You put on a few extra pounds – especially around the
middle. Your blood sugar goes up a bit.
Is that a big deal? What’s the worst that could happen?
Try cancer for starters! Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, I attended a lecture by Dr. Margaret Christensen, MD and she mentioned in her lecture a book entitled The UltraMind Solution: A Functional Medicine Approach to Brain Disorders. Synchronistically, I later found this book review on Longevity Medicine Review and thought that this had some very good information for those who may deal with brain disorders. Dr. Mark Hyman is a doctor of functional medicine. Functional doctors treat each patient individually. Instead of prescribing a medication to treat the symptom, they look at the body as a whole and find out why the person is exhibiting these symptoms. Disorders range from Alzheimers, ADHD, ADD, schizophrenia, depression and others.
The UltraMind Solution: A Functional Medicine Approach to Brain Disorders
Functional Medicine: A 21st Century Systems Biology Approach to Individualized Clinical Care.
Dr. Mark Hyman’s latest book, The UltraMind Solution (Scribner’s, 2009) presents a highly convincing argument, backed by hundreds of peer-reviewed studies published within the last five years, for the validity of a Read the rest of this entry »
It is no secret that obesity has reached epidemic proportions not only in the USA but other countries as well. And what is more disturbing is that childhood obesity is also on the rise. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2007 an estimated 22 million children under five were thought to be overweight worldwide. Such children are more likely to also be overweight as adults, and to develop a host of health problems—from cardiovascular disease and diabetes to various sorts of cancer (Reprod Toxicol, 2007; 23: 290–6). Read the rest of this entry »
