Picture-J.M.Garg –https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7995641 “Bacopa is a perennial, creeping herb native to the wetlands of southern and Eastern India, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America It is known by the common names water hyssop, waterhyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, and Indian pennywort. It is also found in Florida, Hawaii and other southern states of the United States…
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Research and credit to Dr. Tom Guillams- Osteoarthritis a Natural Approach- The Standard 1999. Arthritis refers to nearly 100 different rheumatic diseases of the areas in and around the joints. Conditions as different as fibromyalgia, scleroderma and gout have often been included with the classic arthritic conditions: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is now our nation’s leading cause of disability…
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What is a rotator cuff injury? As sports fans and athletes alike know, shoulder injuries are serious business. They can be extremely painful, limiting, and slow to heal. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that stabilize the shoulder and allow it to move. Physical therapist and founder of WebPT Heidi Jannenga says you should visualize the head of…
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MTHFR THE @#$%6 GENE! This a buzz word you will probably here, in my opinion this is probably the most talked about gene in the functional medicine field, and it’s for good reason. The primary function of the MTHFR gene is to help initiate the methylation cycle, which is a process that provides methyl groups to at least 200 hundred…
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Do you know your individual genetic SNIPS? If not, read on to learn more about how these can affect your health! Genetic testing seems to be all the rage right now! If you have heard anyone talk about their “SNIPS” is casual conversation, here is some more context to what that actually means… 1. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms…
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