Nature’s Brilliance

   You probably didn’t realize, or even think about, the brilliant work that goes into creating a scab, making replacement tissues, and healing a bruise or injury.  All this miraculously happens without any conscious effort on our part.  Obviously this process works on the minor invasions just fine.  With a more invasive attack, like a…

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The Body’s Military Forces

     Your body is always working towards optimal health.  It has an internal wisdom that knows what to do in case of injury or invasion of any virus or bacteria.  As long as these injuries or invasions aren’t too overwhelming the body does just fine on its own.  It knows how to make its own…

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Balancing Blood Sugar Levels

     Here are some tips about how you can balance your blood sugar (glucose) levels: 1.  Eat smaller amounts, more often.  Spread your food intake more evenly throughout the day. 2.  Add some type of protein to each meal or snack. 3.  Eat complex carbohydrates (whole grain products, vegetables, etc.). 4.  Avoid sugar, simple carbohydrates…

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Problems With Blood Sugar Metabolism

   Problems with blood sugar metabolism start when the insulin your pancreas makes tries to attach to your cells and can’t.  If your cells are damaged, not working right, or missing insulin receptors your insulin can’t attach and do what it’s suppose to do.  Depending on the amount of damage, only some insulin will actually…

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Blood Sugar Metabolism

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!      Today we’re going to start talking about blood sugar metabolism and break it down into a very simple explanation.  Your pancreas produces insulin.  Your liver and adrenal glands also plays a role in this.  The following is meant as a basic overview of the part…

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Helping Our Internal Filters

  Our internal filters obviously would appreciate it if we would avoid our intake of toxins so they don’t have so much to deal with.  It’s easier to avoid the toxin in the first place than to ask your body to deal with it once you’ve ingested it.  Know that the more they have to…

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