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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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“I Was My Own First Patient,” by Mila McManus MD
A decade ago, I lived reasonably unaware of the fact that food could have much of anything to do with the status of my health. After all, nutrition was not really taught in medical school and like so many, food was closely associated with every aspect of my social and family life. So suffice it…
Read MoreRed Wine: Healthy or Not Healthy?
In addition to bringing out the flavor in food, and being delicious on its own, red wine is strongly linked to a variety of health benefits. Studies have shown that drinking wine in moderation - a glass or two a day - can lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses. Some…
Read MoreComing Clean….The Pure Truth on Total Body Detoxification
Cleaning is not really a word that conjures up warm feelings of joy or love for most of us, but still an essential in life. We vacuum our floors, scour our sinks, mow the yard and take out the trash, and all in the spirit of keeping things generally clean. It is part of taking…
Read MoreFLU SHOTS – WHY NOT TO GET ONE!
With the 2010-2011 flu season here, so is the wonderment on whether to get a flu shot or not! You're not the only one confused and perhaps this article will assist you with your decision. Last year, the swine flu, tagged as "pandemic," was actually much less than the media warned. Statistics show that flu…
Read MoreVitamin D Important During Pregnancy
Research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies indicates that vitamin D is crucial during pregnancy. The American Pregnancy Association reports that of the estimated 6 million pregnancies per year in the United States, 875,000 women experience one or more pregnancy-related complications. In addition, they state that 467,201 babies are born prematurely,…
Read MoreKNOW THE FACTS ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS
(information below obtained from Dr. Mercola) In the latest study, researchers analyzed data from over 40,000 Norwegian women with breast cancer and found that those who had mammograms and were treated by special breast cancer medical teams had a 10 percent lower breast cancer death rate than women who had neither. However, they also found…
Read MoreErectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED), defined as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance, affects up to one third of men at some point in their lives. The prevalence of ED in men younger than 59 years old is 12 %, and in men ages 60-69 it's 22%, and in men…
Read MoreWater-the good, the bad, and the ugly
The next time someone offers you a bottle of water, take a stand and say something clever like, "No thank you, I don't believe in it." This simple move will open up a conversation about the massive swindle that is bottled water ,and possibly persuade one more person to give it up entirely. Even beyond…
Read MoreWhy Grass Fed Beef?
Grass-Fed Beef In A Nutshell The health problems associated with diets high in Omega-6 and low in Omega-3 are cancer, heart disease, depression, obesity, insulin resistance, allergies, autoimmune diseases such as lupus and arthritis, diabetes, attention deficit syndrome, and the list goes on. These diseases are not associated with bacterial infections. They are all body…
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