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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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How to Stay Fit in the Coldest Months
With the temperatures plummeting this time of year, many of us tend to hibernate inside our homes. But, hibernating is for bears. As humans it's important to stay active through all four seasons. Yet, a poll of 5,000 people found that 30 percent get no exercise at all during the winter months Just because it…
Read MoreControlling Hot Flashes through your Diet
Women can help combat hot flashes by eating more calcium-rich foods, magnesium-rich foods and foods rich in vitamin E -- like cold-pressed oils, green leafy vegetables, nuts and almonds, as well as plenty of mineral- and fiber-rich foods, like whole grains and fresh vegetables. Janet Zand, Allan N. Spreen and James B. LaValle -- authors…
Read MoreInterval Training Can Slow the Aging Process
Retain Your Youth! Now there's some evidence that interval training can actually slow down aging. Scientists know that regular aerobic exercise can decrease biological age by 10 years. The reason is that exercise improves mitochondrial function - if you've forgotten your biology lessons, mitochondria live in your cells and are responsible for producing energy. Improved…
Read MoreWhy Sitting Makes You Fat
You might want to stand up while you read this, especially when you find out what some scientists have discovered about sitting. We all know that sitting can contribute to weight problems and common sense tells us that's because sitting doesn't burn as many calories as, say, standing or walking. But, that isn't the only…
Read MoreThe Truth About Soy and Its Harmful Effects!
(NaturalNews) With vegetarianism gaining increasing popularity from the 1970's, reaching its peak in the 1990's, soy has emerged as a 'near perfect' food, with supporters claiming it can provide an ideal source of protein, lower cholesterol, protect against cancer and heart disease, reduce menopausal symptoms, and prevent osteoporosis - among many other things. It seems…
Read MoreDangerous Food Ingredients
Do you know which dangerous food ingredients to watch out for in your groceries? These can directly promote heart disease, migraines, obesity, outrageous food cravings, osteoporosis, diabetes and even birth defects. The top three most dangerous ingredients: • Sodium nitrite -- causes cancer, found in processed meats like hot dogs, bacon, sausage. Used to make…
Read MoreWhat is Yeast and Why Should I Care?
You are probably thinking this is a nobrainer. But we are not talking about the yeast used to make bread and other baked goods. We are talking about yeast in your body that can cause a host of problems starting with a yeast infection. Yeast is a single-celled living organism capable of causing infection or…
Read MoreSome Breast Cancers Linked to Alcohol Consumption
Even a drink or two a day of alcohol may raise the risk of the most common type of breast tumors-those fueled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone, according to one of the largest studies if its kind. A second study shows that specific variations within two genes involved in metabolizing alcohol are associated with…
Read MoreNatural Treatments for Arthritis
Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation (arth=joint, ritis=inflammation), and refers to more than 100 different diseases. Since arthritis comes in so many different forms and no two people are alike, what works for one person or one kind of arthritis…
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