“You are what you eat.” This phrase can be traced back to 1826 when French lawyer and politician, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said, “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.” [Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are]. As it morphed into the English version (about one [...]

Gout can be a very painful affliction as it has the ability to swell joints (often the big toe) into mean, hot protrusions that are excruciating when touched. It is a form of arthritis resulting from the body’s inability to completely break down uric acid, the byproduct waste from purine which is emitted when cells [...]

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Hair Loss Losing one’s hair can be an unwanted, life changing experience. Self-esteem and social response become thrust into the forefront as many men and women scramble to slow this process. According to Relevant Research, Inc., genetic hair loss or pattern baldness affects approximately thirty-five million men and twenty-one million [...]

Acupuncture, Botanical Medicine and Clinical Nutrition: Create a ‘Healing Storm’ for Treatment of Diverticulitis The standard American diet is the perfect breeding ground for diverticulitis. This is a condition where pouches (aka diverticula) form within the wall of the colon, then become inflamed and infected. A low fiber diet (believed to be one of the [...]

Boxed, bagged, canned food as well as the plethora of sugar laden choices available around every corner have highjacked America’s health. Packaged, processed, genetically modified foods feed millions of people per day yet many are nutritionally deficient. When food is manipulated by additives, high heat, radiation, gene sequencing and global travel much of its intended [...]

The influx of the element lead into our environment and inevitably our bodily systems has risen exponentially over the last several decades. Lead has weaseled its way into the human bloodstream for centuries. Ancient Chinese created metallic lead as far back as 3000 B.C. and the British Museum displays the most ancient piece of lead [...]

Previously blogged was Clinical Nutrition for Kids which proved to be an excellent tool in preventing future, negative eating habits. However, eating habits left untreated can result in eating behavior such as pecking, gorging, eating many small meals or skipping meals which, in some individuals, any of these can be a sign of an eating [...]

Not so long ago it was uncommon for children to be taking a prescription drug. Parents knew from their parents that if they allowed their child’s body to fight whatever needed to be fought; many times it would take care of itself. Unfortunately, as more adults rely on a myriad of medications the age of [...]

A new study reported by the Huffington Post (via Reuters) shows how a combination of acupuncture and hypnosis may be the one-two punch some people need to quit smoking. The statistics of how smoking cigarettes can deteriorate your health, your quality of life and eventually kill you are enormous. There is no need to list [...]

A 2010 study out of Heidelberg University Hospital, headed by cardiologist Dr. Johannes Backs,  found acupuncture capable of playing an important role in slowing heart disease. Approximately 250,000 people die per year from heart failure, a condition that over time results from high blood pressure or other subtle to overt trauma to the heart. Specific [...]