We continue from last week’s Part 1 with Michael Glade and his insights into obesity as it relates to the inflammation process. A quick overview is two types of fat are present in the body: subcutaneous and visceral. Subcutaneous fat is the type found just underneath the skin, which may cause dimpling and cellulite. Visceral [...]
...read moreObesity is thought to be a disease of inflammation, according to Michael Glade, Ph.D. I became acquainted with his work through a DVD given to me by NeuroScience. We have use NeuroScience protocols with great success; a company that focuses on “Target Amino Acids” as a means to address healing of the adrenal gland and [...]
...read moreServices: What does the requirement of meeting “Medical Necessity” mean? What it does not mean is what your doctor thinks is beneficial or necessary. No, the insurance company decides if recommendations meet community standards which are encompassed in the field of traditional medicine or medical literature reviewed by peers only. If you see the doctor [...]
...read moreCenter for Environmental Medicine is a medical practice providing health care to families and individuals from a holistic approach; applying therapies studied from allopathic (conventional or contemporary medicine whose practitioners prefer to claim “The Standard of Care”), alternative, integrative, complementary and functional medicine or CAM. These services in the health insurance industry may sometimes fall [...]
...read moreAlzheimer’s, one of the most feared age related diseases of our time, has the attention of scientist who are intensively researching every aspect of the age-related dementia. Once Alzheimer’s takes hold, there is no known cure. There are new drugs available that seem to provide some preventive measures and several theories as to what causes [...]
...read moreEverybody knows that you need good elimination habits to function optimally but few have only a basic understanding of what that means. In a society that is becoming more focused on health and nutrition, a closer look at a group of toxins, called neurotoxins, is needed. While elimination routes include kidney, gastrointestinal, skin and exhaled [...]
...read moreIn the toxic environment we live it, it is hard to imagine one being able to escape the potential dangers that threaten us in our air, water and food. Some believe, as I do, that the health of this nation, evidenced by the escalation of heart disease and chronic acquired diseases, is in direct relationship [...]
...read morePesticides kill insects and pests but can also have a devastating effect on the human species. When a panic-stricken friend called to say she had a termite infestation and the exterminator wanted to pour 350 pounds of pesticide in and around her home, I realized most people do not know how to get enough information [...]
...read moreFood allergy is believed to be the single most contributory factor of chronic disease and therefore warrants consideration when evaluating the patient. Immune reactions to ingestants are much more complex than inhalants which tend to be a fixed allergy. To the physician who understands the basic history and complex symptomology of food hypersensitivity, evaluation has [...]
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