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This is How Natural Graves’ Disease Treatment Methods Restored My Health

Graves’ disease is considered an incurable condition by most endocrinologists and other physicians. However, many holistic practitioners have a different perspective on this condition. As a holistic health professional, I was unsurprisingly open to a natural treatment protocol for Graves’ disease when I was first diagnosed with the condition. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t skeptical, […]

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Is One Form Of Heart Disease

While there are many diseases that fall under the umbrella term heart disease, little attention is paid to cardiomyopathy. This disease is caused by long-term alcohol abuse and leads to heart failure in the victim. Symptoms of this debilitating disease usually appear after the disease has progressed. Symptoms include swelling of the ankles, feet, and […]

Food Lectins in Health and Disease: An Introduction

In recent years there seems to be an increasing epidemic of people suffering from chronic digestive and autoimmune diseases. Food intolerances or sensitivities can be at the root of the problem. Most people, including doctors, have little idea how the foods they eat can contribute to their chronic illness, fatigue, and digestive symptoms. However, there […]

Aspartame & Disease – Could a Simple Sweetener Be Causing You Pain and Suffering?

Having a serious illness is bad enough, but learning that aspartame can be the cause of diseases like lupus, MS, fibromyalgia and cancer is downright bewildering. In this article, we will look at the claims against artificial sweeteners and claims that they cause serious illness. Let’s start with what exactly aspartame is, common symptoms and […]

Four Steps Cut Heart Disease Risk by Eighty Percent

Nearly one million people develop heart disease each year. The vast majority of these people are unaware that this devastating condition can be prevented with a natural diet. Researchers from the European study EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) have developed a plan that can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease by […]

Mastocytic Enterocolitis – A Patient Guide to Mastocytic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (MIBD)

WHAT IS MASTOCYTIC ENTEROCOLITIS? Mastocytic enterocolitis (entero = small intestine, colitis-colon + -itis = inflammation) is a relatively new term for a subgroup of irritable bowel syndrome characterized by an increase in mast cells in the intestine. Mast cells are a type of immune cell. They are present in small amounts in every intestinal mucosa, […]

Normal Aging is Not Disease – Adult Health and Wellness

Physiological changes that occur with age do not necessarily cause disability. Aging does not necessarily lead to decreases in heart function, bone density, muscle strength, cognitive ability and memory, sexual desire and activity, physical and social functioning, nor does aging guarantee increases in blood pressure, cholesterol, and the anemia. However, there are some inevitable changes […]