While you may know that gut health is central to good digestion, you may not have known that the gut affects nearly EVERY system in the body and plays a significant role in how they all function. You may have even heard that your gut is responsible for immune health…
Prevention of disease isn’t something we think a lot about during our busy lives. Sure, we may build in some good habits, like brushing our teeth and trying to eat better. But the fact remains that billions of dollars are spent every year looking for the cures to cancer, diabetes,…
Growing bodies have immature immune systems; therefore, kids get sick more often than adults do. The regular exposure to “germs” when we’re little helps build immune systems that recognize and defeat illnesses later in life. Most childhood illnesses are common, natural and necessary for correct immune system development. Described below…
It seems too simple to be true. Halotherapy (salt therapy) can be used for myriad conditions such as asthma, allergies, colds, eczema, flu and stress. Yet salt has been used therapeutically for thousands of years and appears in ancient texts including the Bible. Even Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine,…
Since COVID appeared, there have been no easy answers—especially those of the health variety. Now that the school year has begun, we pray you and your family can settle in and feel confident about the decision you have made about fall school attendance. We have been encouraging our families to…
According to the National Eczema Association, over 30 million Americans are afflicted with eczema, or atopic dermatitis. It is an allergic inflammation of the skin, often beginning in infancy and appearing after a baby stops breastfeeding. The affected skin has raised, red eruptions that form scaling crusts with itching as…
You hear a lot about toxins these days. The word is almost overused. What are toxins? Why are they so dangerous? Should you really be that concerned? 95% of cancers are caused by diet and environment. This startling statistic from Columbia University School of Public Health can be found in…
Managing environmental allergies naturally is a specialty of our office. An allergy is an exaggerated response of the immune system to specific substances that normally pose no threat to the human body. These substances, or allergens, elevate specific antibodies and can cause sneezing, coughing and itching. Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)…
We generally equate a healthy immune system with “not getting sick,” but did you know that your immune system controls your body’s defenses against both infections and inflammatory diseases? All infections are inflammatory to the body. The majority of childhood diseases are inflammatory diseases, which create redness, swelling, pain and…
There’s probably nothing more terrifying than struggling to draw a breath. Yet that is what millions of asthma sufferers experience when an asthma attack occurs. Asthma is the number one chronic respiratory disease in the US. It is chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs. The inflammation causes…
It seems too simple to be true: salt therapy for asthma, allergies, eczema and stress. Yet salt has been used therapeutically for thousands of years and appears in ancient texts including the Bible. Even Hippocrates used salt to treat his patients. The first modern inquiry into salt therapy came in…
If you’ve always wanted to use essential oils at home, join us and empower yourself with practical tips from an expert! Tracy Moore, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Aroma Freedom Practitioner, will discuss how aromatherapy with essential oils can benefit kids with mental, emotional and physical sensitivities, communication challenges…
As children return to school, exposure to more germs and hectic schedules can take down your entire household if you don’t build a strong immune system! Functional-integrative medicine understands that lifestyle factors, when combined with an individual’s unique genetics, either support good health or contribute to chronic illness. A functional…
Inflammation has more to do with getting sick than you might think. We generally equate a healthy immune system with “not getting sick.” Did you know that your immune system controls the body’s defenses against both infections and inflammatory diseases? All infections are inflammatory to the body. The majority of…
Our holistic health providers offer nutrition tips for foods that are good for your body’s systems, and delicious, too! What you eat has an enormous impact on your health! Eating a natural diet gives your body the building blocks it needs (vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, etc.) to keep up all its…
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