The liver, a vital organ in our body, is ceaselessly at work, filtering and neutralizing harmful substances that enter our system. It’s a complex organ performing over 500 essential tasks, but its role in detoxification is arguably the most critical in our increasingly polluted environment.
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Most people in this day and age are over-stressed, undernourished, sedentary, over-medicated, and in general, are carrying a hefty total toxic load. No wonder there are so many people with mood disorders. Medications are not the solution. If they were, we would be a healthy society.
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Every year, millions of Americans are prescribed HBP drugs that tie them to a perpetual medication regimen, often for the rest of their lives. These medications work in several ways, including slowing down our hearts, increasing the size of our arteries, or diluting our blood to help it flow more easily.
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5. Sweets Cookies, candy, ice cream, brownies, doughnuts … all of these are loaded with sugar, which drives up your blood sugar and insulin, along with levels of inflammatory messengers called cytokines. This can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes. 4. Bagels, Muffins and Pasta Any member of the refined carbohydrate family – white bread, […]
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Are your over-the-counter (OTC) heartburn remedies really helping your heartburn, or do they cause even more problems for your health down the road? Great health begins with cultivating beneficial flora (good bacteria) in the gut. The gut has lately been touted as the second brain because of the billions of neuro receptors in the gut […]
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome, known as IBS, is an unpredictable and sometimes debilitating condition. For days, you may not be able to go to the bathroom. You may feel bloated and experience uncomfortable gas. Then out of nowhere, you may begin to feel painful cramping, at which point you know you need to head for a […]
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