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Fighting Fungus: Cleansing with Brazilian Pepper Tree
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Brazilian pepper tree is a shrubby tree that’s found on several continents, but native to Central and South America. The leaves and bark contain many active compounds including alkaloids and essential oil. The plant has a long history of use...
What is a Vegan and What Does a Vegan Diet Entail?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
I overheard a conversation the other day between one of our customer service reps and a customer who had some questions about improving their diet. During the chat, the benefits of adopting vegan dietary habits were mentioned. With that came...
Why Vitamin D is Crucial to Your Health
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Research underscoring the importance of vitamin D continues to mount. Vitamin D was long thought to be beneficial for mainly bone health, but it turns out it's helpful for so much more. It's strikingly clear that vitamin D, one of...
How Much Do You Think About What Influences Your Diet?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
How do you decide what to eat? Think about what influences your decision. Nutrition, taste, health, cultural preferences and taboos, regional specialties, availability, personal preference, dietary restrictions... advertising? All of these can play a part, but for now, let’s focus...
The Health Benefits of Nattokinase
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Nattokinase is a powerful proteolytic, or protein-digesting enzyme, and is most well known for its benefits to cardiovascular health. Traditionally, nattokinase was extracted from natto, a fermented soybean dish from Japanese cuisine and culture. The organism that produces nattokinase is...
7 Tips for Creating a Healthy and Positive Work Environment
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
For most people, work occupies a substantial part of their life. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey, people spend nearly nine hours on work-related activities during their day.[1] Other studies, such as a 2014 survey...
3 Health Benefits of Distilled Water
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Distilled water is water that’s been purified of contaminants through distillation. The process is relatively simple; water is brought to a boil and converted to steam. The steam flows through cooling tubes and condenses back into pure water. This is...
Why Can't the EPA and the WHO Agree on Glyphosate?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to review each registered pesticide every 15 years.[1] Under this standard, a toxic herbicide called glyphosate was scheduled to be reviewed in 2015. As of May 2016, this review has still...
How We Got from GMO Labeling to GMO Propaganda
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
This past March, the Senate rejected a GMO-friendly bill that would’ve made clear GMO labeling optional for food producers and manufacturers. The bill, S. 2609, would’ve made GMO labeling a voluntary practice and prevented individual states from enacting their own...
How the Body Uses Oxygen
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas that is essential for life.[1] Life as we know it literally could not exist without oxygen. Billions of years ago there was very little oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere. Complex animal life did not, and...
What Is Ruthenium and Why Is it Important to You?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Ruthenium is a hard, metallic, chemical element that is commonly found as a rare earth metal. Ruthenium’s atomic number is 44 and its atomic weight is 101.07. It is greyish-white in color and a member of the platinum family.[1] At...
Enjoy These 10 Detox Water Recipes All Year Long!
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Detox water has become a wildly popular diet craze. Many hail it as a miracle diet and think it can support weight loss. Could this be a revolutionary new way to drop pounds and trim the physique, or is it...
