What do you do when antibiotics are necessary? Sometimes supportive and self-care are not enough to fight an infection. There are times when you you will need to take antibiotics when you have a bacterial infection. Examples of such infections are bacterial pneumonia and primary Lyme disease. Antibiotics help to kill the bacteria so that …
Why complementary health? The opportunity for patients to benefit from a growing number of health care treatments is wonderful, and health care providers should take advantage of these different complementary therapies and treatments. It was not that long ago, for example, that acupuncture was considered a fringe modality outside of the mainstream in North America. …
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Tea drinking has been associated with various health benefits for centuries. The benefits of most teas are mostly due to their high content in flavonoids, which are plant-derived compounds that are, in fact, antioxidants. Green tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant, native to China and dating back thousands of years. It is not only …
A lot of people are not aware that poor adrenal signaling or adrenal fatigue has existed for as long as humankind has. However, what is really surprising is the fact that it has reached epidemic proportions in the last 50 years or so. There are plenty of reasons for this happening, but the primary reason …
Influenza season is always a dreaded time, and everyone is anxious to protect themselves and their families from catching the flu. But every year new influenza strains crop up, and some of them spread like wildfire. So it is essential that patients be as educated as possible about the nature of influenza and the proactive …
