About Your Health by Dr. Patrick Donovan and Dr. Mona Fahoum

What do carrots, grapefruit and kale have in common?

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:05:19 +0000

The Many Health Benefits of Carotenoids What Are Carotenoids? Carotenoids are a group of phytochemicals (plant-chemicals) that are responsible for many of the oranges, reds, and yellows that color...

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How Hawthorn Strengthens your Heart

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:05:42 +0000

Hawthorn: Fruit for The Heart The Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) is a fruit-bearing shrub or small tree with a long history as a medicinal substance. Hawthorn Berry has been used for centuries as a...

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Take These 12 Steps to Prevent Cold and Flu

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:14:38 +0000

The 12 Best Ways to Boost Your Immune System As the weather gets wet and dreary, our gathering places become incubators for the spread of viruses, like colds and flus. Is sickness...

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9 Steps You Can Take to Strengthen Your Heart

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:31:24 +0000

Taking Care of Your Heart Each year, almost 1 million Americans die of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact, CVD accounts for 42% of all deaths in the US. World Heart Day, promoted jointly by...

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Eat Your Broccoli: A Delicious Way to Prevent Breast Cancer

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:56:12 +0000

Broccoli and Breast Cancer Eat your broccoli. I don’t care if you like it, it’s good for you. How often did we hear that growing up? And how many mothers have been passing the same...

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Are Vitamins and Supplements Healthy for You?

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:36:03 +0000

Potentially Flawed Study regarding benefits of Vitamins and Supplements This October, the Archives of Internal Medicine published a study called "Dietary Supplements and Mortality...

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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables...Why are They Important?

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:56:19 +0000

Five Great Reasons to Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables We Need Slow Carbs – Not Fast Carbs – Carbohydrates may have gotten a bad reputation in recent years, but the fact is that...

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About Your Health - Vitanica: a Physician's Perspective
Vitanica offers well crafted formulations for women's health that I find myself turning to in my practice. My experience with Vitanica products is with my patients who are experiencing issues with PMS and menstrual cycles.
About Your Health - Our Children and Fevers
Many parents become understandably alarmed when their child has a fever, so it is important to keep in mind that fevers are commonly a healthy response to an infective agent. Healthy fevers allow the immune system to perform more efficiently. A child with a healthy fever is a child who's immune system is working well.
About Your Health - The Preventable Epidemic of Fatty Liver Disease
There is an epidemic of Fatty Liver Disease in the U.S. that can have grave consequences if not prevented, treated or diagnosed early enough. The good news is that it can be prevented and successfully treated if caught early enough.
Turmeric: The "Spice of Life" and Cancer Prevention
TheDispensaryOnline.com - About Your Health - Fish Oils for Optimal Health: My First Choice
If you had to chose only one nutritional supplement to take to improve your overall health and prevent disease, I recommend pure, stabilized, pharmaceutical-grade fish oil from wild salmon, anchovies, sardines or Arctic cod with added vitamin E.
TheDispensaryOnline.com - VerryBerry - Prevention
NewWorld Naturals VerryBerry is a mixed berry antioxidant supplement with organic concentrates of six fruits with highest ORAC scores: blueberry, blackberry, cranberry and raspberry -- and the well researched, high antioxidant pomegranate juice.
Inflammation: The Unifying Theory of Disease
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Six Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

Topical Treatment for Respiratory Allergies - A Physicians Perspective

Wed, 04 May 2011 17:26:51 +0000

There is no question that seasonal respiratory allergies affect a significant number of people across the United States 50 million people are affected annually, according to the American College of...

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An Integrated Approach to Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:31:42 +0000

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Each of these disorders involves some degree of inflammation...

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Fruits, Berries, and YOU!

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:03:48 +0000

Take note! Fruits and berries bring extreme health benefits via their polyphenolic, anthocyanin compounds known as “flavonoids”. What are Flavonoids? Flavonoids provide much of the...

