Nutrition: The science of foods and the nutrients and other substance they contain, and of their actions within the body. A broader definition includes the environmental (air, home, work, social, economic, cultural), exercise, mental, emotional and spiritual implications. Foods: products derived from plants or animals that can be taken into the body to yield energy [...]
Trace minerals found in Himalayan or Sea Salt "pull" water into your cells. This creates an alkaline pH and maximum cell volume, while providing the enzyme co-factors necessary to activate each enzyme, imagine the instantaneous increase in you physical, mental, emotional and spiritual potential! Not only that, but all hormone communication is electrical, so without [...]
By watching the relationship between your nutrient intake, environmental factors, emotions, thoughts, life circumstances, exercise, wellness factors and your body-mind-spirit you will better understand why you create the results you are experiencing in your life. Holistic Solutions has been designed to help you see these relationships and provide the simple shifts that will last a [...]
As aging sets in, women begin to experience a noticeable waning of their interest in sexual activity. Most of this phenomenon is due to a decline in hormones such as estrogen and testosterone; contributing factors may include stress, poor self image, fatigue and an aging partner. To preserve and enhance the hormonal aspect of libido, [...]
Its no wonder that more and more people are turning to alternative practices such as food vitamins, herbs, holistic practitioners, massage and acupuncture, just to name a few. One study shows that the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs kill some 140,000 people in the United States each year and cost the country over $136 billion [...]
No one can live long without the will to go on, and mood swings can sometimes make us feel that life is too much for us. These episodes are often due to inner imbalances or even nutrient deficiencies. The Europeans use supplements of a natural compound found in human cells to regulate mood and restore [...]
The average American consumes nearly 240 pounds of sugar per year! Most of the excess sugar is stored as fat in your body, which elevates cancer risk and suppresses your immune function. When study subjects were given sugar, their white blood cell count decreased significantly for several hours afterwards. This held true for a several [...]
Conventional meat, poultry, and dairy products contain high amounts of pesticides, hormones, and antibiotic drugs that are harmful to your health. Add the risk that your meat comes from diseased animals raised in stressful, inhumane conditions, and you have a good case for converting to vegetarianism. Commercial feed for animals is full of growth-stimulating hormones, [...]
Yelp, that's right! Do you realize that our life expectancy is directly proportional to our lung capacity? For the majority of people living in or near metropolitan areas, traffic and secondhand smoke vastly accelerate loss of breathing capacity and increase the incidence of lung cancer. However, antioxidant rich vegetables and fruits such as broccoli and [...]
I speak to almost everyone I work with regarding massage therapy, as Western medicine focuses so intensely on the blood that patients often know little about lymph, another vital bodily fluid. Lymph is a clear liquid that drains impurities and cell waste for elimination. The fluid runs in the space between cells, but has no [...]