According to the National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), over five hundred thousand Americans suffer from colitis with estimates at about one to fifteen cases per every one hundred thousand people. Colitis is the chronic swelling and inflammation of the mucosa of the large intestine (colon) that is a non-specific ulcerative disease often presented as [...]

Twenty-eight billion dollars in sales was the take for dietary supplements in 2010. Suddenly, news reports began surfacing that vitamins may be more detrimental than good. Is Big Pharma taking more notice that droves of people are leaning toward alternatives for traditional medicine? As a result could they possibly be launching an alarm campaign to [...]

The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) reports that 34.1 million Americans have been diagnosed as having some form of asthma within their lifetime. Women and boys (especially African American boys with a 50% rise since 2001) are at the highest risk. Astonishingly, three hundred million people suffer from this disease worldwide and [...]

Seeing Through Macular Degeneration There is tissue behind your retina called macula. It is responsible for centralized, detailed vision. When light enters the retina it forms a fine image on the macula. This image transference is essential to healthy vision. Unfortunately, sometimes, especially as the body ages, the macula may become affected by macular degeneration, [...]

If there was ever a reason to stop smoking cigarettes besides staying around for your loved ones, consider this: According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more deaths are caused by tobacco each year compared to those from HIV, alcohol, illegal drugs, motor vehicle accidents, suicides and murders…combined. That said, nicotine abstinence is still [...]

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This was a question we often heard as we went about our unfettered world full of six year old imaginings. A paper airplane maker, a dinosaur trainer, a flying superhero, a flower doctor, these were some of the innocent answers given to the question so [...]

As we age and our hormones settle down, what was once an overwhelming desire to spend hours exploring ourselves and our partner may have easily turned into a dull roar. Life, with its fast paced drama and in some cases child rearing duties, seems as if it can drain the physical and mental passion right [...]

According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, approximately 3.3 million people suffered non-fatal occupational injuries in 2009. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported approximately 2.3 million adult non-fatal motor vehicle injuries for that same year. Broken bones, surgery, a dentist visit, even a separation or residential move can all be considered one form [...]

Growing old can sometimes feel as if your body’s warranty has expired. Aches emerge where aches never were, cholesterol spikes, eyesight weakens and memory is challenged. Tasks slow down and the world seems to lightning by. Soon, prescription bottles line up where you used to keep your toothbrush and you begin to wonder if there [...]

Heavy metals affect the body on a cellular level and can be a hidden cause of chronic ailments, unexplained pain and in some cases, disease. Toxic metals are found in our food, water, air, environmental pollution and medical/dental procedures. Thankfully, in many cases the use of mercury in dental fillings has been replaced by composite [...]