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When do you need supplements? A Physicians Perspective

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

When Do You Need Supplements? A Physician’s Perspective What exactly are supplements? They are often micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids), or specific substances like...

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Vital Nutrients Quality and the FDA Inspection

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:56:24 +0000

Vital Nutrients is one of our featured companies, whose quality we believe in and publicize on this site. Therefore, the FDA's recent inspections of Vital Nutrients were a surprise to us....

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What You Can Do to Protect Yourself From the Fallout of Ionizing Radiation

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:35:41 +0000

Update March 22, 2011 As a physician, my aim is to use current information to make an informed decision that benefits the overall health of my patients. The information that I have been privy...

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Spring Allergies - A Physicians Perspective

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The pollens are coming! Pollen counts are rising! Trees bloom and evergreens produce pollens in early spring. In the Seattle area, for instance, Junipers, Elms and Birch trees are all...

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11 Tips for Avoiding Common Migraine Triggers

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:18:42 +0000

In order to understand how to avoid headaches we need to understand what causes them and what triggers them. Once we understand what triggers a migraine, our job is to make the necessary lifestyle...

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FDA Labeling Rules are a Straitjacket

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:54:13 +0000

Food and Medicine are NOT opposites FDA rules dictate that every product must be labeled as either a FOOD or a SUPPLEMENT but NOT both. The FDA position is that it is impossible for any one...

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Ayush Herbs - A Physicians Perspective

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:41:34 +0000

Ayush Herbs is a company founded over 20 years ago with a focused mission: combine ancient principles of Ayurvedic medicine with the latest in scientific technology to provide the highest...

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About Your Health - Vitanica: a Physician's Perspective
Vitanica offers well crafted formulations for women's health that I find myself turning to in my practice. My experience with Vitanica products is with my patients who are experiencing issues with PMS and menstrual cycles.

Is it a Healthy Fever?

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:55:14 +0000

Many parents become understandably alarmed when their child has a fever, so it is important to keep in mind that fevers are commonly a healthy response to an infective agent. Healthy fevers allow the...

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Vitanica: a Physicians Perspective

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:19:35 +0000

Dr. Tori Hudson is a naturopathic physician and nationally recognized authority on natural healthcare for women. She founded Vitanica with the commitment to provide the finest quality in effective...

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Naturopathic Medicine: The Healing Journey

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:11:11 +0000

Healing is a dynamic process, a process that encompasses the whole-person, not isolated parts and systems. The goal of healing is to reestablish health by finding and treating the root cause of...

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The Preventable Epidemic of Fatty Liver Disease

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:51:14 +0000

There is an epidemic of Fatty Liver Disease in the U.S. that can have grave consequences if not prevented, treated or diagnosed early enough. The good news is that it can be prevented and...

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Six Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:09:45 +0000

Darkness Falls Fall and winter bring holidays, hot cider, fires and skiing. They also bring darkness that, for some, can be unbearable. Feelings of low energy, fatigue and loss of motivation are...

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TheDispensaryOnline.com - About Your Health - Fish Oils for Optimal Health: My First Choice
If you had to chose only one nutritional supplement to take to improve your overall health and prevent disease, I recommend pure, stabilized, pharmaceutical-grade fish oil from wild salmon, anchovies, sardines or Arctic cod with added vitamin E.
TheDispensaryOnline.com - VerryBerry - Prevention
NewWorld Naturals VerryBerry is a mixed berry antioxidant supplement with organic concentrates of six fruits with highest ORAC scores: blueberry, blackberry, cranberry and raspberry -- and the well researched, high antioxidant pomegranate juice.

Holiday Eating in Ten Easy Steps

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:46:30 +0000

Holiday Eating -- it's hard! It’s that time of year again: the holidays, the shopping, the snow, the food…oh, the food! Cookies and Party Mix start showing up at the office. ...

