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When you consider your health goals, how does a holistic practice fit into the picture? The answer is simple: a holistic medicine approach helps you find your way to optimal health. Not only does the approach make sense from a health standpoint, holistic medicine also makes good financial sense. Western medicine is arguably the most “advanced” in the world – and inarguably the most technically advanced. But in spite of this distinction, according to the National Institutes of Health, about a third…
Read MoreToo often when we think of losing weight, we think of fad diets, which don’t actually work, or extreme exercise routines that end up doing more harm to our bodies than good. So, what can we do if we find that we need to trim down, but want to do so in a nurturing way? Yoga has been proven effective for weight loss, as well as, for a host of other ailment from diabetes to high…
Read MoreSo, how many physicians have you visited for your health conditions? Perhaps to many to actually count. There are just so many specialists you can make appointments with, such as an internist, rheumatologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist, the list goes on and on… What about trying something else? How about considering functional medicine? Because every individual is truly different and unique. Now, functional medicine actually addresses the underlying causes of diseases. It uses a system oriented approach…
Read MoreIf you accept the principle that a whole is more than its interdependent parts, you have a holistic worldview. If you view human health through this prism, you know that you cannot expect to achieve health by “fixing” a symptom in one part of the organism since that part connects to all the other parts in the whole and vice versa. Any diagnosis and treatment considers a diseased part in the context of the whole. Thinking…
Read MoreThe twenty-first century has seen a rise in patients who suffer from chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune illnesses, and they aren’t being fully treated with traditional Western medicine which tends to help ease some of the symptoms of chronic illnesses without addressing the root problems. This is where functional medicine comes into play. According to functionalmedicine.org, “Functional medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership.”…
Read MoreWe hear about the dangers of obesity constantly in the media. Having excess weight can put you at risk for diabetes, cancer, and heart issues, just to name a few. This battle with the scale is nothing new, as people have been “dieting” for decades, but a new study shows weight loss may be much harder for the millennial generation than it was for older adults. There is, apparently, more to it than simply burning…
Read MoreThose with plantar fasciitis know it’s so much more than a sore foot. What’s more frustrating is it hurts the most first thing in the morning before you’ve even been on your feet. If you’re one of those gripped by debilitating pain as you hobble out of bed, we might be able to help. It’s ironic that most people complain about their feet hurting after they’ve been on them all day, but plantar fasciitis has…
Read MoreThe prevalence of diabetes over the past decade has made news, but until now it’s been a disease that affects the minority. However, recent research shows that this affliction is about to tip the scales in more than one way. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a recent study looked at the prevalence of diabetes in adult Americans. Almost anyone could guess that the number of diagnoses is increasing, but the results…
Read More<img class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-2783″ src=”https://lakepointewellnesscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shutterstock_49547797.jpg” alt=”it was easier to be thin 20 years ago” width=”450″ srcset=”http://www.lakepointechiro singulair inhaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shutterstock_49547797.jpg 500w, http://lakepointechiro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shutterstock_49547797-300×201.jpg 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px” /> Source: Michael Harthorne, Newser 10:05 a.m. EDT October 3, 2015 It’s hard out there for millennials: the economy tanked, the Earth is getting hotter, sometimes Facebook crashes. Oh, and they’ll end up fatter than people 20 to 40 years ago even if they eat and exercise the same, according to…
Read MoreThe American Diabetes Association Fast Facts: Data and Statistics About Diabetes reports the disturbing news that if current trends continue, by 2050, 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes. 90-95% of those diagnoses are for Type 2 diabetes, and 85.2% of people with Type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. Even more disturbing, diabetes is affecting younger and younger people at higher rates. This fact coexists with the fact that obesity is on the increase in all segments of the population, including children.…
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