Finding a New Primary Care Doctor

A Big Thanks To Leslie at Wellparents.com for this great advice Thanks to Leslie at Read more

The Rollercoaster of Life

Grandma: "I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like Read more

Sheltering at Home/Covid 19

Never in the last two decades of my career as a physician would I have imagined that we would be using the same mask to see patients all day and then sterilizing/recycling them at the end of the day. Read more

Turmeric Health Benefits

Have you ever wondered what the paste is applied to the bride and groom's faces and arms in Indian weddings?  It's actually the spice turmeric.  Turmeric is the ingredient in curry that gives it a vibrant yellow color.  Actually, Read more

COVID 19 Precautions

With the scare of COVID here in the USA now, I wanted to post a little info about boosting immunity to prevent contracting the virus. Here are some important facts about Covid-19 It is spread by contact with Read more

Natural Tips for Avoiding Colds

This cold and flu season is still upon us and unfortunately, many patients are still being plagued by these nasty viral symptoms.  Here are a few tips to try if you feel like you are coming down with something. Of Read more

Sherry's Story

Sherry has a great story.  She has been diabetic for years and she has made some massive changes!   "I have been on a lifestyle change. It has been a year following a ketogenic food plan.  When I started this journey Read more

Pharmacy to Farmacy

Many of you may know Erin-- the fabulous Pharm D that worked in our office a few years back.  Erin is a phenomenal gal and we embarked on the journey  into natural medicine around the same time.  As we both Read more

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Bring Back Vitality

Health Concerns of High Fructose Corn Syrup

High Fructose Corn Syrup—most of us are aware by now that we should avoid this when we are reading our grocery store labels.  Lately, I have been shocked at how many proclaimed “healthy” products actually contain it.  I thought I would share just a few more health risks associated with regular consumption of these products.

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I would like to share a brief excerpt from my favorite book “Bring Back Vitality” by Bea White and Lori Petrucciani ND

 

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Health Concerns if HFCS

1/3 of products that contain HFCS also contain mercury

HFCS is 45 % glucose which is more quickly absorbed but the body than sugar, causing a blood sugar spike.  This can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes

Weigh gain and obesity:  A 2010 Princeton University study found that high fructose corn syrup caused significantly more weight gain than regular sugar

Liver stress

Fat cell accumulation

Inflammation

High Blood Pressure

High lipid cholesterol

Alzheimer’s Disease

Type 2 Diabetes

This excerpt is from page 160 of this fabulous guide-book Bring Back Vitality —which is available for purchase on the store page of this WEBSITE

1463332_479461622169020_124370057_nAlso learn more by visiting their SITE.  Hats off to these two wellness warriors that took it upon themselves to write such an understandable guideline and handbook to overall wellness using Food As Medicine!

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Angela in Body, Diet, disease, Nutrition, Organic, Weight Loss, Whole Food Leave a comment

Water Enhancers

I’ve had several patients lately inquiring about some of the newest water enhancers and asking if they are safe.  This prompted me to look into them (although I suspected them evil when I heard the word –Enhance.)  Here is the research I have done—

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Food companies have recently developed brand new “water enhancers” and are cashing in the big bucks.  Here’s a shock!-Water enhancers contain NO Natural ingredients.

They do contain:

1.  Artificial Sweeteners- like the dreaded sucralose (AKA Splenda) and we all know how terrible those are for us.  Animal studies show that sucralose decreases the amount of good bacteria in the stomach by close to 50%.  EEK  We need those good bacteria to process the nutrient out of our foods and get them to the cells of our bodies.  If  you are new to the blog–I will refer you back to This Link

2.  Food Dyes-  need I really say more after you have read Susan’s story?  Here is the link

3.  Ace-K- Acesulfame Potassium is the only sweetener on the Earth that is worse that Aspartame (aka-formaldahyde in your brain.)  It is made from methylene chloride which is a well-known carcinogen.  Really?

4.  Proplylene Glycol-  This is a mineral oils that has been known to cause allergic reactions and central nervous system depression–do you really want to drink this all day?

 

This leads me to my main point.  Let’s flavor our water naturally.  My family doesn’t enjoy the taste of water so much.  We initially threw in some lemons and have now graduated to adding cucumber slices and some fresh mint from the garden.  One of my friends has recently written a book on vitality and has been selling water bottles with infusers to naturally enhance the water.  I love mine!  I have been adding fruit, berries, and herbs and have been drinking my target amount daily.

To calculate your target amount—take your body weight (lbs) divided by 2 and that equals the number of ounces of water you need daily just to stay hydrated—that is the minimum amount of water you should drink daily.

The staff and I all purchased the Bring Back Vitality  water infuser bottles and have more available if anyone would like to purchase one.  Shoot us an email at doc@angelamd.com or call (317) 217-2626.  The bottles are $15.00 and well worth it!

Bring Back Vitality Infuser Bottles

Bring Back Vitality Infuser Bottles

Here is a great recipe for some detox water you can make and drink all day!

Please visit http://www.bringbackvitality.com for more great information and to order the bottles online!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Angela in Nutrition, Weight Loss 2 Comments