Herpes simplex viruses can live dormant inside a person’s immune system for a lifetime, periodically causing blisters that burst and turn into open cold sores or ulcers before healing. When left alone, herpes cold sores usually last about 10-14 days, causing redness, pain, burning, and often embarrassment. While technically the virus that causes herpes is … Read more

The body’s immune system normally fights off foreign substances, such as viruses or toxins. But in an auto-immune disorder such as Grave’s disease, the immune system confuses healthy tissue for foreign substances and the body attacks itself. Other examples of auto- immune disorders include lupus, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Scleroderma, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Some of the … Read more

Influenza also known as the flu, and the common cold are two highly contagious viral infections of the respiratory tract. Common to both are nasal congestion and runny nose, dry cough, sore throat, headache and general muscle and joint aches. Specific to a cold, the patient may also experience mild fever with chills, fatigue and … Read more

Our bodies are made up of billions of cells that grow, divide and then die in a predictable manner. Cancer occurs when the DNA of the cell is damaged and disrupts this cycle, causing uncontrolled cell division and growth. As the abnormal cell continues to divide uncontrollably, it eventually forms a new growth known as … Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is considered an auto immune disease. The body’s immune system normally fights off foreign substances, such as viruses or toxins. But in an autoimmune disease, the immune system confuses healthy tissue for foreign substances and the body attacks itself. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by red, swollen, painful joints that may become deformed. … Read more

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that affects one in ten women of childbearing age. Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance and metabolism problems that may affect their overall health and appearance. They often struggle with blood sugar control, weight management, and excess testosterone. Other symptoms include excess androgen (male hormone) production; … Read more

Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland produces insufficient amounts of thyroid hormone or the pituitary fails to secrete adequate amounts of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thereby slowing all metabolic processes in the body. This protocol provides nutritional and glandular support to feed and fortify the thyroid and its correlated glands for optimal thyroid function. The … Read more

The body’s immune system normally fights off foreign substances, such as viruses or toxins. But in an auto-immune disorder such as Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system confuses healthy tissue for foreign substances and the body attacks itself. Other examples of auto-immune disorders include lupus, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Scleroderma, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Some of the causes … Read more