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The Ultimate Candida Diet Program
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Candida Defined Causes Symptoms Diet Plan Supplementation Maintenance Ten years ago, few people knew about the significance of Candida overgrowth, let alone the health benefits of embarking on a Candida diet program. But today, thanks to new attitudes on the...
How to Stay Healthy at Work This Winter
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The end of the year is a stressful time at work, with deadlines to meet, coworkers on vacation, and new projects and priorities to start thinking about. It's also the time of year when sickness goes around, especially at the...
The Health Benefits of Garlic: Nature’s Best Medicine
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a plant used in cooking and medicine, best known for its distinctive flavor and aroma. While frequently used as a seasoning, garlic is technically a vegetable. A member of the Allium family, it’s a close relative...
Iron Deficiency: How to Improve Low Iron Levels
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Causes Symptoms Who's at Risk? Foods that Affect Absorption Improve Levels Iron deficiency knows no borders, it's common throughout the world and in all economic classes. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 30% of the world's population has...
Are Energy Drinks Bad for You?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Energy drinks are popular among gamers, students, athletes, professionals, and anyone who has to drive overnight from Milwaukee to St. Louis. They’re big business, too. Americans spent $12.5 billion on energy drinks in 2012. Market experts predict that number to...
Winter Wellness: How to Stay Healthy During Winter
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Winter is a busy, festive time of year. It’s also a time when more people tend to get sick. What exactly is it about this time of year that encourages aches and sniffles? “Catching a chill” has long been suspected...
Understanding the Alkaline Diet and Its Benefits
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Proponents of the alkaline diet claim that eating certain foods influences the body’s acid-base homeostasis, or pH levels. It's believed that encouraging a healthy, pH balanced environment within the body can produce favorable effects on one's health.[1] It sounds like...
Liver Health: The Role of Turmeric in Fatty Liver Disease
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Fatty liver is a condition that's affecting more and more people every day and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most widely experienced. Obesity and diabetes are two conditions that drastically increase one’s chances of developing a fatty liver. A...
Thyroid Supplements: How to Pick the Best One
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Finding the right nutritional supplements to support your thyroid can be a challenge. The concern isn’t a lack of products — quite the opposite. If you search for thyroid supplements, you’ll be inundated with dozens of companies marketing all sorts...
9 Foods That Won't Upset IBS
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Irritable bowel syndrome, also known as IBS or functional gastrointestinal disorder, is a combination of symptoms that include abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. It's more prevalent in women than men and affects about 10 to 15 percent of the American...
The 9 Best Dietary Antioxidants
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Antioxidants have the ability to neutralize and reduce free radical damage. To deeply comprehend the power of antioxidants, you must first understand what free radicals are and how they react in the body. Free radicals are harmful compounds that have...
4 Harmful Effects of Caffeine
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Whether you consume tea, coffee, sodas, energy drinks, or chocolate, you’re consuming some form of caffeine. This post is not meant to demonize caffeine altogether; in fact, at small amounts, caffeine has certain health benefits. It’s the excess use of...
