I have had an increasingly high number of patients suffering from Candida and I wanted to explore the issue further due to the wide use, and misuse of this term in the media, which can cause confusion with patients. Traditional medicine has become more expectant of Candida (where as in …
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One question I am asked often is, “I’m growing older, so should I take extra amounts of calcium to prevent osteoporosis?” The correct answer is, “Only if your individual metabolism requires it and the only way to tell that is through testing.” Calcium is probably the nutrient I recommend most …
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We are now seeing that oxidative stress is chronically linked to autoimmune disease. While many health care practitioners say that we do not know the cause of autoimmunity, new research shows that this same oxidative stress is to blame. I recently attended a seminar on this subject and we looked …
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Known as the “building blocks” of proteins, amino acids play a variety of critical roles in our physiology. Their availability to body tissues has the potential to affect several clinical conditions when supply is inadequate. Amino acids have more diverse functions than any other nutrient group. They are a factor …
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Our body pH is maintained just above 7.0 for optimal health. When we keep this pH, our metabolism, enzymes, immune system, and repair mechanisms work most effectively. And, when our pH is kept at this level it indicates that we have enough buffering minerals to balance the acids in our …
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