David S. Jones, MD (Textbook of Functional Medicine):  “Our romance with ever newer and more expensive drugs, technology, and surgeries has not achieved what we have been led to expect”.  “It appears undeniable that patients receive a lower quality of care than would be expected considering the high level of practitioner training and the huge body of research now available”. “In addition to prevention strategies, many complex, chronic diseases are very responsive to dietary and various lifestyle interventions.  But clinicians without these skills are literally at the mercy of the pharmaceutical industry.  Doctors are taught about drugs by agent of the pharmaceutical industry, which works hard to persuade them to select the newest and most expensive medications – even in the absence of scientific evidence Continue reading

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” It was not until the 18th century that physiologist, physicians and chemist began to critically examine the properties of blood.   Much progress has been made in the field of diagnosing various disease processes since then.  Today the more common tests include urinalysis, complete blood counts, hair analysis, saliva, blood chemistry and fortunately a non-invasive Nutritional Deficiency Screening test. Because blood work does not always identify a dysfunction but rather a pathological condition many a person has been told that they are well or subclinical when in fact they are at the beginning or in some cases well into  a condition or systems failure  that has not fully manifested itself or yet to be diagnosed by their physician or health care practitioner. The Wellness Continue reading

Are you Toxic? Take the Quiz and find out. If you answer yes to three or more of these questions, you could be displaying signs of toxicity.

1. Do you ever feel gassy or bloated?
2. Are you sensitive to chemicals, car fumes, odors, perfumes, or fragrances?
3. Do you often get sinusitus, yeast infections, candida, diverticulosis or diverticulitis?
4. Do you suffer from fibromayalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, or an autoimmune disease? Do you have acne, eczema, hives, or unexplained itching?
5. Do you suffer from fatigue, lethargy, joint pains, muscle aches, or weakness?
6. Are you subject to irritability, mood swings, anxiety, depression, poor concentration, a "spacey" feeling, or restlessness?
7. Do you suffer from nausea, bad breath, foul smelling stools, a bloated feeling, or intolerance to fatty or starchy foods?
8. Do you keep getting sick?
9. Do you have abdominal distention?
10. Do you ever use over-the-counter

Colon Health Did you know that a healthy person will have a bowel movement roughly 30 minutes after each main meal? Thats 2-3 bowel movements per day. Did you know that your typical, average American packs around 10-12lbs of fecal waste in their colon? Did you know that the typical, average American only has 2-3 bowel movements a week? Thats about 12-18 bowel movements per week short. Imagine how much waste is just sitting inside the average American! Did you know that up to half of Americans have polyps in their colon due to not eliminating waste? Many of these polyps mutate into malignant cancerous tumors. Did you know that Toxins can contribute to a wide range of conditions? Some of these conditions include:

• Stuffy head
• Fatigue or difficulty sleeping
• Digestion and other gastrointestinal problems
• Food cravings and weight

Almost everyone that comes into our clinic on a regular basis knows about the Food Matters DVD. People have even travelled long distances to come watch it in our lobby. Well, now you can get it for yourself! Just click on the picture in this post and it will take you to a page where you can buy the dvd, and have it shipped to your home. This is a really well done video about the importance of good food and cleansing. Continue reading