Integrative Health Blog

Lisa Wilson CHC

As a colon hydrotherapist and a person who does colonics on a consistent basis, I continue to be amazed at the power of internal cleansing through colon hydrotherapy.

This movie trailer debuted at the recent 2013 International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy Convention held in Orlando, Florida. Watch and learn of the benefits of regular colon hydrotherapy.

How's Your pH level?

PH is the balance of acidity and alkalinity in our blood, and it has an effect on almost everything in our body! It is a scale ranging from 1-14 with 1 being very acidic, 7 neutral and 14 very alkaline. Healthy humans want to be in the range of 7.3 - 7.45, slightly alkaline. Your body fights hard to counterbalance acids and keep the proper pH in your organs, tissues and body fluids. But it can only do that for so long before a condition known as acidosis occurs. You have to give the body what it needs, so that it can properly maintain the acid/base balance.

The average American diet is full of chemicals and nutritionally unbalanced meals which affect the body’s acid-alkaline balance.  Now throw in lack of exercise and you have yourself a very biased pH level.

Lauren Amodeo

Autumn Frandsen N.D.

Updated March 2024

What to do when you’ve been everywhere

Fatigue and pain are two complaints that every physician hears at least once a day and a growing number of people in the USA are experiencing. They are the two most prevalent symptoms that patients describe when they become desperate for help. Every day I hear the phrase “I have been to fifteen different doctors and no one can tell me why I’m so tired or at least give me something to fix it”.

So what is keeping these doctors from finding the answer?

The Definition of GMO

I want to talk today about a topic that can be difficult to understand because of the complexity of the issue: GMO, which is the acronym for Genetically Modified Organisms.

This is an issue which may affect not just human health, but soil microbes, crops and livestock as well.

When a plant or a food crop has had it’s DNA biochemically altered - it is considered to be a genetically modified organism,  or GMO.

Eve Colantoni CHC

Real dairy is healthy and can be enjoyed by most people, but modern dairy practices have altered the type of product we now consume.

Do you enjoy dairy products but are concerned whether they are actually good for you?

Have you experienced lactose intolerance or other unpleasant side effects when eating dairy?

What if I told you, it’s not the cow’s fault- it’s the processing methods used today that may be affecting you, and that there is healthy digestible dairy out there?

The Problem with Industrialized Dairy

Dairy has received such a bad rap over the years and rightly so if we’re talking about milk, ice cream, butter and other products that you buy off the grocery shelf. These products have been so altered from the type of dairy that was enjoyed straight from the farm for many, many years and by many societies. The dairy our ancestors drank gave them great health, strong bones, vitality and longevity.

So, What Happened?

Guest blogger Sara Damelio, Owner and Creator of Skincando

Anita Capizzi RN, CHC