by Dr. Nicolas Meyer — No amount of professional dental care can ever hope to substitute for what you are able to do for yourself. The daily home-care regimen you use to remove the bacterial plaque (biofilm) from your oral structures is the most important self-help activity you can engage in. Bleeding gums can leak […]
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Flu season — what flu season?
March 20, 2013
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by Debbie Williams — It seems like flu is everywhere. People are coughing, blowing and sneezing. Even people who got the flu shot are getting sick. The media claim that this flu season is the worst in years. Hmmm. It seems like we heard that last year too, did we not? Then we are barraged […]
Why Rofling®? Some questions and answers
March 3, 2013
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by Deanna Melnychuk — Although rolfing is a modality that has been in use for years, misperceptions still abound. The following are answers to commonly asked questions about rolfing. Q: Is rolfing important for everyone or does it only benefit those who have been in an accident or had surgery? A: While rolfing is extremely […]
Mothers and moms?
February 27, 2013
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by Mary Sanders — In the dictionary, the word mother is defined as the female parent or the origin or source. There are almost as many nicknames for mother as there are mothers. Mom comes in all shapes and sizes; she can be young or older, or perhaps she has gone on to heaven. Regardless […]
Boost the immune system with beta glucan
February 19, 2013
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by Debbie Williams — Do you ever get the feeling you have been duped by the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and traditional medical industries? You may be a member of the growing group that is questioning and asking, “Do I really need to take that drug or is there something natural that does not have side […]
Back to school
February 8, 2013
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by Dr. Denise Quance — Fall is quickly approaching, even if the weather does not feel like it yet, and that means a bevy of back-to-stress activities. Now that the lazy days of summer are coming to an end and the kids are returning to school, to homework and to sports, it is easy to […]
Emotions are contagious
January 8, 2013
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by Kathy Gates — The crying could be heard all the way outside. When I walked into the house, I saw my mother and my sister holding her screaming baby. All of them were tense and frustrated. I took the baby, patted him, whispered to him and cuddled him. Within minutes, he was quiet. The […]
Phoenix decides to continue water fluoridation
December 11, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — The city of Phoenix was poised to remove fluoride from the tap water of its 1.4 million residents, but when the dust settled on September 11, 2012, the decision was made to continue the status quo. Councilman Tom Simplot originally raised the issue of whether or not the city should continue […]
Health updates
October 25, 2012
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The following is new information regarding your health, with details about the sale of raw milk, and the relationship between sleep deprivation in children and adult obesity. An introduction to the debate over raw milk Most Americans are only familiar with pasteurized and homogenized milk because in many states it is illegal to sell raw […]
What is in your water?
October 11, 2012
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by Janice and Sunny Wight — The U.S. Environmantal Protection Agency (EPA) has studied the effects and proven the dangers of skin absorption and inhalation of chemicals when we shower or bathe. The list of possible water contaminants is nearly endless; however, the EPA has focused its studies on common substances — DBPs (disinfectant byproducts) […]
The meaning of plastic recycling symbols
September 11, 2012
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The following is a handy guide on the various types of plastic: Number 1 Plastics: PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) — Found in: soft drink, water, beer and mouthwash bottles; peanut butter, dressing and vegetable oil containers; ovenable food trays. Poses low risk of leaching breakdown products. Recommended for one-time use. Do not refill water […]
Warning bells ring louder for BPA
September 11, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — Health Canada, the Canadian version of the U.S. FDA, is the world’s first regulatory body to call bisphenol-A (BPA) dangerous. The agency said it will ban BPA from baby products and may decide to ban it completely. In April, the U.S. National Toxicology Program said BPA poses “some concern” for neural […]
QXCI and energy medicine
September 8, 2012
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by Brenda Haas-Krieger — The body is an electrical system, and our hearts and brains are regulated by internal bioelectrical signals. Homeopathy long ago acknowledged the body’s electrical properties. In fact, homeopathic remedies use diluted substances that work by way of their energetic imprint. Like homeopathy, the modern-day QXCI (Quantum Xeroid Consciousness Interface) machine treats […]
March 27, 2013
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