Education
The 7 Worst Things About Fracking
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is an ugly process that drives highly-pressurized chemicals, water, and sand into underground rock. Usually looking for oil or natural gas, fracking operations leave their stain on the environment, but the human price might even be...
Benefits of Olive Oil for Skin
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Homer once described olive oil as ‘liquid gold,’ a term that still resonates with many. Fortunately, we do not have to fight wars over olive oil anymore as it is abundantly produced in many parts of the world and readily...
What Is Meditation?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Many people imagine meditation as a deep and complicated spiritual practice involving incomprehensible mantras and unobtainable seating postures. The reality is that anyone can practice meditation, nearly immediately, and it can be done in a variety of ways. Simply put,...
Beet Juice Recipe With Liver Cleansing Foods
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Your liver is your main detoxifying organ, and it can get bogged down from time to time depending on your diet, activity level, and environment. When an overload of toxins becomes too much for your liver to handle, toxic compounds...
10 Shocking Facts About Mercury Amalgam
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Mercury is toxic to humans and dental amalgam fillings, which uses a 50% mercury base combined with other metals, is one of the most common types of exposure. Research proving the extensive damage mercury can cause to human tissue and...
Study: Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Arterial Stiffness in Black Teens
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
As the human body ages, flexible tissue fiber known as elastin begins to break down from years of continuous physical stress. This gradual breakdown has a number of adverse effects on the overall health and appearance of the body. Externally,...
What Is Calcium?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Calcium is, quite simply, an essential element that is highly important for living organisms to survive. This includes humans and 1.5 to 2% of a human's overall body weight consists of the element calcium. Represented by the elemental symbol of...
Study: Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Increased Risk of Fractures
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The results of a 2010 study by Swiss scientists at the University Hospitals of Geneva and Lausanne shows strong evidence that children and young adults who suffer from inflammatory bowel disorders, such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, are at an...
5 Food Companies That Don't Use BPA
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a dangerous, toxic compound used in the lining of food packaging. BPA contaminates food and makes its way into the body to wreak havoc. The brain, endocrine system, and hormones are all affected by BPA, and research...
8 Horrible Things You Should Know About Lead
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
For a long time in our history, using lead to produce various everyday items was common. Largely because of how easy it was to work with. It wasn't odd to go into a well-to-do 17th-century home and eat off of...
Wi-Fi May Be More Dangerous to Kids Than Previously Thought
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Many benefits that stem from our increasingly connected online world; but, there’s also a big side effect that most of us don’t know about or consider – electromagnetic fields from microwaves, TVs, radios, cell phones, and Wi-Fi devices may be...
8 Depressing Facts About Pesticides
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Unless you’re living a completely organic lifestyle off in the woods somewhere, pesticides are something you’re probably exposed to on a daily basis. Not only are they sprayed on our food, they’re permeating the air we breathe and infiltrating the...
