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Parasites, a Common Problem

A very common yet under-diagnosed or misdiagnosed digestive problem that we find in patients is parasites. They can live in the body for many years without causing symptoms and when they do, the symptoms are often subtle or vague.   Parasites  can generally be...

Are You Suffering from Sugar Addiction?

If you’ve tried to kick the sugar habit and failed, you may be facing something similar to an addiction. You could be facing a larger problem than you may have realized.  Have you ever noticed that when you eat sugar you crave more sweets? Sadly, sugar addiction is...

Is Your Brain Addicted to Sugar?

Research shows that sugar can trigger compulsive cravings and stimulate the need for more and more for the same effect, similar behavior to a drug addiction, although not classified as such. Many Americans had a rude awakening recently if they were in front of their...

How Probiotics Work in the Gut

Good Bugs Eat Bad Bugs   The human body is an amazing biological machine.  Food is digested, converted into energy and the unusable becomes waste.  This conversion is dependent on many factors and processes but the bacteria that create the ‘enzymes’  that help...

Massage and the Mind-Body Connection

Updated April 6, 2020 Touch is a Basic Human Need   Why does massage feel so good? When most people consider touch they think of skin and its soft, (or not so soft) supple texture, but touch reaches far deeper than the surface of our skin.  Since touch affects us...

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