Overview of Endometriosis Endometriosis is thought to affect about 1 in 10 women during reproductive years, and up to 50% of infertile women, making it quite a common, and usually painful, condition. The symptoms of endometriosis include: Pain in the lower abdomen, lower back, pelvis, rectum, or vagina Pain during Read more…
It seems strange to me that so many people are immediately placed on high blood pressure medication when they are diagnosed with high blood pressure. At first, this makes total sense. You have high blood pressure, take a pill to reduce it. However, pharmaceuticals for high blood pressure “artificially” reduce Read more…
In the United States, about 77.9 million (1 out of every 3) adults have high blood pressure.(ref) High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a big deal because it increases your risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, aneurysm, and dementia, to name a few.(ref) Unfortunately, the primary treatment for the Read more…
Coconut oil is like eggs with the media. For a while, you hear it’s good for you. Then you hear it’s actually bad for you. Then it’s back to being okay. Lastly, we heard that it is “pure poison”. There are in fact oils being sold that come closer to Read more…
There are many people taking opioids such as codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone / Norco / Vicodin, and oxycodone / OxyCotin for various types of chronic pain around the world and especially in the U.S. Even though these medications were never intended to used long-term, many people have become addicted to them Read more…
Fruit is one of those types of foods that seems to be in constant controversy. You’ll hear some say that fruits have always been good for us and we should eat them often, and you’ll hear others say that they are just sugar-bombs and should be avoided just like soft Read more…
PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, but the weird thing is that usually the person does not have even one cyst on their ovaries. PCOS is really more of a collection of symptoms, which originally was thought to only occur with cysts on the ovaries, hence the name. PCOS is Read more…
Silica is actually the second most abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust after oxygen, making up 27.7% of it. Yet, most people know relatively little about this element and the roles that it plays in the human body. While silica plays many roles in the human body as an essential Read more…
Insomnia and sleep disturbances are very common now, and many people are trying to turn to supplements to try to improve their ability to fall and stay asleep. Out of all the possible supplements, melatonin is by far the most popular. Unfortunately, there are some myths surrounding melatonin supplementation and Read more…
As far as autoimmune diseases go, Lupus is not just a minor annoyance. Someone with Lupus can have a myriad of symptoms that include, but are not limited to: fatigue, joint pain, fevers, pain, rashes, anemia, anxiety, depression, swelling, and more. It can be a very debilitating disease to deal Read more…