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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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What 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…
Read MoreA Closer Look at RDA REQUIREMENTS
The National Academy of Sciences proposed in 1941 that a guideline of minimum recommended daily dietary allowances be established for the express purpose of reducing the occurrence of diseases of malnutrition. These diseases of malnutrition include scurvy (caused by deficient levels of vitamin C), pellagra (caused by deficient levels of niacin), and beri- beri (caused…
Read MoreCHOLESTEROL HYPE
by Mila McManus MD How's your cholesterol level? Do you obsess about it? Do you keep a spreadsheet? You know who you are. Did you know: • 50% of people who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol • Merck and Schering-Plough, makers of Zocor, Zetia, and Vytroin, recently revealed their ENHANCE study showed NO…
Read More: How to Make Change That Lasts: The new thinking on resolutions and the science that guarantees this year, you’ll stick with every last one
Step 1: Precontemplation You're here if: You have the nagging feeling that you really do need to, say, start exercising and eating better. But delay rules. Where should you start? How to Move to Step 2: • Tune in to your excuses. When a friend invites you to a yoga class, how do you respond?…
Read MoreHealthy Eating Tips & Recipes for the Holidays
Happy holidays! "Tis the season to celebrate and celebrate we do." "Eat, drink and be merry!" Does this sound familiar? Unfortunately for those of us on a whole-food, no-sugar eating plan, holiday eating can be frustrating. Here are some tips to help you stay on target during the season: Eat before the party. Going to…
Read MoreL-Arginine (NATURAL VIAGRA?)
The amino acid L-arginine is considered the most potent Nutraceutical ever discovered, due to its powerful healing properties, and is referred to by scientists as the Miracle Molecule. The remarkable properties of L-arginine were validated by the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and since then have created a frenzy of interest in the Pharmaceutical and…
Read MoreBunions Uncovered
What is a Bunion? The word bunion is derived from the Latin word "bunio" which means an enlargement. Most typically, this is seen on the side of the big toe joint. To have a bunion most often implies a misalignment of the big toe and the bone (first metatarsal) to which it attaches. How do…
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