Poliana D. Vale, M.D.
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How to Protect Yourself from Super Viruses, Part 1
Coronavirus, SARS, Ebola, influenza! What are the potential preventive strategies being ignored by most media reports? In this two-part blog, we examine science-validated natural strategies to optimize your immune system’s performance.
Read MoreHearty Chickpea Soup with Vegetables
Ingredients: 1 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans), dry or use canned beans 1/2 or 1 large onion, finely sliced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon tomato paste
Read MoreAre Herbal Remedies Safe and Effective?
The wide array of phytochemicals in many herbs can help to prevent, ease, and aid in healing common ailments, but they can become dangerous if used inappropriately. Even safe herbal remedies have cautions and contraindications. This blog provides good insights that every individual who uses…
Read MorePrevent a Deadly Clot!
Someone in the United States dies from a blood clot every five minutes! One in four people worldwide dies from conditions caused by thrombosis (blood clot). Diabetes and obesity substantially increase one' s risk for undesirable clots. Clots are common in persons who have severe…
Read MoreHow to Process Anger Effectively
We can explore anger in various ways with either a positive or a negative outcome. It can cause healing and productive relationships, or the complete opposite with no hope for quality relationships and optimum health. The choice is ours. Some anger is inevitable and even…
Read More15 Ways to Increase Your Fat Burn
We could not live without lifesaving body fat! Too much fat poses definite health hazards. One type of body fat helps you maintain or gain weight. Two other types enable you to rev up your fat burn and lose weight! We need all three! The…
Read MoreMake Your Anger Count!
Rage is an emotion that many of us deal with on a regular basis. Most people feel mild to moderately angry several times a week. Anger wears many guises: impatience, frustration, hurt, depression, and hostility to name just a few. But is anger always destructive?…
Read MoreSix Ways Anger Impacts Health
Anger wears many guises: impatience, frustration, hurt, depression, and hostility, to name just a few. Most people feel mild to moderate anger several times a week. How do frequent bouts of anger or unresolved conflict impact our health? A couple of examples will definitely surprise…
Read MoreTwelve Natural Ways to Improve Gut Health
Discover the amazing contributions of gut bacteria to health and disease. Plus, scientifically validated natural remedies that may improve your gut health in just a few days! Your gut provides a home for trillions of bacteria. So far, there are 2,000 known species of gut…
Read MoreNew Light on Diabetes and Insulin Resistance!
Evidence is quickly mounting that individuals who have diabetes may improve their glucose levels by tightly regulating their exposure to light.
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