One uncompromising axiom of cheap medicine is less stress and more sleep, and the two are very much related. The topic of sleep will require multiple blog posts to cover but we can begin by talking about adrenal health and how weak adrenals set the stage for poor sleep, chronic inflammation, fatigue, and pain. Researcher […]
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The Art of Medicine
In consulting with a new patient, the seasoned practitioner of holistic medicine will often have a clear sense of the course of treatment needed to help the patient. Time and experience are our best teachers in this regard. The real challenge in medicine is not simply the conveyance of information but in empowering a patient […]
Cheap Weight Loss Part 7: Sleep & Sleep Apnea
A lack of sleep can cause or contribute to a number of health problems. Sleep isn’t just rest, it is a profound opportunity for healing. Sleep deprivation can also undermine one’s ability to lose weight. When either quality or quantity of sleep becomes compromised, a hormonal imbalance ensues which affects your body’s metabolism. Previously, […]
Infections Part 2: Treatment
After understanding the landscape of chronic infections, we need to turn our attention to strategies to boost immunity, treat the infection directly, or both. But how do chronic infections take root to begin with? With a robust immune system, many acute infections can be overcome efficiently, and recovery, rapid. Such is the case […]
Cancer
Currently in the United States, cancer is the cause of death of one out of every four people, and by some estimates, will increase as much as 50% by the year 2020. Although malignancy has always been an affliction of humanity, these statistics of epidemic proportion are likely out of sync with the rates of […]
Breathing Yourself to Better Health
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Healing a Lifetime
All healing is an exercise in change. If you want different results, you have to be willing to do something different. Looking over the breadth of a lifetime of destructive choices, sometimes there is much that needs to be done differently.