8 Health Issues You Could Diagnosis Today, Just By Looking At Your Nails

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  During a typical day how often do you use your hands?  Opening things, closing things, typing, etc. More importantly, how often do you take a good long look at your fingernails and think about how they might differ from the person’s next to you? A bit of anatomy and history:  Hippocrates, father of clinical medicine, said fingernails reveal both outer and inner health conditions.  Today’s doctors agree and say as a general rule “90%…

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The Human Microbiome: Gut Flora and Your Health

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Have you noticed the terms microbiome and gut flora around a lot lately?  This is an exciting topic because more and more scientific research is linking these little organisms to the some big health issues. We would like to answer these 4 questions for you…What is a microbiome?  How does the microbiome of the gut (aka gut flora) affect major health issues?  How do I tell if I have an unhealthy gut flora?  How do…

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Michala’s Spring Detox Journey – COMPLETE! (and Recipes)

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Spring is finally here!!! Just in time for the end of my 21 Day Detox experience.  I lost a good amount of weight and feel “cleaner”, but most importantly I have learned a few new eye opening perspectives on food and health! #1. Count Chemicals Not Calories It’s amazing how we can eat any amount of a food that is clean (aka not processed and full of chemicals) and have…

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The Best Supplements to Improve Your Mood

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Life can be stressful and unfortunately, stress is something we face everyday. Emotional, physical and environmental stress can make you feel run down. Sometimes, it can even make you feel depressed. Due to the high rate of people affected by chronic stress and depression, our country has turned to prescription anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication. These medications not only cause dangerous and life threatening side effects, many of them are highly…

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