The ultimate summer fruit is ripe for the picking, and it comes with a wealth of health benefits. More than just a refreshing dessert or treat for the hotter days, watermelon is a proven medicinal food. With the scientific name Citrullus lanatus, watermelon is a fruit that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. While native to…
Can Shoulder Pain Come From Your Ankles?
Shoulders are the most commonly injured joints in the body because they are the most mobile and the least stable. Instability is what causes this unique and complex joint to be the third most common musculoskeletal complaint presenting to physical therapy. So, if instability is the reason for such a high rate of pain and…
Against the Grain
Serving riches and material wealth at the expense of health and wellness is a perilous course to follow. Sadly, it’s the way of our culture and economy. Just look around. People are fat. Why is that? The standard American diet (SAD) destroys a person’s health. God gave us everything we need for an abundant life…
Statins Double Risk of Dementia, Are Linked to COVID Deaths
The use of statin cholesterol-lowering medications has been on the rise for decades and they are among the most widely used drugs in the world. In the U.S., nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults over 75 years old take a statin to lower their cholesterol in the misguided hope of preventing heart disease, heart attacks,…
7 Herbs and Supplements for Heart Failure
Magnesium is found in many foods and is critical for hundreds of enzyme systems, and maintaining healthy blood pressure.Congestive heart failure is a disease with a misleading name, as it doesn’t mean that your heart has stopped beating. Rather, heart failure is a chronic condition that occurs when the heart muscle can’t pump enough blood…
What’s in Wildfire Smoke?
Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal this year. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, signs already pointed to a long, dangerous fire season ahead. Smoke is now turning the sky hazy across a large swath of the country as dozens of large fires burn,…
Fighting Disease and Depression With Fermented Foods
Recent research has shown that fermented foods can not only improve gut microbiome diversity, but lower the inflammatory response in your body that affects conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While I was still in active practice, I was passionate about helping people with RA. In fact, I treated more than 3,000 people with this…
Tips for Maintaining a Strong Immune System
We live in challenging modern times, so maintaining a robust immune system is of utmost importance. Think of your immune system as being a shield that guards you against all of the bad elements out there. When it’s in top form, this immune shield is working to protect you 24/7 and you probably won’t even…
Why Is Male Fertility Declining?
In the United States, nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility around 30 percent to 50 percent of the time. There is almost nothing more disheartening than telling a couple “I don’t know” or “There’s nothing…
Are You Dehydrated?
Lots of people believe they know when they are dehydrated, but dehydration can be sneaky, not to mention unhealthy and dangerous. Dehydration is when your body loses more fluids than you have replaced. You may have lost these fluids from excessive sweating (due to exercise, hot weather, or environment such as a sauna), diarrhea, or…
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