treatment takes place in a clear, acrylic chamber, and patients breathe 100 percent oxygen at pressures greater than sea level atmospheric pressure (the air we breathe contains only 21 percent oxygen). This pressurization allows for a higher concentration of oxygen to reach the tissues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Current Issue, Family Health, Holistic Therapies Tagged With: diabetes, healing, injury, oxygen

Diabetes Type II: What to do when medications don’t work

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Written By Dr. Martin P. Rutherford, D.C. | Diabetes Type II has become the number one metabolic epidemic in the United States…and it’s due to more than just our lousy diets. Every cell in the body requires stable glucose to operate at maximum function. Indeed glucose is the only nutrient utilized by the brain and nervous system. We’re generally aware that Diabetes Type II is serious and can cause eye complications, neuropathy, skin conditions, heart disease, high blood pressure, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Chiropractic, Current Issue, Holistic Therapies Tagged With: celiac disease, chronic fatigue, diabetes, fibromyalgia

Integrative Strategies for Diabetes Management

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Written By Michael Gerber, MD, HMD | Last month’s column was devoted to diabetes prevention. Weight loss, exercise, avoidance of fast foods and non-organic foods with many toxic concentrates such as POPs (persistent organic pollutants), PCB’s, heavy metals and solvents, statistically reduces your chances of having adult onset diabetes. However, if you are already diabetic, it is important to know about a broad array of nutritional supplements and herbs, many of which have been used for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Current Issue, Herbs / Spices, Holistic Therapies, Integrative, Natural Solutions, Nutrition Tagged With: diabetes, natural supplements

Diabetes Prevention

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Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMC | Last month, diabetes symptoms and some historical perspective were presented in the article titled, “Sweet Pee – Diabetes at Your Doorstep.” There are many well known drugs, as well as Insulin therapy, for Type I and II diabetes. Once a person needs this kind of intervention with elevated blood sugars, over 130 or so, their doctor may wish to prescribe medication. These drugs are life saving in many circumstances, but rarely address the underlying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Family Health, Holistic Therapies, Homeopathic / Naturopathic, Natural Solutions, Nutrition Tagged With: diabetes
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