Most kidney stones are made up of calcium and calcium salts, including oxalates. But they can also be composed of calcium phosphate, uric acid (causes Gout), struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate), or cystiene. The kidney’s big job is to keep all the minerals and other blood components in the right ratios with one another. So if […]
Physical Causes of Ill Health
Gall Stones
Most malfunctions of the gall bladder are due to gall stones (or “sand” or just plain sludge) either blocking the release of bile into the digestive tract, or filling the it to capacity with no room for bile storage. Because you use bile to digest fats, gall stones will cause digestive problems in almost everyone, […]
Stop Seasonal Allergies with These Simple Solutions
Quick and easy ways to stop sinus, throat, and respiratory symptoms in their “tracts” Seasonal allergies are not just totally annoying, they are becoming a serious health and wellness issue. Listed as the 6th leading cause of chronic illnesses in our country, allergy-induced disease and their secondary health issues are nothing to sneeze about. Numbers […]
Viral Infection
A viral infection can be difficult for the body to detect because it (the virus) has a protein coating. A virus cannot reproduce itself and must utilize the host’s (YOUR) DNA to replicate. The virus gets into your cell nucleus (to get to the DNA) by using a special enzyme. This enzyme can be de-activated […]
The Bad News about Sleep Deprivation
It seems that people are starting to sleep less and less. In the early 1900’s, people slept 9 hours a night on average; now they’re getting less than 7 hours. We have so many modern conveniences that are supposed to save us time, but really they just give us more to do. Before you accept […]
Want Better Digestion?
Getting Your Digestion to Work FOR You Everyone’s in such a hurry these days, and multi-tasking, too, even at mealtimes, just to try and get everything done. Eat and run, eat in the car, in front of the TV or computer… Cross my heart, these habits do not serve you. You can do a better […]
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