Natural Remedies entries

The immune system.  It’s a glorious thing that we all have, our own self-defense system.  We get sick when we are exposed to pathogens like bacteria and viruses- especially if they’re allowed to multiply uncontrollably inside them.  Luckily, our immune system detects and destroys any foreign substances that find their way inside the body, thanks [...]

Sleep apnea.  It’s a condition which will literally keep you awake at night.  It affects about 18 million people in North America and obese people are at greater risk to develop this condition. There are two types of sleep apnea, obstructive and central.  Obstructive is the most common form and it occurs when your airway [...]

Pregnancy can be overwhelming at times. While it’s one of the greatest things to ever happen to you, your body goes through some difficult changes–like back pain, shoulder stiffness, sciatica and pelvic problems just to name a few. If not addressed, these conditions can have a negative impact on your lifestyle and can make your [...]

Living with headaches is tough. Day after day of being miserable, irritable, and looking a lot older than you really are.  The frustration of knowing that your friends and family don’t understand what you’re going through. Add this to doctors’ visits, MRI’s and CT scans- which only come back with “normal” results. And that’s not [...]

    If you’ve ever dealt with the pain of a migraine headache, then you know how debilitating it can be.  Your life is forced to stop and you can’t continue on with a normal day. Have you even missed a day of work or school because you were in so much agony, the only [...]

Osteoporosis is a disease defined by a person losing a significant amount of bone density compared to normal values.  There is no single cause for this disease.  Healthy bone development however, requires the adequate absorption of calcium and anything that can interfere with the metabolism of dietary calcium in the body can increase the risk [...]

  So the flowers aren’t blooming anymore, the leaves are falling, the air is crisp and cool…..so why are you sneezing, wheezing, and itching your eyes??? Ragweed pollen, which is the main cause of hay fever, is the biggest culprit when it comes to allergies during the fall months.  Each ragweed plant can produce about [...]

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Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention [...]

Body: Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the areas related to the shoulder such as deltoid – anterior, deltoid – lateral, pec major – clavical head, and coracobrachialis muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase shoulder strength and muscular endurance. By doing this [...]