Starting immediately, we’re declaring all our spaces — from our waiting and consultation rooms, to the lounge where we offer IV therapies — “fragrance free,” and perhaps not for the reasons you suspect. Most of us have been nasally assaulted by people wearing too much perfume or aftershave products. And if you’ve ever received such…
Imagine filling your cup at the fountain of youth. No one would blame you if you envision a green smoothie — a frothy concoction of all-natural nutrients certain to restore your youthful energy and appearance. So what’s with the headline here? How could a green smoothie possibly be toxic? The concern swirls around organic chemical…
A couple months ago, we published “Making Sense of Health Insurance in the Trump Era” to offer some insight into the Trump administration’s repeal-and-replace solution for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (i.e., Obamacare). Since then, we have come to realize that the problem with both the previous bill and the current legislation…
When your doctor or health practitioner suggests meticulous hand washing as a primary means of preventing illness and disease, it sounds like a no-brainer — something along the lines of your dentist telling you that frequent brushing will prevent tooth decay. No doubt about it. When it comes to curtailing colds, eradicating drug-resistant infections and…
In the first five parts of this series (links for Parts I-V appear at the end of today’s post), you discovered just how toxic the world is and what you can do to avoid and eliminate toxins from your system. Unfortunately, self-help will get you only so far and not very quickly. A doctor trained…
Editor’s Note: Please see the end of today’s post for links to Parts I-IV in this series. Living Healthy in a Toxic Environment Part V: Exercising and Sweating The human body has its own filtration systems for eliminating toxins. The two primary filters are the liver and kidneys. The liver is packed with enzymes that…
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is the fourth in our six-part series on living healthy in a toxic-filled environment. If you haven’t had a chance to read the previous posts in this series, please see: Part I — Recognizing the Problem, followed by Part II — Reducing Your Exposure to Environmental Toxins, and Part III — Food and Fasting. Living Healthy in…
Editor’s Note: In this post, which is Part III in our six-part series focused on how thrive when living in a toxic environment, we offer information about the many benefits of moving away from processed foods and making intermittent fasting a part of your daily routine. If you haven’t had a chance to read Parts…
In the first part of this series, “Living Healthy in a Toxic Environment — Part I: Recognizing the Problem,” we called your attention to the fact that we are now living in highly toxic environments, both inside and outside our homes. The first step on the road to reducing your body’s toxic load is to…
The Industrial Revolution and the Information Age have been periods of enormous progress in terms of technology and prosperity. In some ways, this progress has improved our health, leading to advances in preventing and treating infection, diagnosing and curing acute illness, repairing injuries, and gaining a clearer understanding of genetics. Unfortunately, here at Restoration Healthcare…