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Get Your Mojo Going!

Most of us could use a bit more of it. Some people suffer from a complete lack of it. Athletes burn a lot with activity and we all need it to maintain a sharp mental state. What I’m referring to is energy, and in order to move and think, we need it. Get a littleView Article

Exploring the Parallel Universe of Functional Medicine

There are two worlds of medicine today, the conventional disease-centered model and the patient-centered model that treats each person as a unique entity with diverse systems of genetic, biologic, social and environmental inputs. As a board certified, teaching physician, I know the conventional system well, but as a “functional” medicine practitioner I feel like IView Article

Live longer with laughter

How delightful to learn that laughter really is the best medicine and will perhaps add as many good years to your life as other familiar health tips. Could it be so simple that a positive attitude reduces heart disease and stress-related hormones, improves the immune system and leads to a longer life? The scripture teachesView Article

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is our nation’s official time for giving thanks, counting our blessings, and sharing kindness and courtesy to friends, family and even strangers. The spirit of gratitude, defined as “the quality of being thankful, or readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness” is a trait that should be cultivated each and every dayView Article

Please pour the COFFEE

Legend has it that around 1200 years ago an Ethiopian goatherder observed his animals energetically dancing around after eating the bright red berries of a local plant. Following the goats’ lead the young man and soon those of his region began eating the berries for energy. It wasn’t until a few hundred years later inView Article

Stem Cell Post Injection Instructions

Rule 1: Set Yourself Up for Success Your new stem cells are tender and delicate. They need special care if they are to grow and help heal your injured or degenerated joint or disc. When in doubt be kind to them! You are your body’s best advocate. Congratulations on taking control of your health! RuleView Article

Influenza Vaccine Pros, Cons & Natural Treatments

If you are weighing the pros and cons of getting the flu shot this year then you are not alone. Recent studies have questioned how well the flu vaccine really works. A 2010 Cochrane Database review of 50 studies including over 70,000 people, found that “influenza vaccines have a modest effect in reducing influenza symptomsView Article

HRT Pellets

Time released hormone pellets are one option for delivery of hormone replacement therapy in men and women. We have been performing pellet insertions for over a decade and we recommend obtaining pellets from College Pharmacy in Colorado Springs, because they are one of the most experienced and advanced pharmacies and have been making the pelletsView Article

Improve your health with plenty of fiber

What foodstuff can help you lose weight, lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease and cancer while generally improving your how you feel? Good old fiber. You’ve probably been told to “get plenty of fiber” in your diet, but exactly how much and what kind is a mystery to most and there isView Article

Walk Your Way to Health

I walk because it’s good for me. Every morning, year round, rain or shine, my wife and I walk. Up the drive, along the gravel road, detour in the long field above the creek, out on the road again, down the steep hill to the creek and up the other side, then back. Our morningView Article