Physical Trauma

Physical Trauma You know when your body has been cut, bruised, and strained. Minor bleeding can be treated with herbs that help control the bleeding and reduce the potential for infection.  Be bruises and strains can be helped with herbs that are anti-inflammatory, relaxing and relieve pain. Massage and Chiropractic or Osteopathic manipulation can be…

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Nutritional Deficiencies

Nutritional deficiencies can be caused not only by your lack of a nutritionally dense diet, but a inability to digest, absorb, and metabolize the macronutrients ( carbohydrates, fats, and proteins), vitamins and minerals. Your metabolism produces energy and all the chemicals that nourish your body’s cells as well as making them healthy and functioning normally.…

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Stress

Stress is a non-specific response or adaptation by the body to what it perceives as not safe. Non-specific means that the response is always the same, sympathetic nervous  dominance causing: increased heart rate and blood pressure, increased blood levels of the hormones cortisol and adrenaline to increase energy and strength in the muscles, increased blood…

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Toxicity

There is little doubt now that the air, water, food and body care products that we consume contain some amount of manmade chemicals. Just read labels for words you cannot pronounce and reports of unwanted mold and bacterial toxins. The debate continues about the level of these chemicals needed to become toxic and contribute to…

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Balancing pH

The pH of blood can range from 7.35-7.45, perhaps as high as 7.5. This is considered to be alkaline and is optimal for the health of our cells, bones and teeth. Also the body can eliminate toxins more effectively. A good indication that our blood pH is normal is the pH of our saliva which…

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