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  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

[expand title=" Yeast Cleanse?  NO WAY!  Not happening."] I was NOT going to follow the yeast cleanse diet.  I thought it was completely absurd and unrealistic.  Besides, I was already eating pretty clean.  I tried to get out of it.  I was willing to do everything else.   Just not the diet.  Once I met with…

Achieving quality sleep is fundamental to our level of health and wellness. While we realize there are exceptions to every rule and circumstances to consider, we do advise against prescription or over the counter sleep aids as a routine solution to insomnia. Rather, we want to explore the root causes of the problem and correct…

In every step of my life journey, one message resounds over and over again. What we eat really does matter. The optimal function of the human body is in every way dependent on our daily food choices. There is no question in my mind that when we don’t eat well, we are promoting dysfunction and…