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What is Breast Thermography?

Posted by on Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Bruce Rind M.D

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Tags: cancer, thermography, breast health, breast thermography

The Dark Side of the Organic Food Industry: Is 'Organic' the Best Available?

Posted by on Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Jody Jung RN, CHC

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Tags: organic food, natural products

What's the Buzz About Probiotics?

Posted by on Wed, Oct 17, 2012

So what’s all the buzz about probiotics these days? Good bugs, bad bugs, what’s the difference?

How do we get more of the "good" bugs? Well, let’s start by looking at where the “not so good ones” come from.

A healthy body has a nice balance of microbes in the gut, but certain circumstances can cause either:

- An overgrowth of microbes that in a balanced system are harmless but out of balance they can cause dis-ease of the body

- A decrease in the amount of good bugs decreases our body's ability to fight invading infectious organisms

Sadly, many of the common foods we eat and medications we use can be responsible for creating this digestive imbalance. Some of these include:

Antibiotic use
Birth control pills
NSAIDS (motrin, aleve, advil)
Stress
Poor Diet

This imbalance can make your body pretty unhappy with many unpleasant symptoms such as:

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Tags: digestive health, probiotics

Simple Raw Food! Nut Wraps in Minutes

Posted by on Tue, Oct 16, 2012

Lisa Wilson CHC

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Colon Hydrotherapy Now Available on Saturdays in the Washington D.C. Area

Posted by on Tue, Oct 16, 2012

National Integrated Health Associates, NIHA, has offered colon hydrotherapy as one of its detoxification therapies for over 18 years. Each member of our colon hydrotherapy team certified, two at the advanced level.

What is Colon Hydrotherapy

Colon hydrotherapy gently introduces filtered, temperature regulated water into the colon to loosen and release impacted fecal matter and other waste products from the body. This procedure is sometimes referred to as colonics, high enemas or colon irrigation. Colon hydrotherapy is a safe, effective means of cleansing the colon (also known as the large intestine), without the use of harsh drugs or laxatives.

What are the Benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy?

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Tags: detoxification, colon hydrotherapy