The Importance of Quality Sleep We all feel better after a good nights sleep, right? Your brain feels sharper, your energy is better and your mood is more stable. Unfortunately, 20% of adults and 50% of seniors have difficulty falling asleep. There are now over 100 sleep disorder diagnoses. The major causes include anxiety, menopause,… read more
Everyone loves a quick and tasty soup recipe right?? I made this last night in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. I used a pre-made bagged organic salad kit to serve with it, but threw out the dressing and used my own clean version. Tessemae and Primal Kitchen make great clean dressings if… read more
More than 30 million American women and 10 million men currently have osteoporosis. The number of Americans with a low bone density, not yet severe enough to be labeled as osteoporosis, could be twice this number. A woman’s risk of fracture related to osteoporosis, is higher through her lifetime than her risk of getting breast… read more
Beware, SNORING, may be a telltale sign that your sleep is not restorative and healthy!!! Snoring is very often associated with a condition called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Did you know that sleep apnea may be associated with conditions such as hypertension or high blood pressure, heart disease, atrial fibrillation and hormonal imbalances? It is… read more
While manufacturers of cell phone and similar devices would like us to believe that there are no negative impacts on our health from chronic cell phone use, recent studies and case reports are very convincing that this may not be the case . In 2011 The World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research… read more
Two-thirds of people in the Western world are overweight, and one-third of those are obese by definition. Fasting is a time tested tool that has been used for generations, dating back to our ancestors. At it’s very core, fasting helps to burn body fat. Fat is just ‘stored energy’, and fasting helps to utilize that… read more
IS your BREATH making you sick?? TIRED of feeling gassy, bloated? Suffering from abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, ugly poop?? You may have SIBO!!! At Balanced Well - Being Healthcare we have a low threshold for testing for SIBO and treatment can be lifesaving. What is it? SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. Relatively speaking,… read more
Whether you feel you have symptoms or not, functional medicine can fit the bill for both chronic disease management and prevention.… read more
Multivitamin: With the increase in toxin exposure, poor digestive health and stress from modern lifestyles, our bodies need more support than ever. We have a huge need for protective, health-supporting nutrients to help us combat the daily assault of living in a polluted and stressful world. Think of a multivitamin as an insurance policy to… read more
It’s that time of year again folks, where promotions for flu shots are more prevalent than pumpkins! There are so many things to consider when deciding if the flu shot is right for you, so we have decided to lay out some facts to aid in your decision. The flu shot doesn’t work that well. On… read more
