by admin | Sep 5, 2017 | Cardiovascular health, Cleansing, Detoxification, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut health, Nutrition
Bowel movements are exactly the type of thing one usually does not talk about very openly (or honestly) with many people. However, we talk about bowel movements all the time. I am often surprised when talking with our clients about their bowel habits when they say...
by admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Athletic performance, Cardiovascular health, Inflammation and Pain, Insomnia, Libido, Men's Health, Natural weight loss, Sleep/Insomnia
Growth hormone (GH) is a peptide hormone that is intimately involved in tissue growth and repair. Together with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), GH helps regulate metabolism and maintain normal brain and cardiac function. Secretion of GH falls dramatically with...
by admin | Jul 11, 2017 | All natural supplements, Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Fatigue, Libido, Men's Health, Naturopathic medicine
Recent scientific research has indicated that statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels (like Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Lescol) can reduce Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in your body, which may increase your risk of serious complications, including muscle pain and heart...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Naturopathic health, Naturopathic medicine
Most people have a standard lipid profile complete every year or two to help them and their doctor assess their risk for cardiovascular disease. These panels look at total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL (calc) cholesterol and triglycerides. However, research shows...
by admin | Feb 18, 2014 | Alcohol, All natural supplements, Anger depression, Cardiovascular health, Postpartum Depression, Sleep/Insomnia
Increase your vitamin D levels. If you live somewhere where you have to put on long sleeves to go outside in the winter, you’re not getting enough sunlight to maintain your vitamin D levels. Most research now shows that children need about 1000-2000 IU/day and adults...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Testing / Assessment
Standard cholesterol tests don’t provide enough accurate information to be useful to substantially reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. This is evidenced by the fact that 50% of those people that have heart attacks have ‘normal’ cholesterol numbers on these...
