Monthly Archives: March 2012
Your Guide to a Less Toxic Bedroom
You are probably wondering after reading the title of this blog what does she mean by a less toxic bedroom? How could my bedroom be toxic? Most people don't even realize that the most important place in the house, where you spend most of your time, could be negatively impacting your health.
Your bed can be a major source of chemical exposure. If you think about it we should be spending at least 7 to 8 hours a day in bed and if you are sleeping on a typical mattress than you could Read more [...]
Posted in Cancer, Clean Living, Men's Health, Mood Disorders, Women's Health
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Autism Testing and Treatment Options
Autism is a developmental disorder that is defined by symptoms that appear before the age of three. These symptoms reflect delayed or abnormal development in language, social skills and behavior.
Impaired social interaction including; inappropriate eye contact, facial expression, body posture and gestures.
Difficultly making and maintaining friendships that are appropriate to their developmental level.
Inability to reciprocate emotions.
Delayed or absent development of spoken Read more [...]
Posted in Pediatric Health
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Spring Cleaning for the Skin – Part I: Chemical Peels
One of the oldest aesthetic procedures known is the use of chemical peels to improve the skin. In this age of high technology and lasers we hear less of this procedure. Peeling of the skin remains an affordable option to improve the skin’s tone, color and texture.
Not all chemical peels are created equally. The definition of a chemical peel is the use of an exfoliating topical agent to stimulate a sloughing of the outer layer of the skin creating cellular rejuvenation and a youthful appearance. Read more [...]
Posted in Skin Health
Tagged acne, anti-aging, chemical peels, east valley naturopathic doctors, health, skin, spring clean the skin, youthful
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Do vitamins and minerals interfere with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy?
I am frequently asked this by patients because they have been advised not to take supplements during treatment. The scientific literature has clearly addressed this question:
•The early clinical studies were performed at the National Cancer Institute using an antioxidant called N-Acetyl Cysteine that was found to protect the heart from the cardiac toxicity of adriamycin, but did not interfere with the tumor-killing capability of the drug. An antioxidant, dexrazoxane (ICRF-187), protects the Read more [...]
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Tagged antioxidant, cancer, chemotherapy, Dr. Jason Porter, National Cancer Institute, nutrients, radiation, side effects, studies, survival, vitamins
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Foods that Can Worsen ADHD Symptoms
Since 2003, the rate of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 22%. As of 2007, over 5.4 million children between the ages of 4-17 had a diagnosis of ADHD. Many parents feel helpless after their child receives a diagnosis of ADHD and feel that there is nothing else to be done beside prescription medication. There are many things that you can to do improve your child’s focus and attention, diet being the most important. Over the past decade there has been a growing amount of research Read more [...]
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Nutrition For The Skin
In honor of March being National Nutrition Month I would like to address how nutrition affects the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body so it makes sense that the health of your skin indicates the health of your overall system. It is one of the main ways your body eliminates toxins. Keep this in mind if you are undertaking a detoxification process. It will show up on your skin.
Hormones play a key role in the health of the skin as well. If there is an imbalance, a deficit or the body Read more [...]
Posted in Skin Health
Tagged detoxification, health, largest organ of the body, nutrition, skin, toxins
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Dietary decisions that can influence the health of your bones
Diet can impact bone health both negatively and positively, so it is best to learn how easily your bones can be influenced. I thought it was important, in honor of nutrition awareness month, to discuss the dietary do's and don'ts in regards to bone health.
DON'T:
Over consume animal proteins. Over 90 grams a day has been shown to influence bone loss.
Consume processed and sugar-laden foods as it increases urinary calcium loss and is inflammatory, which contributes to bone breakdown.
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