“Put some ice on it.” You hear it all the time when someone gets injured or is suffering from some type of topical inflammation. The problem is that Icing injuries could be doing more harm than good. Inflammation and swelling are natural immune system responses. Reducing inflammation and/or swelling might not be the best idea.
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January 10, 2019
5 Lifestyle Tweaks To Optimize Brain Health
Most of us (even the healthy ones) do little to work on or maintain the health of our brains. It’s usually not until late in life when words like Alzheimer’s and Dementia are thrown around that we start to pay attention to brain health. And even when we do, most of us are resigned to
November 28, 2018
Big Pharma Has Its Eyes Set On CBD Oil
This is sad, but not all that surprising.Big Pharma sees CBD oil as major competition. CBD oil has proven to be more effective in treating a wide range of ailments…without the toxicity, side effects, and mortality rate as compared to prescription drugs. So if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Or in this case, force
November 01, 2018
Is High Blood Pressure A Disease?
About 1 in every 3 adult Americans have High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). It’s thought to be a very common disease in this country. But is it actually a disease? Is it, by itself, the actual problem, or is it a sign or reactive symbol of another problem? This article from Poliquingroup.com details how blood pressure is
September 19, 2018
Chief Medical Officer from Memorial Sloan Kettering Reveals Conflict of Interest
If we can think for ourselves and take a close look at our healthcare system, it’s a scary thing. One of the saddest components is in the realm of cancer. At a hopeless time in patients’ lives, they should be able to turn to and trust the leading doctors at the industry’s top hospitals. NOT
September 12, 2018
Why “Nice Guys” Always Finish Last
We’ve heard this expression a million times, but what can we take away from it? Be a dick and everything will work out? Or be a nice guy and deal with being a door mat? This blog from elliotthulse.co (one of my favorite high level C.H.E.K. practitioners) describes how we can integrate a balanced approach
August 22, 2018
Top 5 Stress and Anxiety Relieving Nutrients for Women
We go to great lengths to deal with stress and anxiety. From medication and meditation, to exercise and psychotherapy As a society, we are constantly searching for the answer. Nutrition, however, is often overlooked. We often see the connection between stress over-eating or stress under-eating, but using nutrition as a tool in helping stress and
July 03, 2018
Top 10 Weight Loss Pitfalls
With so much confusing and contradictory information out there regarding weight loss, it’s no wonder we are among the most overweight countries in the world. This article from poliquingroup.com details some of the most common pitfalls and mistakes we commonly make when it comes to burning fat…most of which comes from inaccurate and misleading information
June 05, 2018
Is Stress Giving You Joint Pain?
Whenever my clients talk to me about their unexplained joint pain, my mind automatically says two words to me… “stress” or “food”. Whether its processed food, or a food allergy, they’re both stressors to the body. So the underlying issue that I’m really thinking of is STRESS. Most people don’t make the connection between their
May 31, 2018
How Sunscreen Can GIVE You Cancer
Most of us think we are doing the right thing when we lather up with sunscreen before a day out in the sun. However, what most people don’t know is that Vitamin A (retinol) is an additive in most conventional sunscreens. Retinol by itself is not harmful, but in the presence of sunlight,it has been