Daria asks: How much harm am I doing when I have a glass of wine or an unhealthy dessert/appetizer at the many parties this holiday? This is a great question Daria but the answer is – it all depends. If you are experiencing ANY pain, illness, sleep disturbance, bowel abnormalities, irritabilities, headaches, or are overweight […]
December 8, 2017 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Karen asks: I have been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and my doctor is prescribing several anti-inflammatory medications to manage the pain. Should I take them? This question could easily be for any number of inflammatory illnesses such as: Any arthritis Crohn’s disease Heart disease High blood pressure High cholesterol Thyroid issues Fibromyalgia Type II diabetes, […]
November 16, 2016 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Are you that person we all envy? Someone who can eat anything without any ill effects? You are a perfect weight, never gain an ounce, have no aches and pains and no diagnosed diseases? Then consider yourself to be a carp. We all want to believe we are a carp. We want to be able […]
October 13, 2014 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Let me share my “clean eating kid” story with you. When my, now 5 year old, son Tosh turned 7 months old, he began a series of chronic illnesses, in which time I missed more work because I was taking care of him, than I did during my 5 months of maternity leave. Throughout that […]
June 2, 2014 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Run Time: 89 minutes Directors: Carlo Ledesma, Laurentine ten Bosch, James Colquhoun Americans consume more food-like products than they do real, whole food. Knowing how food-like products directly correlate to the amount of inflammation in our body, which in turn is directly correlated to our overall health, both for fat loss and disease, this is […]
June 2, 2014 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
by: Peggi Ingram, RN BSN Ten to 15 percent of people in the United States have been diagnosed with gallstone at one time or another and many more have gallstones with no symptoms. Gall bladder disease is on the rise and it is no wonder with the obesity epidemic and eating habits in the United […]
April 1, 2014 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Detox frequently shows up as joint pain and part of my detox from my colonoscopy last July showed up as wrist pain. First the pain was only during yoga (weight bearing) then becoming more intense and interfering with opening jars, lifting pans and other daily activities. Some days were good and some were extremely difficult. […]
February 3, 2014 by Katie Surjan
Our health is always changing, we’re either improving it or harming it. Each Choice we make will result in one or the other.
December 27, 2013 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
Do you grab a breath mint or piece of gum after meals? Driving in the car? Between meals just to chomp on something? Do you think this mindless habit is ok because they are sugar free and have no calories? Interesting because that is exactly what I thought. No big deal, right? It seemed that […]
December 11, 2017 by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
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