Wellness Resources
The Woodlands Institute publishes Health Articles specifically designed to keep you updated with relevant wellness news. In these newsletters, you’ll find valuable information regarding supplementation, fitness tips, and recipes.
TWIHW has been serving the community since 2004. Dr Mila McManus and her highly trained team at The Woodlands Institute for Health and Wellness are winners of numerous awards, including Living Magazine Best Of Readers’ Choice awards over the years: Best Functional Medicine Practice, Best Weight Loss Center, Best Bio-identical Hormone Practice.
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Dangers of Anti-Acids
by Mila McManus MD If you have made it a habit of taking anti-acids on a regular basis, whether it’s Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Zegerid, Zantac, Pepcid, Tums, or Rolaids, to name a few, I strongly encourage you to read this article. The FDA cautions against high doses or prolonged use of Proton Pump Inhibitors…
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Acid vs Alkaline Diet
Acid vs Alkaline Diet We call them symptoms. They are pesky problems that prevent us from feeling our best. They can be almost anything from fatigue, headaches, and body pain to heartburn or constipation.  Typically our symptoms are a reflection of congestion and/or inflammation in the body. Just think for a moment about these two…
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Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Pear, Red Onion, and Walnuts
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Pear, Red Onion, and Walnuts Makes 4 Large Stuffed Mushrooms 4 Large Portobello Mushrooms (3 inches or more in diameter) 6 small (1 inch) Portobello mushrooms if the above are already stemless 2 organic Bartlett pears 2 small red onions, chopped into chunks ½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped Sea Salt Freshly…
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Supplement of the month: Digestive Enzymes
Digestive Enzymes As Nature would have it, many of the enzymes needed to digest our food are living in the food itself! Early man consumed mostly raw, living food. Enzymes are the component of any plant that bring that plant to maturity, ripeness and ultimately spoilage if not consumed. When we chew raw food and…
Read MoreMost Common Genetically Modified Foods
by Nancy Mehlert, MS Here are the most common Genetically Modified foods. Avoid them by purchasing organic and/or certified Non-GMO. Corn – 90% of the American corn crop is genetically modified from which most corn flour, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, masa, corn meal and corn processed foods are made. Soybeans – 93% of…
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Cholesterol and Statin Drugs
by Mila McManus MD Statin drugs to reduce cholesterol levels are one of the most widely prescribed drugs. The myth that cholesterol is the cause of heart disease has sadly perpetuated over several decades despite much evidence to the contrary. Cholesterol actually plays vital roles in the body, such as: Cholesterol is critical to the…
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Supplement of the Month: Lipid Control
A Supplement that helps optimize heart health. The best news for heart health is that there are a multitude of protocols, nutritional options and supplements that can improve and ensure a healthy heart! So while we are providing one such supplement in this section today, it is far from being the only available option and…
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Toasted Pecans, Sweet or Spicy
Serves 12, ¼ cup servings Ingredients: ¼ cup of melted, organic butter 4 cups pecan halves Sweet : ¼ to ½ cup Xylitol or Erythritol (depending on desired sweetness) and 1 to 2 TBS Cinnamon, All Spice, or Pumpkin Pie Spice Spicy : 1 TBS sea salt and ¼ - ½ tsp ground red pepper,…
Read MoreI am excited about doing things…
[expand title="I am excited about doing things..."] I am a 83 year old male retired from two career fields. After 24 years of service in the Army, I retired being a very active, energetic, and healthy 40 year old easily running 5 miles a day. My second career as an insurance underwriter found me sitting…
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