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The Importance of Probiotics
ADHD, antibiotic resistant infections, antibiotics, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epigenetics, fats, Food, General Nutrition, general wellness, gut flora, gut health, Health, healthy fats, healthy lifestyle, healthy workplace, inflammation, microbiome, Omega 3, overprescribed, Pain management, Paleo, Paleolithic, Paleolithic diet, Pregnancy, probiotics, real food, supplements, vitamin D, weight loss, wellnessThroughout this wellness series we have been talking about the genome centric lifestyle and what nutrients our bodies require to maintain its self-healing and self-regulating properties. Most the nutrients that our body needs can be found in the foods that we eat, however, over the years due to industrialization and commercialization of our food sources…
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The Importance of Vitamin D
ADHD, anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bone health, breast cancer, cancer, colon cancer, crossfit, depression, epigenetics, feeling blue, fitness, Food, General Nutrition, general wellness, Goals, Health, healthy lifestyle, healthy workplace, inflammation, keto, New Year’s Resolution, new year’s resolutions, Omega 3, osteoporosis, Pain management, Paleo, Paleolithic, Paleolithic diet, pediatric chiropractic, Pregnancy, PTSD, real food, self confidence, sunny days, supplements, vitamin D, weight loss, wellnessThroughout this wellness series we have been talking about the genome centric lifestyle and what nutrients our bodies require to maintain its self-healing and self-regulating properties. Most the nutrients that our body needs can be found in the foods that we eat, however, over the years we have become deficient in three key essential nutrients…
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The Importance of Omega-3 Fatty Acid
ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic knee pain, epigenetics, fat myths, fats, fish oil, fitness, Food, food pyramid, General Nutrition, general wellness, Health, healthy fats, healthy lifestyle, healthy workplace, infants, inflammation, Knee pain, new year’s resolutions, Omega 3, Pain management, Paleo, Paleolithic, Paleolithic diet, Pregnancy, real food, supplements, weight loss, wellnessThe main focus of this wellness series has been the genome centric lifestyle and what nutrients our bodies require to maintain its self-healing and self-regulating properties. Most the nutrients that our bodies need can be found in the foods that we eat; however, over the years through the industrialization and commercialization of our meat and…
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Supplementation vs. Nutraceuticals: What is the difference and why does it matter.
Knowing the difference is important because so many get wrapped up taking synthetic forms of vitamins and other nutrients, throwing all kinds of money at a situation that could be corrected by eating real food, mostly plants and then properly supplementing to fill the gaps.
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The Sweet Dangers of Sugar
The last blog, “Let Food Be Thy Medicine” focused on food that tend to lead to inflammation in the body, with overwhelmingly the worst offender being sugar. There is a lot of confusion on how sugar can affect the human body, which ones are bad and which ones are okay to have in moderation. This…
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Let Food Be Thy Medicine
The last blog, “One Species. One Diet.” focused on the necessity of certain foods and the optimal diet for the human species. This blog expands on that concept by revealing the a few of the top inflammatory foods that contribute to chronic disease. Root of disease The root of the vast majority of disease is…
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One species. One diet.
In previous posts, this blog series introduced the basic concept of epigenetics and how diet can impact the expression of genes. The post that follows discusses what type of diet is ideal as well as how diet and nutrient recommendations have changed over the years and why. Discovering our optimal diet In order to figure…
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Epigenetics
Have you ever wondered why some family members develop chronic diseases or cancers while others do not? Or why identical twins are not exactly identical? The answers to these questions are not completely answered by modern medicine. New research is showing that expression of our genes comes down to the food we eat, the thoughts…
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Testimonial -Ruth Eckert
I first started seeing Dr. Melinda in early 2015. Before that, I saw a chiropractor in St. Joseph & an acupuncturist in Overland Park. I had heard wonderful things about Dr. Melinda – and it turns out they are all true! At my first visit, Dr. Melinda took a great amount of time to go…
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The Problem With Counting Calories
In American culture, we have become so focused on counting calories that we don’t pay any attention to what we are actually putting into our bodies. We’re all guilty of it. We see those yummy packaged cake rolls that say “50% fewer Calories” or that cereal bar with the “light” frosting, or only “100 calories”.…
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Is Sitting the New Smoking?
Until just recently, if you exercised for at least 60 minutes a day, you were considered physically active. Now, new research suggests it is entirely possible to meet current physical activity guidelines while still being incredibly sedentary. Furthermore, that simply the act of excessive sitting increases your risk of disease and even death, even with…