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The Ibrahim Method for Overall Vitality
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| By Dr. George Ibrahim | They say that older means wiser. Does it also mean less vital and energetic? It doesn’t have to. There are many things that change in our bodies as we age. As a doctor and …
Ask The Experts: Supplements & Herbs
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| By Mike Rogers and Bill Cheek of Nature’s Vitamins & Herbs | Question: I recently visited your store and was very impressed with your knowledge of supplements and especially the time you spent with me. In today’s world, that …
The Many Amazing Health Benefits of Slow-Processed Cold-Pressed Juices
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| By Medea Galligan, MS Nutriton, CHHC, AADP | By now, many of you have heard about the benefits of “juicing” but may still be wondering HOW drinking juices can REALLY help you get healthier. Believe it or not, there …
Healthcare with an Open Door Policy: Blue Ridge Community Health
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| By Lee Homan with Mary Ickes | When I began speaking with Blue Ridge Community Health Services (Blue Ridge Health) about writing an article, I realized that their story about the need for healthcare services in our region, and …
Posted in July 2016
Tagged blue ridge community health, health, health care
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The Healthy First Aid Kit - Be Prepared Lickety Split
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| By Dr. LuLu Shimek, ND | Spring has definitely sprung and everyone is heading outdoors to play and have fun. When heading outdoors I follow the Girl Scouts motto, “Be Prepared.” Nothing’s worse than having to head home early …
Posted in June 2016
Tagged alternative health, health, naturopath, naturopathic medicine
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The Adiprep® Approach Transform the way you look… at fat
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| By Dr. George Ibrahim | Did you know that by the age of 50, everybody loses at least 5 ml, or roughly a teaspoon, of facial fat, which is what leads to deep wrinkles and lines, hollowed temples, and …
Between a Rock and a Hard, Hard Place: (Mis)Understanding Mental Health
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| By Kitty Richards | In this month of Mental Health Awareness, let’s look at one of TV’s most lovable cartoon characters. He has all the signs of mental health challenges, yet one would never dream of slapping a diagnosis …
Posted in May 2016
Tagged health, mental health
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Ask the Experts: Supplements & Herbs
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| By Mike Rogers and Bill Cheek of Nature’s Vitamins & Herbs | Question: It is spring time and I want to lose some weight—what miracle supplements are there to take off 5-10 pounds?
To Your Health: What’s The Big Deal About Bone Broth?
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| By Medea Galligan, MS Nutrition, CHHC, AADP | If the latest articles about bone broth being America’s newest health craze have left you bewildered as to why people are paying up to $10 for a cup of watered down …
Meet Our Advertisers: The Lymph Nymph
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| By Julie Savage Parker | Laura Lefèvre was living the life of her dreams. She had met, fallen in love with, and married a handsome Frenchman named Gilles—a guy not only with a lovely French accent but he cooks …
Common Sense Health: Women -Toxins – Hormones & Our Health
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We are just beginning to recognize the role toxins play in our country’s high rates of hormone related dysfunctions including: infertility, birth defects, breast cancer, PCOD (polycystic ovary disease) PMS, precocious puberty, endometriosis and obesity.
Posted in April 2016
Tagged common sense health, health
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To Your Health: Lyme Disease – The Mystery Unraveled
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| By Dr. LuLu Shimek, ND | Lyme Disease, the sneakiest disease, is on the rise and the best way to fight it is to become informed and educated to help stop the little bugger in its tracks. The conventional …
Posted in March 2016
Tagged health, lyme disease
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Coconut Oil Benefits: When Fat Is Good For You
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| By Medea Galligan, MS Nutrition, CHHC, AADP | You’ve no doubt noticed that for about the last 60 years, the majority of health care officials and the media have been telling you saturated fats are bad for your health …
Tammy Jones: A Radio Rock Star Shares Her Healing Journey
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| By Jonna Rae Bartges | The morning of our interview, Tammy Jones was her usual bubbly, funny, beautiful, thoughtful self. The beloved long time co-host of the Mix 96.5 morning show has been on a life-changing and deeply personal …
Posted in March 2016
Tagged cancer, health
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