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Cardiovascular Disease and the Apo E Gene
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Cardiovascular disease accounts for the number one (heart attack) and number three (stroke) causes of death in the United States. Combined, these account for 40 percent of all deaths. Cardiovascular disease...
Tags: cardiovascular disease, coronary arteries, genetic makeup, inflammatory disease, risk of heart attack
The Chocolate Heart Prescription
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
February is a special month—lots to think about. February is sometimes 28 days and sometimes 29 days, and is the month that we recognize as a time to bring awareness to heart disease. It is also a month...
Tags: chocolate heart, dark chocolate, diet exercise, healthy diet, valentine s day
The Three Doshas
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
As we discussed in previous articles, Classical medical traditions like Ayurveda and Chinese medicine define health and healing by describing the principles involved in the way our body and minds function....
Tags: blood test results, conventional medicine, diagnostic tests, health and healing, medical traditions
Spices & Herbs: Nature’s Best Medicine
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Spices and herbs are the greatest healers in the plant kingdom and as such, we need to understand the tremendous contribution that these gifts of nature have made throughout the centuries in the science...
Tags: gifts of nature, herbal medicines, maintaining optimal health, primary health, proper nourishment
Accessing Your Past Memories
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Why do people travel back to their past lives? They believe, as I do, in the reality of past lives. They want to explore the process of time travel, using it as a learning quest. They also seek personality...
Tags: boomer subconscious mind, life regression, sense of purpose, spiritual development, spiritual enlightenment
Ayurveda and the Language of Scientific Metaphor
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Our word “science” comes the Latin root scire, which means “to know.” All traditions of medicine are based on science, the way of “knowing” things. Each scientific tradition, be it Ayurvedic,...
Tags: ayurveda, biological energy, metaphors, research protocols, western medical science
ANGRY? OR SAD? OR BOTH?
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
IMAGE HEALING HYPNOSIS
It’s alright to FEEL anger. It’s perfectly NORMAL to feel hurt and upset or rejected, even betrayed. What’s NOT ALRIGHT is to allow your anger or sadness to devour you or...
Tags: anger, emotional freedom technique, emotions, sense of purpose, true feelings
Nutritional Supplements: How Necessary are They?
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Most Western health practices promote the need vitamin and mineral supplements in order to be healthy. This concept, however, reflects a misunderstanding of what nutrients are and how our digestion metabolizes...
Tags: immune system, natural nutrients, quality of life, vitamins and minerals, whole food supplements
A Patient’s Story: Janet
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
When Janet came to see me the first time, she was taking eight medications every day. She had chronic body pain, some joint pain, deep fatigue, migraines, and diarrhea 12 to 14 times a day. Her cholesterol...
Tags: american diet, chronic diarrhea, dietary changes, joint pain, migraines
Dental Health Series: Part 3 – Root Canals
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
When the living part of the tooth, the pulp, is severely damaged or invaded by decay, the tooth will die and infection may spread to the jawbone tissue. A root canal is a dental procedure used to resolve...
Tags: chronic diseases, chronic health problems, dental procedure
Dental Health Series: Part 2 – Cavities and Amalgam Fillings
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Cavities are spots of degeneration in the tooth enamel and are created in two ways. First, through improper nutrition or problems with the digestive process, the tooth pulp is not properly nourished, causing...
Tags: digestive processes, stressors, tooth decay
David Russell, PhD
Posted in: Boomer-Living's Authors & Integrative Medicine & Wellness Authors |
David Russell, PhD, D.Sc, Boomer-Living Director. For the last thirty years, David Russell has taught Classical medical disciplines in Europe, Nepal, and the USA, as well as diagnostics and homeopathy...
Pamela McDonald
Posted in: Boomer-Living's Authors & Integrative Medicine & Wellness Authors & Wellness Center |
Pamela McDonald, Boomer-Living Director,is a Board Certified - Primary Care and Nurse Practitioner, and devoted to the prevention of heart disease and chronic illness. Pam is graduate of Andrew Weil, MD’s...
Tags: mind body medicine, program in integrative medicine
Dental Health Series: Part 1 – Our Teeth and Our Body
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Our teeth represent one of the most neglected and misunderstood systems of the body. This is unfortunate because the oral cavity (mouth) plays an extremely important role in the health of our bodies and...
Tags: chronic health problems, ectoderm, teeth and gums
Who needs Lipitor when you have the APO E Gene Diet?
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
A Patient’s Story: Dora
For 16 years, Dora had been working with her primary care doctor to solve her cholesterol mystery. Despite trying many different medications, reading all the books about lowering...
Tags: cholesterol, HDL, LDL
Eating A Healthy Diet on a Limited Budget
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
During times of increased stress and change, eating a healthy diet is one of many things you can do to maintain good health. Daily exercise is another. Consider a daily walking program. As little as 20...
Tags: breathing exercises, digestive tract
Healing Summer Sunburns and Stings
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Sunburn
When exposing parts of the body directly to the sun, such as while swimming, do not wait until you feel your skin starting to react, but seek shade and cover your body with a light layer of...
Tags: insect bites, remedies, sunburn
Integrative Medicine Health Goals – Consider Your Own DNA
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Gaining better health does not have to be a burden. Think differently!
Here are some easy, uncomplicated ways to start your behavior changes for optimum health in 2009.
Write Out your Diet and Health...
Tags: disease prevention, integrative medicine
Health and Disease: Not Opposites in Classical Sciences
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
Healthy Solutions
Classical science challenges our assumptions regarding the nature of health and the role that disease plays in the life of our organism. The word health stems from the root word meaning...
Tags: classical science, healthy solutions, mind and body
Feeling Integrative Medicine. – Healing Magic
Posted in: Integrative Medicine & Wellness Center |
A question I am asked quite often is - What is Integrative Medicine? It is difficult question to answer quickly – Integrative Medicine is an intelligent combination of conventional and alternative...
Tags: alternative medicine, alternative therapies
