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Using Menthol Crystals For Lung Cleansing
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
If you’ve experienced congestion, and we all have, you know it’s not only a miserable feeling, but it also, mechanically, can be difficult to breathe. Regular lung cleansing may just be the answer to many respiratory ailments. We’re always breathing...
5 Dangerous Chemicals in Sunscreen
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Your skin is the largest organ of your body, yet few people realize its importance for their health. While keeping your heart, liver, and kidneys functioning properly is crucial, so is protecting your skin from radiation and harsh environmental contaminants....
The Hidden Formaldehyde In Everyday Products
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Producers are tricky, and their business sometimes involves tricking consumers. They trick us into buying very handy products for cleaning, deodorizing, softening, smoothing, and beautifying that often contain dangerous chemicals. If the word "formaldehyde" doesn't remind you of an embalmed...
Is Your Shower Curtain Toxic?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Have you ever noticed how a new shower curtain smells? There is a distinctive odor in shower curtains pulled fresh from the packaging. This noxious odor is plastic softener, a potently hazardous chemical compound that may do more than soften...
Natural Remedies for Colic in Infants
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Colic is a frustrating and exhausting condition for both infants and parents. The time spent raising a colicky child is fraught with sleepless nights and nearly endless screaming. You may think it will never end, but here are some colic...
New Research: Vitamin D Supplements Could Help Fight Crohn’s Disease
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
According to a study, vitamin D supplements have shown the ability to counter the negative effects associated with Crohn's disease. A team of researchers from McGill University Health Centre in Montreal suggests that if you suffer from Crohn's Disease, having...
17 Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Many societies, especially those of the Americas and China, have a history of using cayenne pepper therapeutically. A powerful plant with many uses, cayenne pepper gained buzz for cleansing and detoxifying regimes, which use the spice to stimulate circulation and...
Study: Sufficient Zinc Intake Helps Alleviate Pneumonia in Elderly
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Dietary zinc is a widely used essential mineral that is commonly found in a wide range of foods, over-the-counter health products and supplements. There's a large body of scientific evidence which suggests that consuming the adequate amount of zinc daily...
Research: Children Born with Low Vitamin D Levels May Develop More Respiratory Infections
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Any parent can tell you that respiratory infections are all too common in caring for a very small child. Bronchial infections are, in fact, one of the leading cause of hospitalization in American newborns. Can Vitamin D Prevent Respiratory Infections?...
Vitamin D and Obesity in Children
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The University of Michigan School of Public Health published research that suggests inadequate levels of vitamin D could be a key factor in increased fat accumulation in children, and could be an important weapon in the fight against childhood obesity....
The Health Benefits of Beta-Glucanase
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Beta-Glucanase represents a group of carbohydrate enzymes which break down glycosidic bonds within beta-glucan. These glucans also create up to 60% of the cell wall of many forms of fungal organisms such as Candida albicans and candidal biofilm (the common...
The Health Benefits of Papain
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Papain is a powerful digestive enzyme commonly found and extracted not only from the papaya fruit (Carica papaya) latex but also from papaya leaves and stems. It is also referred to as papaya proteinase. The papaya enzyme papain plays a...
