Prevent Ulcerative Colitis with Tasty Food
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Categories: chronic disease, Health Blog
Natural Ways to Prevent Ulcerative Colitis “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” ~ Benjamin Franklin Or in the case of ulcerative colitis, an ounce of prevention is worth years of worry … and pain! If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, then you know my hair has been on fire […]
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How to Effectively Fight the Fire of Inflammation
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Categories: chronic disease, Health Blog, Inflammation
Symptom Relief Doesn’t Stop Inflammation In our last post we talked about how traditional Western medicine likes to treat symptoms to make us feel better. That sounds pretty good, right? After all, isn’t that what we want most of all when we are hurting? For urgent or short-term situations, treating the symptoms might just be […]
Keep ReadingInflammation is a Good Thing
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Categories: chronic disease, Health Blog
This may come as a surprise, especially when you hear health professionals, myself included, constantly talking about ways to reduce inflammation, but inflammation is actually a GOOD thing. Yep, you heard me right. The Heroic First Responder Inflammation is your immune system’s response to any kind of infection or injury. This quick response (kind of […]
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Functional Medicine vs. Conventional Med: Diff Approaches to Health
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Categories: Health Blog, Pain relief
Defeating Chronic Pain and Fatigue with Heath & Wellness’ Secret Weapon: Functional Medicine Functional medicine is an approach to healthcare that looks to understand why someone is sick. In conventional medicine, physicians are taught an approach to healthcare that medicates or operates. The functional healthcare practitioner is an investigator who partners with the client to search […]
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Eat Right to Protect Your Eyesight
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Eyesight is a precious gift and one we want to protect. As we age, there are several conditions that impact eyesight. Common conditions are cataracts, glaucoma, and Age-related Macular Degeneration. The good news is you can prevent or slow the progression of these conditions by eating the right kinds of food. The best foods for […]
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