by The Herbal Pharmacist | Jan 4, 2016 | Aging Gracefully, Diabetes, Exercise & Fitness, General Health, Heart Health, Herbal Pharmacist Blog, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Admit it, it is much easier to pop a pill than to eat less and get more activity. (This is the secret to weight loss-consume fewer calories than you burn—unless you have a metabolic disorder) In order to lose one pound, you need to burn 3500 calories. Simply put, if...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Oct 2, 2015 | Aging Gracefully, Bone & Joint, Diabetes, General Health, Herbal Pharmacist Blog
When I ask people what is the most prevalent chronic illness, chronic pain isn’t even mentioned. Conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke are usually mentioned long before someone says anything remotely related to pain. Shockingly though, chronic...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Sep 6, 2015 | Aging Gracefully, Diabetes, Exercise & Fitness, General Health, Heart Health, Herbal Pharmacist Blog, Mental Health, Weight Loss
Over the past several months I have created a firestorm of backlash on posts about how to lose weight or even recently asking the question “If a child is significantly overweight, should it be considered child abuse?” First, let me say that I am more than both...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Aug 18, 2015 | Aging Gracefully, Diabetes, Exercise & Fitness, General Health, Heart Health, Herbal Pharmacist Blog
Abnormal Blood Fats I toiled with the title of this section for a few minutes. Everything I read spoke of cholesterol and lipids, but those phrases didn’t work for me. The reason I called this section abnormal blood fats is that depending on which component we are...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Apr 17, 2015 | Aging Gracefully, Allergy & Asthma, Bone & Joint, Cancer, Colds & Flu, Dental & Oral Health, Dermatology, Diabetes, Exercise & Fitness, Gastrointestinal, General Health, Heart Health, Herbal Pharmacist Blog, Media, Mental Health, Nutrition
Regardless of your current state of health – “healthy as a horse” or “one foot in the grave” – my four part program will have a significant impact on how you feel. Most of you who have been a loyal reader of this newsletter,...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Jan 8, 2015 | Diabetes
This article is not going to directly address the disease Diabetes, but some of the recommendations would definitely apply to those with high blood sugar issues. It is estimated that about 40+ million Americans have blood sugar control issues. My belief, as with most...
