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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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Testimonial – Myra Harwood
Growing up on the farm I always wanted to be out working with my older brother and my dad. I was also very competitive in sports. Both of those things meant various injuries to my joints and my back. When I was about 22, I suffered a significant injury to my right leg, hip and…
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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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Fat Myths
Everything you think you know about fats is probably wrong… so forget what you thought you knew! For so long we’ve been told that fats are bad, that they cause heart disease, and that they make us fat. In reality, most fats are good for you, decrease your risk of heart disease and will help…
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New Year’s Resolution Got You Down?
We are just three weeks into the new year and I find myself wondering how many of us have sustained our new year’s resolutions, even for this short time? A study from the University of Scranton showed that 92% of people do not keep their New Year’s Resolution. “That means that only 8% of people…
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Diet & ADHD
More children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with ADHD than ever before — 10.4 million in 2010 — a 66 percent increase since the year 2000! * The majority of these millions of children will be prescribed mood altering drugs by default, some of them as young as four years old. With growing concerns…
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The Paleo Challenge
I frequently see clients who ask, “What can I do to help myself lose weight?” My response, “Go paleo.” Or they may ask, “What can I do to help with my digestive system?” Go paleo. Help with food allergies? Go paleo. Help improve my mood and have more energy? Go paleo. The paleolithic diet, abbreviated…