Functional medicine is a form of Western alternative medicine that views the body as one whole, integrated system. Using functional medicine...
Whether it is in our gut or on our teeth, bacteria survive and thrive in a structure that they create...
The skin and gut connection has been recognized as undeniable in the medical community. In fact, most dermatologists will acknowledge...
What is diverticulitis? It begins with a pinching pain in the left lower abdomen. Around the pelvic bone and sometimes...
What makes cultured vegetables taste so good? According to Sheree Gillaspsie at Pure Life Living, a good batch of cultured...
If you suffer from ongoing joint pain, your doctor may recommend that you get a corticosteroid, or hydrocortisone injection. Common...
Lactose intolerance is the inability to break down the sugars that belong specifically to milk. If you get gassy or...
We are told that everyone, at every age and at every stage of life, needs folic acid. Cereals are fortified...
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a serious bacterial infection. It is estimated that each year whooping cough claims the lives...
For most of us, going gluten-free is a big part of digestive health, optimal immune response, hormonal balance, and even...
In order to avoid packing on holiday pounds, friends or relatives may tell you to pass on the whipped cream,...
In traditions worldwide, families celebrate the time around the winter solstice with holidays, such as Christmas and Chanukah. In one...
Scientists recently confirmed what many of us have guessed all along: that green or yellow phlegm indicates a bacterial infection....
Juice bars are popping up everywhere: in shopping malls, in health food stores, and along boutique-lined streets. While opting for...
Autoimmune disease happens when the body's immune system attacks friendly and important tissue. These attacks can show up in places...
