This article was originally published on January 03, 2018, and has since been updated. Imagine, for a moment, meeting the future love of your life at work. You begin dating, the sparks are flying, and you each know it’s meant to be. Now, imagine being in love with your beautiful partner, only to learn you have...
Chronic Illness
Take a holistic look at chronic health conditions — from autoimmune strategies to natural pain relief — through the lens of integrative healing.
Christie Brinkley, the iconic supermodel, has always been admired for her timeless beauty. She recently shared a personal revelation that echoed deeply with her fans. During a routine skin check-up with one of her daughters, she discovered cancerous cells on her temple. A discovery she considers herself lucky to have made early. Although she did...
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It affects million of Americans, and men and women worldwide. Like all types of arthritis, it is characterized by the degeneration of joints, which results in severe inflammation, pain, stiffness, and a drastic decrease in range of motion. The eventual wearing away of the protective cartilage between...
When Gemma Corby’s daughter was born, she noticed a chickpea sized lump in her breast, since being a new mom who was also breastfeeding, when she flagged her concern to the staff, she was reassured that this was merely a blocked milk duct, which is not uncommon during milk production. After being told that her...
Melody Yazdani, mother of 8-year-old Kian, posted a Facebook status that has caused ripples all over the internet. It was around a year in the making and came after a health scare her son endured because of something seemingly harmless – breathing through your mouth. Since he was born, Kian fulfilled all of the developmental...
Laundry detergent can be a lot like a rich, decadent dessert. You can smell it from down the street and it’s baked to absolute perfection. But, deep down inside, you know that those refined ingredients and cups of sugar can have both short-and-long-term effects on your health. In the same way, just because laundry detergent...
Skin cancer is a prevalent and potentially life-threatening condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While many risk factors for skin cancer have been identified, recent studies have uncovered a concerning link between certain blood pressure medications and an increased risk of developing skin cancer. These findings have raised questions and concerns among individuals who...
When you have a headache, what do you do? I’d hazard a guess that you take some kind of painkiller, such as ibuprofen. How about joint pain or muscle aches? Very likely the same thing. Most of us turn to over-the-counter painkillers regularly to quickly take care of common aches and pains. Unfortunately, these medications...
In the battle against cancer, researchers are constantly looking for new strategies to fight the good fight. Recent findings from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center have come across a promising new route in treatment options: the CD95 receptor, commonly known as Fas.1 This receptor, previously overlooked in immunotherapy, has turned out to be a...
This article was originally written in September 2018 and has since been updated. Can you imagine having an incurable brain disorder that has left you bed-ridden, unable to feed yourself or speak properly, and limited your ability to move your arms and legs? How about being in that circumstance and only being given two options:...
There is nothing light-hearted about a loved one succumbing to cancer, and no family can prepare for the heartbreak that follows, especially when that person is their own child. But one 5-year-old boy’s creative obituary managed to help his parents cope with the difficulty of losing him and provided some comedic relief during a very...
Magnesium is one of the most important mineral elements needed by the body. It’s believed to play the role of a supporting factor in more than 300 biochemical processes that the body undergoes. Magnesium can be obtained naturally from many foods we consume, or taken as a dietary supplement in form of tablets and syrups....