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WHAT REALLY CAUSES ULCERS!

WHAT REALLY CAUSES ULCERS!

Do you suffer from: acid reflux (Gastro-esophageal reflux or GERD), “over-acid” stomach, ulcer or gastritis? If so, take the test below and see how you score. Do your fingernails chip or break easily?                                                       0 1 2 3 Do...
UNDERSTANDING DIGESTION-PART 2

UNDERSTANDING DIGESTION-PART 2

Disorders of the Stomach Stomach complaints number among the most frequent in our society and can be debilitating. Unfortunately for the unaware public, the diagnosis given and the treatments of choice are often exactly the wrong ones. The GI system is a “Top-Down”...
WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Allopathic (modern or western) medicine is by nature a reductionist philosophy, whereas Functional Medicine (a.k.a. Functional Nutrition or FN) takes the opposite approach, which can be termed “wholism”. (Not to be confused with the generic term “Holistic Medicine”...
Understanding Your Digestive System- Part 1

Understanding Your Digestive System- Part 1

The gastro-intestinal (GI) system extends from the brain to the rectum; it is one that is critical to health, but poorly appreciated. It communicates with the outside environment, and actually has its own brain! The surface of the intestines, which is greater than...
VITAMIN D

VITAMIN D

Vitamin D, under-appreciated by the general public (not to mention the medical profession), it is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies; it really possesses hormone-like activity and is believed to regulate the expression of over 2,000 genes, making its...