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Unwanted side effects of (bioidentical) hormone replacement therapy

Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged , , on February 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »

The use of bioidentical hormones got a lot of press after Suzanne Somers (Three’s Company cast member and promoter of the ThighMaster™) began touting them as an alternative to synthetic hormone replacement. I wholeheartedly agree that bioidentical hormones are preferable to synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Recall the large experiment on the female population known [...]

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Natural treatment for urinary tract infections

Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are fairly common and most prevalent in females. The reason they are more common in females is basically because of the difference in anatomy between males and females. A bacterial organism is the most common culprit in UTIs; and a majority of the time the bacteria gets transferred from the lower [...]

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Nutrients for healthy bones

Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged , on December 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Bone is living, growing tissue that is constantly remodeling. It is continuously breaking down and rebuilding, essentially replacing itself as most tissues in the body. In order to properly rebuild bone, certain nutrients are necessary. From a macro perspective, the composition of bone is made up of minerals (~70%) and protein (~30%). Without minerals, bone [...]

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Gallbladder symptoms

Posted in common conditions, tagged , , , , on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Gallbladder dysfunction is a fairly common clinical condition. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, cholecystectomy (or gallbadder removal) was the seventh most common ambulatory (or out-patient) surgery in the U.S. in 2003. This is rather unfortunate considering how important the gallbladder is in overall body function; in addition to the fact [...]

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Potential causes of hypothyroidism

Posted in Applied Kinesiology, common conditions, tagged , , , , , , , on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The previous article titled “Hypothyroidism” was written to allow for an understanding of the function of the thyroid gland; the symptoms of hypothyroidism; and the medical approach to treatment. In this article I will focus on what I see as the potential causes of hypothyroidism in the first place based on my experience. Remember, many [...]

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Hypothyroidism

Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged , , , , , on September 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine (hormone secreting) gland located in your neck beneath the cricoid cartilage, or “Adam’s apple” (as it’s referred to in  males). Essentially its job, or the hormones it secretes, is to control your body’s metabolism. That is, it determines the rate at which your body builds, maintains, and breakdowns biochemicals (and ultimately energy). It is controlled by hormones released from [...]

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Iron-deficiency anemia

Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged , , , , , , on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It is quite common for a (female) patient to come to my office and tell me she is anemic. And very often, she has been diagnosed with it several months ago. My question is always: “Why are you still anemic if you found out about several months ago?” With the exception of some (rare) complications [...]

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