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Vitamin D and the Prevention of Influenza

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:08:21 +0000

One FLU Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Vitamin D and the Prevention of Influenza. Flu Season...again. We are again entering that dreaded “flu season.” It is dreaded because many of us,...

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Probiotics for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:37:54 +0000

A Recent Review of the Published Data on Probiotic Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis had this to say... A recent review of the published data on probiotic treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) in...

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Fish Oils for Optimal Health: My First Choice

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:46:17 +0000

I have been asked many times, “If you had to chose only one nutritional supplement to take to improve your overall health and prevent disease, which one would that be.” My answer...

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Antioxidants: What are they and why do we need to care?

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:33:40 +0000

There is no escaping the buzz about antioxidants. Antioxidants are featured in magazines, on the Internet and on television. But what are they? What do they do? Why do we need them? Which ones...

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Clinical Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Depression in Older Adults

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:28:13 +0000

Data Analysis of a 2005 Health Survey Found Vitamin D Deficiency Related to Depressive Symptoms. After analyzing data on 2070 adults 65 years and older who participated in the 2005 Health Survey for...

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Turmeric: The "Spice of Life" and Cancer Prevention

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:09:18 +0000

Spice as Medicine...Turmeric Curcumin is a polyphenoIic flavonoid compound derived from the rhizome of the herb Curcuma longa better known as the cooking spice turmeric. Turmeric has a very long...

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Osteoporosis: Getting to the Bones of the Problem

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:31:14 +0000

What Is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a silent, slowly developing disease in which your bones become progressively less calcified and therefore, more fragile and more likely to break. This is most...

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Inflammation: The Unifying Theory of Disease

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:46:55 +0000

Chronic Inflammation Chronic inflammation is now considered the “unifying theory” for the cause of disease. Over the past 20 years, a plethora of scientific literature has shown...

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Vitamin D

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:35:44 +0000

Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D during winter months is very difficult in some areas of the world. Our bodies manufacture vitamin D on exposure to sunshine. However, sufficient levels of...

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Resveratrol as an Anti-Influenza Drug

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:34:42 +0000

Resveratrol (available here as Res-Vis-Atrol), is a chemical found in grapes and other fruits. Resveratrol is a member of a large group of naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds called...

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How To Look More Beautiful While Slowing The Aging Process

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:33:42 +0000

Choline-stablized orthosilicic acid (available at TheDispensaryOnline as Regeno-Vis) is a water-soluble form of silica present in surface and well water. This silica is the form predominantly...

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Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Depression in Elderly Women

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:08:37 +0000

A recent study demonstrated that increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids results in lessened depression. In an eight week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial, 22 of 46...

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Celiac Disease: Healing the Gut - and Rehabilitating the Suspect

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:21:15 +0000

Celiac Disease: What you can do to heal your gut. This is part 2 of a 2-part article on Celiac Disease. Click here to read part 1. Gluten-Free The first thing to do is remove ALL gluten and...

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Celiac Disease: When the Grain Goes Against You

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:44:46 +0000

What is Celiac disease and how is it diagnosed? This is part 1 of a 2-part article on Celiac Disease. Click here to read part 2. Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disease in which the...

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Bio - Dr. Jana Hagen of The University Health Clinic

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:04:19 +0000

Dr. Jana Hagen brings more than a decade of knowledge and experience in Naturopathic Medicine and Clinical Laboratory Medicine to her family medicine practice. Her journey into healthcare...

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Bio - Dr. Mona Fahoum of The Dispensary Online

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:08:37 +0000

As a naturopathic family practitioner, Dr. Monawar Fahoum's interests and specialties include homeopathy, diet and nutrition, botanical medicine and physical medicine (bodywork, adjustments, etc)....

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Bio - Dr. Patrick Donovan of The Dispensary Online

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:08:37 +0000

Dr. Donovan is a Naturopathic Physician, author and educator. In 2010 he was voted by his professional peers as one of Seattle’s Top Doctors in the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. Dr. Donovan...

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