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Simple, Gentle Ways to Detox for a Better You
It is that time of year when it seems like every health magazine and website is promoting detoxification. As a health care provider, I think a lot about how to guide patients through the process. And let’s face it, we could all stand to shed some toxins. But some of what I see recommended on ...
Deborah Kesten, MPH
Deborah Kesten, MPH Holistic Nutrition Researcher Founder Whole Person Integrative Eating Phone: (415) 324-4158 Email: [email protected] Website: www.integrativeeating.com Deborah Kesten, MPH, is an international nutrition researcher, award-winning author, and medical/health writer, with a specialty in preventing and reversing obesity and heart disease. She served as nutritionist on Dean Ornish, MD’s first clinical trial for reversing ...
COVID-19 Update: Thriving and Treating Persistent Symptoms
Unfortunately, given the politicization of the virus on both sides, COVID-19 misinformation is rampant. I find myself recommending that people ignore much of what is in the media, and sadly even the medical establishment experts. Instead, my focus is simply on what the research shows, along with a dollop of common sense. 1. How Contagious ...
Preparing for Cold and Flu Season: What You Really Can Do to Help Your Immune Health
As the weather begins to turn colder and we are forced inside, our chances of catching cold or flu viruses shoot through the roof. Especially this year, as we spend more time than ever indoors with our nerves running high about the global health crisis, getting sick is the last thing that anyone wants to ...
The Endocannabinoid System & Phytocannabinoids
The popularity of CBD, or cannabidiol, has exploded and CBD sales are rapidly growing year after year. In fact, a report from the Brightfield Group predicts that the CBD market will hit $22 billion by 2022. Whether or not this turns out to be an exaggeration, there is no question about the unprecedented growth of ...
Detoxification Support Nutraceuticals
In her 1962 groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote: “For the first time in the history of the world every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.”1 Of course humans have always been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals from plants and other sources, but ...
Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System
By now, you are probably starting to wonder if the industry will ever stop talking about immune functioning and supporting immune health. The truth is, we live is a new world now where having a healthy immune system is more critical than ever, and universally everyone now knows this due to recent events around the ...
Post COVID-19 Infection Clinical Considerations
Disclaimer: This article is far from a definitive guide to post COVID-19 patient care. The situation associated with those who have recovered from COVID-19 is dynamic and we are learning more by the day about its mechanisms of action, the broader impact on physiology and the long-term effects to those who survive infection. This commentary ...
Ben Reebs, ND, VNMI
Ben Reebs, ND, VNMI Portland Clinic of Natural Health 1516 S.E. 43rd Ave., Portland, OR 97215 (503) 419-7505 [email protected] www.drreebs.com Dr. Ben Reebs is an award-winning naturopathic physician, author of the book, The Serpent and the Butterfly, and the founder of Portland Clinic of Natural Health, an integrative medicine clinic that specializes in helping to resolve ...
Natural Parkinson’s Support: Your Guide to Preventing and Managing Parkinson’s (Naturally)
This article is focused on natural ways to both prevent and manage Parkinson’s disease (PD). The traditional approach focuses on drugs to slow down and manage symptoms (as well as recommending regular exercise), but does not attempt to address many of the underlying causes or contributing factors. In other words, complementary or alternative medicine takes ...
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