At present, some 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association's 2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures. In the next 20 years it is projected that Alzheimer's will affect one in four Americans, rivaling the current prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Since treatments are few and rarely effective, early diagnosis and prevention become all the more important.
Having had the work experience that I’ve had running a therapy clinic in an assisted living facility and having worked with many senior citizens personally, I’ve...
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This Spice May Make 14 Prescription Drugs Obsolete, Including Anti-Inflammatories
My wife mentioned to me recently that she saw a very interesting article on the latest findings on the health benefits of the spice turmeric. The findings have shown such positive effects on various health ailments, including inflammation that it is said that it could make at least 14 pharmaceutical drugs totally obsolete.
I found these findings to be very interesting, so I wanted to share the article with you as well. Here it is.
You may have already heard about the many amazing healing properties of the...
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A “Miracle” Nutrient For Reducing Inflammation??
To continue our series on reducing inflammation, let me just give a quick recap of what we've covered so far by reviewing some of the key points from the previous newsletters.
-Inflammation in the body is a major contributor to the formation and perpetuation of all diseases and painful physical ailments.
-Your bodies Ph level is a good indicator of the level of inflammation in your body.
-With a Ph testing strip that you can buy at most health food stores or online, you can measure your Ph...
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Most Americans Eat Way Too Much of This Inflammatory Food. Are You One Of Them?
Over the past month or so I've been focusing on the subject of inflammation- what it is, how to measure it and what to do to reduce it. Inflammation in the body contributes to the advancement or perpetuation of every disease you can have- from orthopedic diseases like arthritis to heart disease to cancer and everything in between. Because inflammation contributes to the perpetuation of many of the painful musculoskeletal issues that I help people overcome, I thought this would be an interesting and helpful...
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Avoid This More Than Anything To Reduce Inflammation
oday I want to talk about the food item that is contributing the most to acidity and inflammation in your body. Before I do, let me tell you a few facts about this food item.
-In 1822 the average American consumed roughly 9 grams of this food item every day
-In 2012 that average was up to 153 grams per day, which equates to 130 pounds per year
-This food item is completely devoid of any vitamins or minerals and holds no nutritional value whatsoever
-This food item is...
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The First Step to Reducing Inflammation
Today I want to talk about the first critical step towards lowering your Ph and therefore lowering your level of inflammation- consuming alkaline water.
The Ph scale is a scale that measures the acidity or alkalinity of something as compared to a neutral reference. The scale typically goes from 0-14 with 7.4 being deemed "neutral".
When our body becomes acidic, it begins to display a Ph that is lower than the neutral point. When this happens, our body fights to keep the Ph at a neutral primarily...
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A Key Indicator of How Healthy You REALLY Are …and a Test to Measure it
Nearly every person who walks into my office either is or was at one time suffering from the effects of inflammation. Usually if they have sought out help from me, the inflammation in thier body is affecting their muscles, joints or other orthopedic tissues.
Chronic excessive inflammation is an awful thing to live with. It is quickly being discovered that it is at the root of nearly every disease and bodily disorder. Inflammation also robs you of nutrient absorption causing lower energy, impaired tissue repair and...
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