If allergies are simply an exaggerated immune response to a substance in our environments, such as pollen or dander, why do some people have allergic responses and others don’t? Quite simply, it’s often because our cleansing organs just can’t keep up with all they have to process. Think about it-the liver is our main detoxifying […]
No, this isn’t one of those personality tests! It’s a serious medical issue. It can greatly impact our health if we tend to put on weight in the middle. Usually, when we put on a few pounds it might get stored just below the surface of our skin in the subcutaneous zone. However, some belly […]
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an antioxidant that our body produces naturally. Our cells use it for growth and maintenance, but get this! Our bodies make less of it as we age. Of course! Just when we need it, right? So, should this decline in production concern us? To answer this question, I consulted the Mayo […]
At the very start of the pandemic, I had surgery scheduled. Before my surgery was canceled (due to said pandemic), I had the routine blood tests one would have. As I’m sure you recall, it was a very stressy time with “the bad” COVID lurking around every corner. The nurse practitioner who reviewed the results […]
For anyone whose aging (and who isn’t?!), we start noticing differences in our stress tolerance, weight, and even how well we heal after a workout. How can we push back at these unwanted symptoms of premature aging? The answer is supporting our body’s infrastructure that produces the needed hormones. What is this infrastructure? Our endocrine […]
By Camille Carlson Gehrlich, NHA, Natural Health Blogger, Author. Reviewed by Dr. Abdel Alkhalouf. If allergies are simply an exaggerated immune response to a substance in our environments, such as pollen or dander, why do some people have allergic responses and others don’t? Quite simply, it’s often because our cleansing organs just can’t keep up […]
By Camille Carlson Gehrlich, NHA, Author, and Journalist. Reviewed by Dr. Abdel Alkhalouf. July 20, 2022. Collagen has found its way onto the beauty aisle as well as into food products in our grocery store. Why? Products rely on this essential nourishing protein not only for hair, nails, and skin but also gut, heart and […]
By Camille Carlson Gehrlich, Natural Health Advocate and Writer. Reviewed by Abdel Alkhalouf, Ph.D. We’ve grown accustomed to having multiple “fear factors” thrown at us these past few years. This season is no exception, with strong seasonal colds and cases of flu, the lingering and mutating COVID strains, and monkeypox, in addition to allergens and […]
You would think we would have used the pandemic to get in shape and eat better. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released their 2022 figures, showing we did anything but. The report estimates that upwards of 130 million U.S. adults now live with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes occurs when our body […]
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