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What can one do to relieve coughing caused by the common cold or influenza? Effective remedies might just be in your kitchen pantry or bathroom! Contrast Showers Alternating hot and cold showers as tolerated; hot water for 1 ½ minutes and cold water for 30 seconds;...
Nearly fifty percent of Americans have hypertension. Worldwide, statistics are not much better. Thirty-one percent of the world’s population has high blood pressure. Hypertension (HPT or HBP) is called the silent killer because often there is no sign or symptom until...
Ken L: For the last 30 years, I have had type diabetes. As a retirement gift, my wife offered to send me to the Wildwood Lifestyle program so that I could learn how to reverse my diabetes. The initial examination by the physician indicated more ailments than diabetes,...
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, stroke is responsible for one out of every 19 deaths in the US. So, what can you do about it besides a good lifestyle program of regular exercise,...
One-third of people in USA are at risk for kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults—an estimated 37 million Americans. Chronic kidney disease involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Want to lower your risk for CKD? This...
Learn science-backed, natural strategies to increase your energy level production from mitochondria.
Ideally, before the flu season begins, find out your vitamin D status. A study involving 18, 883 participants, 12 years and older, found that people with the lowest blood level of vitamin D reported having significantly more recent colds or flu. The analysis adjusted...
You have seen it on Facebook postings, read it on the internet, heard it on the news: “Carbs are bad for you if you are trying to lose weight.” Pundits advocating a low carbohydrate diet condemned the consumption of starches. They say that even whole grains sabotage...
Psychological influences not only influence the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, but directly impact the immune system itself. For example, studies show that loneliness appears to have a significant impact on physical health, being linked detrimentally to worse sleep...
Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that depression affects more than 100 million people. The use of antidepressants is only fully effective in about 30-40 % of depressed persons, initially. One-third of depressed individuals remain so, even after using...