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Monthly Archive for April, 2008

Did you know that the average woman uses 4-9 pounds of lipstick in a lifetime!!
Unfortunately, many of the brands you see contain aluminum, lead, petroleum products and potentially carcinogenic preservatives.
On average, a person can use as many as 25 different cosmetics and skin care products containing more than 200 different chemical compounds. Some of these [...]

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Medicine seems to have become so fragmented that we’ve lost the art of caring for the whole person.
I have seen cases such as the following example. A patient sees her doctor about her symptoms of hot flushes, insomnia, joint aches and premenstrual migranes that occurred around her irregular cycles, Her doctor says, “…it doesn’t matter [...]

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Since my podcast, there has been more media attention on the chemical in some plastic food and drink containers, especially baby bottles. Based on findings from the National Toxicology Program, which is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration has reconsidered its view that the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is [...]

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Fiber is great stuff! But what’s the difference between soluble and insoluble, and which is better? Well, both have benefits but have different jobs that are essential to good health.
First of all, how much should we eat? Our ancestors consumed between 50 and 100 grams of fiber daily. It’s recommended (by the Institute of [...]

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Welcome back to Wellcast TV, a video podcast and broadcast resource for Wellness and Women’s Health. This Wellcast TV feature discusses Plastics and their harmful effects on Health and Wellness.

 
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Sciatica can be extremely uncomfortable; and for those of you that have had it before, you know what I mean. It may sound like a strange species on a galactic planet, but it’s a very real pain in the butt!! (literally).
True sciatica is caused by compression (or pinching) of the sciatic nerve within the spine [...]

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