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SEVEN Foods that Support Kidney Function

Cherries (vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, magnesium, antioxidant) Cranberries (high vitamin C) Onions and garlic (quercetin, antioxidant) Mushrooms (vitamin D) Nitrate-rich foods (green leafy vegetables, beet juice) – converts to nitric oxide, which dilates blood vessels Herbal: ginger, gotu kola, gingko biloba [...]

SEVEN Foods that Support Kidney Function2018-08-13T02:56:37+00:00

FOUR Ways to Support Kidney Function

Drink 2-3L of filtered water per day (carbon block filter or reverse osmosis) Remove phosphates (carbonated beverages, bread, flavouring) – impairs microcirculation Decrease animal protein consumption Decrease refined salt consumption

FOUR Ways to Support Kidney Function2018-08-06T04:17:13+00:00

FIVE Signs of Kidney Imbalance

FLUID CONTROL ISSUES: Fluid retention, Edema, Swollen feet or ankles or face, puffy eyes URINATION ISSUES: Change in urination – appearance or frequency – urination is difficult, blood in urine, urgent need to urinate, less or more frequent, lighter or darker in colour, foamy [...]

FIVE Signs of Kidney Imbalance2018-07-31T02:26:31+00:00

Heavy Metal Toxicity as a Protective Mechanism

Heavy metals accumulate in the body over a lifetime. Believe it or not, heavy metal accumulating in our tissues is actually a protective mechanism. Heavy metals enter the body, if the amounts are too high then it is a poison within the body, so [...]

Heavy Metal Toxicity as a Protective Mechanism2018-07-23T03:36:47+00:00

FOUR Problems with the Weight Loss Concept of “Calories in vs. Calories out”

The weight loss concept of “calories in versus calories out” is a greatly oversimplified way of looking at weight loss. There are other factors that greatly affect effective weight loss including: The state of our digestive tract. The state that our digestive tract is [...]

FOUR Problems with the Weight Loss Concept of “Calories in vs. Calories out”2018-07-18T03:42:27+00:00

FOUR Benefits of High Dose Vitamin C IVs

Essential nutrient is rapidly absorbed. Large doses of Vitamin C taken intravenously provide the body with this essential nutrient and ensure rapid delivery to the cells by administering the vitamin at a high concentration directly into the bloodstream. Alkalinizes the body. Vitamin C works [...]

FOUR Benefits of High Dose Vitamin C IVs2018-07-09T03:37:08+00:00

Problems with Conventional Approach to Osteoporosis

The problem with estrogen therapy and anti-osteoporosis drugs is that negates the mechanisms of bone remodelling.  Estrogen can slow down the progression of osteoporosis but cannot cause new bone growth.  Estrogen and anti-osteoporosis drugs inhibits the important process of breaking down old and damaged [...]

Problems with Conventional Approach to Osteoporosis2018-06-25T03:34:04+00:00

SIX Disruptive Effects of Heavy Metals

One major stressor on the body can be heavy metals. In our modern world, our environment, food, and water regularly expose us to these toxic metals which, over time, accumulate in our bodies and negatively impact normal cellular function. Heavy metal toxicity is an [...]

SIX Disruptive Effects of Heavy Metals2018-06-18T04:16:47+00:00

Heavy Metal Exposure

When plants are grown in nutrient depleted soils, which most of our soils are now, they actually absorb toxic metals more easily, therefore we are taking heavy metals in through our food. We are exposed to mercury through silver amalgam fillings that contain 30-50% [...]

Heavy Metal Exposure2018-06-17T03:37:21+00:00

THREE Ways We Use Supplements Differently

As Biological Medicine Doctors, we use supplements very differently than most practitioners.  It is a very different way of looking at the body than conventional medicine looks at the body and even the way that many alternative practitioners treat patients. We do NOT use [...]

THREE Ways We Use Supplements Differently2018-06-04T03:52:01+00:00
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