By Erin Chamerlik, MT(ASCP) – I used to think that MSG was only a problem in Chinese food and packages of flavored ramen noodles. I was aware of “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”, a group of symptoms caused by a food additive, monosodium glutamate (MSG), but I didn’t know that this was
By Jamee Rae Pineda – As a counselor in a Christian recovery program, I often find myself helping women undo guilt and shame. These women’s stories of addiction are traumatic in terms of their personal pain and the damage done to relationships with loved ones, especially children. Bad things happen
By Dr. Patricia Raymond – Does IBS matter? If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts. ~Albert Einstein Previously thought to be a psychiatrically mediated condition, IBS was overlooked in research into cause and management options. However, we’ve discovered that IBS results in an estimated $8 billion in
By Vicki Kron – Here are the questions you have been asking about exercise: Why do I have to exercise? Why is exercise so important for Diabetics? I’ve lost weight in the past without much exercise, so why should I do it now? I’m really not into weight lifting. Those
By Vicki Kron – Diabetes is a serious disease and without proper control excess blood sugar can cause moderate to severe nerve damage to your body. One of the biggest problems is that the nerve damage is a slow and degenerative process. Many times you don’t know damage is occurring
By Vicki Norris – Is your mind on hyper-speed, badgering you with all you must do and solve? Or, do you replay in your head all that the world, fear, and hurt have done to you? If so, you may need to remind yourself. Re-Mind: mind again, take you back,
I’m often asked by friends, neighbors and, sometimes, family “How do I find a ‘Good’ therapist?” I suspect this is because when people actually know a therapist and they’re struggling with a problem they’d like to get some professional advice. This is similar to the way I ask my neighbor
By: Sherri Snelling – When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, women are being impacted at a disproportionate level according to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s, conducted in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. The report shows that 10 million American women are touched by Alzheimer’s disease and
By Jeanne White, MSOM, L.Ac. – Life is precious. We only live once, as the saying goes. So what do we do with this beautiful gift of life? The body gives us this experience we call life. How are we treating our body? Do we honor this sacred vessel? It
By Vicki Kron – It’s a fact that 25.8 million adults and children in the US have diabetes. The American Diabetes Association thinks that millions more are going undiagnosed. That’s the bad news. The good news is that a diagnosis of Diabetes or Prediabetes doesn’t have to mean that doom
By Margaret Floyd – It’s 7:45am and I’m running out the door, late, for an 8:00am appointment. I’m feeling frantic and I haven’t eaten. I have two choices: go hungry or grab something quickly and eat it in the car. What to do? Unfortunately, this scenario is the way many
By Lisa Morrone, PT – These days many of us spend hours sitting in front of our computers. For some it’s our work station, and for others it’s a play station. Like it or not, the computer has become the new information and recreation hub of the home. Anytime you
By Dr. Patricia Raymond – General Longhorn, his hat rakishly cocked across his horns, turned to the cows of his command. “I’m not going to give you a bum steer on this. We’ve tried the doors; they’re locked. The only way we’re getting out of this abattoir is as USDA
By Alice Burron – The topic of weight loss is everywhere and the message is the same—if you lose weight, you will gain happiness and all will be well with you. But we all know that losing weight isn’t the key to happiness or being well, and neither is getting
By Wendy Hanlan – Winter in my home town is not for sissies. You’ve got to be made of some pretty tough stuff to survive an Alberta, Canada winter AND maintain a positive attitude. I’m not alone in my tendency to hibernate in cold weather and comfort myself with robust
By Dr. Patricia Raymond – Ever make a New Year’s Resolution? Did one of them include moving your derriere off the couch towards a slimmer, trimmer you? If you did, doctors believe your hiney now has one more reason to thank you for that! In a study that followed over
By Robert Bornstein- I teach at a University–in many ways a dream job–and now I’m on break. Classes don’t start until next week. You’d think I’d be relaxed, right? No students, no meetings, no worries. So why am I here in the office at 6AM? Trust me–relaxed is what I’m
By Erin Chamerlik, MT(ASCP) Holistic Nutritionist – How many times have we vowed to “eat better” or lose weight? Filled with optimism and good intentions we jump with both feet into the deep end of the new plan only to find ourselves missing the mark, feeling defeated and quitting the
By Carol Doyel – The first step towards making a healthy change in our lives is having an awareness that we need to change, which for some people may not happen until they have a life threatening situation that requires them to make drastic changes in their diet and lifestyle. For
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