One of the most common complaints among my patients is dealing with the all-too-common heartburn. With 44% of Americans having heartburn monthly, 10-20% weekly, and 10% daily, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart...
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Posted on 8/11/2014
by Dr. Adrian den Boer
Categories: inflammation, sleep, stress
Sleep is a much-touted subject, and there’s a good reason for it: Consistent, restorative sleep is very lacking in today’s society due to hectic schedules, electronics, and general overwork. I see it as one of the major health pillars missing with my most of my new patients, which is unfortunate...
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I love juicing! It’s a refreshing and easy way to consume alkalizing nutrients, and it’s a great way to use up produce that would otherwise go wasted. However, there are a few caveats when it comes to juicing. When done in the right quantity, in the right way, and at the right time, it can be very restorative and beneficial to health.
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Spinal pain afflicts the majority of Americans, with 50% all working Americans admitting to back pain symptoms each year. As one of the most common reasons for missing work, Americans spend an astronomical $50 billion each year on back pain (American Chiropractic Association, 2013)...
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Currently, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, and more than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime (American Thyroid Association, 2013). This epidemic has only continued to grow in my practice over the years, and unfortunately, up to 60% of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition!
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After removing allergens and toxins from the diet, the next step in restoring gut health and overall health is to remove the overgrowth of unfriendly bacteria, parasites, and yeast. Unfortunately, these unfriendly organisms have become increasingly common, and may cause a cascade of inflammation and problems in the entire body.
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Food is more than a calorie. Fundamentally, it is the fuel of life that signals your body to create good or bad hormones, energy versus fatigue, positive moods versus negative moods, and repair versus inflammation and destruction...
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Life begins completely sterile, but at the moment of vaginal birth, we get inoculated with billions of beneficial bacteria. These bacteria are the beginnings of what make up our “microbiome,” which is comprised of over 100 trillion beneficial bacteria with 1,000 different strains in our bodies...
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In the past few weeks, the new cholesterol treatment guidelines were published, which focus more broadly on risk and prevention of strokes and heart attacks, moving away from specific targets for cholesterol. Unfortunately, the huge push for statin use nationwide is at the expense of the nation’s health...
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Methylation is a process with critical elements for brain, hormone, and genetic expression. In fact, it may be behind cancer prevention or formation...
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