This is part two of a three-part series exploring Lyme disease: how to test for it, treat it, and prevent it. One of the difficulties of Lyme disease is actually figuring out if you have it. Unlike many other diseases, diagnosis can be difficult. This is true of other tick-borne illnesses as well. The western…
Nature-Based Activities Help Reduce Anxiety in Adults
For those who suffer from anxiety, everyday tasks can be challenging. But a new study has found that in people with preexisting mental health conditions, including outdoor nature-based activities could help to improve mental health. Researchers from the University of York were able to show through their study that taking part in outdoor nature-based activities…
What Is Lyme Disease?
This is part one of a three-part series exploring Lyme disease—how to test for it, treat it, and prevent it. Lyme disease can be a crippling condition for many individuals. In fact, many patients who seek functional medicine care at our wellness center often struggle with Lyme and the commonly associated co-infections. Our family has…
5 Amazing Healing Honey Facts
Honey, unlike almost everything else we consume in our diet, was intended solely to be a form of nourishment—albeit, for the bees. Only milk, to my knowledge, shares this singular biological imperative. But honey is far more than a source of sweetness and quick energy within the human diet. Honey has profound medicinal applications, some of…
Top Natural Remedies for Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are a familiar condition involving crystals forming within the kidneys, affecting some 12 percent of the global population. They have affected humans since at least 4,000 B.C., surfacing as the most common disease of the urinary tract. Recurring stone formation has been linked to a number of chronic diseases, including end-stage renal failure, heart…
Can Dementia Be Reversed?
For decades, conventional medicine has offered little regarding the treatment of patients suffering from dementia or cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s disease is now the third-leading cause of death in North America, after heart disease and cancer. But treatment is possible. It is estimated that dementia will afflict approximately 50 percent of the next generation of senior…
Viruses Aren’t All Nasty—Some Protect Our Health
Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature. It’s true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their hosts—meaning they cause diseases ranging from a mild cold to serious conditions such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). They work by invading the host cell, taking over its cellular machinery and releasing new viral particles…
Heard of Golden Milk or Turmeric Tea?
Golden milk, or turmeric tea, has been gaining some steam in Western culture in recent years. The Indian drink with roots in Ayurvedic medicine may help boost immunity and offer other benefits that could keep you healthy this season. The bright yellow drink is traditionally made with warm cow’s milk, turmeric, and other spices such…
An Introduction to Breath Work
In these tumultuous times, many people have sought out different activities to relieve stress. Among the many methods available, meditation has emerged as a popular choice. According to a statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the popularity of meditation has increased significantly in recent years. Many want to meditate so that they…
Nasal Irrigation May Help Prevent Severe COVID-19: Study
September 24, 2021
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A recent preprint study by researchers at Augusta University and Edinburgh Napier University demonstrates that people who used normal saline nasal irrigation were 19 times less likely to require hospitalization for treatment of COVID-19 than the national rate for hospitalizations. A preprint means that the study hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet. Nevertheless, the results are promising,…
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