by Dr. Oler, ND | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural Remedies, Natural Weight Loss, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
Weight loss is a very complex issue for most people. For most of us, it is not simply a matter of eating less and exercising more, as there are underlying imbalances that prevent us from losing or maintaining our weight. We have designed a program called Optimal Body Balance to help you identify the underlying imbalances that may be preventing you from losing weight or keeping it off and then work with you to design a program to help you reach your weight loss goals. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Aug 21, 2012 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
If you’re reading this blog, you know that nutrition profoundly affects your health. In fact, it seems so common-sensical that it seems hard to refute. However, it is still very rare that a mainstream medical journal addresses nutritional status in a diagnostic sense. But the tide is turning. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Aug 14, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks (like soda, energy drinks and flavored coffees) aren’t simply unhealthy; they also hijack the brain in ways that resemble addictions to cocaine, nicotine and other drugs. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Aug 7, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
The incidence of immune-related conditions such as colitis and Crohn’s disease has become much more prevalent in Western societies in the last half century. A team of US-based researches may have found out why. (more…)
by Dr. Oler, ND | Jul 10, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
There is much debate over human consumption of dairy products. Many people avoid milk because it contains saturated fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, lactose sugar, and frequent traces of contamination, or simply because they don’t feel well after consuming dairy products. Milk is also linked to type 1 diabetes, prostate cancer and other serious conditions. Once more, the inability to digest milk is extremely common – it is estimated that almost 25% of the US population has trouble digesting dairy and that 70% of African-Americans are lactose intolerant—which can cause intense gastrointestinal distress. Finally, unless they’re organic, dairy products can contain the same toxins commercially raised meat does–hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, and industrial pollutants.
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Jul 3, 2012 | Natural Weight Loss, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition
This post comes to us courtesy of our friends at Optimal Body Balance.
Most diets these days focus heavily on calorie counting. Most people believe that weight loss results from creating a calorie deficit, burning more calories with physical activity than you consume. Seems simple and logical, but it doesn’t hold water.
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