Category: Health Blog

Does Fasting Benefit Lyme Patients?

by Angelica Bottaro
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People who suffer from Lyme disease often have a hard time battling chronic symptoms, such as: joint aches fatigue issues with regular and restful sleep inflammation in the body cognitive disfunction, including memory loss and trouble concentrating. These symptoms often take a while to develop after the onset of the infection, but they are tough to get rid of, since the bacteria that causes Lyme disease can often go dormant within the body for years. The only way to treat…
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Why Candidiasis Is Common In Lyme Disease Patients

by Angelica Bottaro
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Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the transfer of Borrelia bacteria from an infected tick to its host. If left untreated, Lyme often comes with a wide range of debilitating effects, including flu-like symptoms, arthritis and cognitive disfunction. The treatment for Lyme disease is an antibiotics course, but if the disease has progressed past early-stage Lyme disease, treatment can become near impossible as the bacteria sticks around, causing chronic Lyme disease. When a person is diagnosed with Lyme…
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Recipe: Orange & Ginger Lemonade

by Melanie Chenoweth
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Stimulate digestion, reduce nausea and fight the flu with vitamin-packed ginger root!! Loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds, ginger is considered among one of the healthiest spices on the planet. With such powerful benefits for your body and brain, it’s no wonder why ginger has such a long history of use in traditional and alternative medicine.   Drink in your ginger a refreshingly spiced glass of our Orange & Ginger Lemonade! Ingredients (makes 1 Litre) 4 large, sweet oranges 1 small orange (decoration)…
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What’s In Your Medicine? A Guide to Make Well’s MRG Plus

by Angelica Bottaro
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Many illnesses will not simply run their own course, and cannot be eliminated unless the patient has proper treatment. These illnesses can wreak havoc in the body if left for too long and generally come with a plethora of undesirable symptoms. Often, many of these conditions can be effectively avoided with a proper diet and lifestyle. However, when it comes to getting enough of what the body needs, diet is rarely enough. Getting the right amount of essential vitamins and…
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What’s In Your Medicine? A Guide to Make Well’s BART Plus

by Angelica Bottaro

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Rare diseases are often hard to treat due to their limited study, and because they are often much harder to diagnose early on. Some doctors are also not well-versed in all diseases, let alone the ones that pop up in patients at a significantly low rate – so many patients suffering from a rare disease often need to see more than one specialist to get to the bottom of their symptoms. The problem with false diagnosis is that it can…
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What’s In Your Medicine? A Guide to Make Well’s MITO Plus

by Angelica Bottaro

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Nowadays, it can be rare to have a healthy diet full of wholefoods and all the essential vitamins and minerals needed to sustain overall health. Between heavily processed ready-made meals to the ever-increasing availability of fast food and on-the-go options, getting everything the body needs is hard to do even in the best of circumstances. But the body still needs certain things to function at its best, and that means supplementation is often a necessary component for dietary health. Certain…
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How Heavy Metal Detoxification Can Aid In The Treatment Of Lyme Patients

by Patrick Ryan
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Chronic Lyme disease is a complicated disorder that affects many facets of the body. Unfortunately, there is no quick treatment for the disease; successful recovery depends on a number of varying factors. Prime amongst those is the detection and accurate diagnosis of the disorder. Because chronic Lyme disease resides in a grey area of medicinal legitimacy, the misdiagnosis rates are estimated to be high. It is often confused with other chronic conditions such as MS and fibromyalgia. However, even once…
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How Exercise Affects The Immune System (And 5 Fun Activities For Spring)

by Angelica Bottaro
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The human body was made to be in motion, which is just one reason why today’s (often sedentary) lifestyles are attributed to the increase of chronic illnesses among the general population. The risks that go along with lack of movement include obesity, weakened muscles and lowered muscle mass, cardiovascular disease, and even early mortality. While it may be hard to get enough exercise on a daily basis, it’s more important than ever to get moving as much as possible to…
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What’s In Your Medicine? A Guide to Make Well’s G.I. Basic

by Angelica Bottaro
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For many people, the modern-day lifestyle involves heavy levels of processed foods, sedentary living and stress. All of these factors often contribute to gastrointestinal issues such as irritable bowel syndrome. Other causes for G.I. irritation include cancer, lactose intolerance, gallstones, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease. Patients suffering from these diseases experience an array of different uncomfortable symptoms such as stomach upset, bloating, diarrhoea, heartburn, constipation and abdominal pain. Eating a clean diet and getting regular exercise can be helpful to…
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The Pros, Cons And Guidelines Of 5 Popular Fasting Diets

by Patrick Ryan
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Fasting has been around for centuries, but recently it’s become fashionable as a way to lose weight. Therapeutically, fasting has been used since the time of Ancient Greece, when Hippocrates recommended abstinence from food or drink for people with certain illnesses. These days, however, it is almost always talked about in terms of body image. Many people have made their names and careers from advising people how and when to fast, all in the pursuit of a slimmer figure. But…
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