The Infinite Wellness Blog
Thoughts and suggestions on how you can increase your wellness, infinitely...
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) – histamine going crazy
excerpt from Jill Carnahan, MD Mast cells are in most tissues throughout the body, especially in connective tissue, skin, intestinal, cardiovascular, nervous, and reproductive as well. They are part of the allergy response designed to protect us from threats and...
California may require coffee to be sold with a cancer warning — here’s what the science says
Coffee - Healthy or Harmful? A lawsuit in California could result in requiring businesses selling coffee to warn their consumers that it poses a cancer risk because it contains the chemical acrylamide. Acrylamide in large quantities could be dangerous, but it's in...
Lupus Solutions – What’s Missing
Today's approach for dealing with Lupus is a treatment of symptoms. Suppressing the immune system doesn't sound like a great approach since your immune system is a vital system in your body to protect you against various infections. In this video, I provide a...
Celiac Disease and Fertility Problems
If you’ve been trying to have a baby, celiac disease and fertility problems may be standing in your way. It may be hard to believe but celiac disease, which causes an allergy to gluten, can actually lead to fertility problems in both men and women. The exact reasons...
Solving The Mystery Of Autoimmune Illness
Not too long ago, chiropractic care was scoffed at by internists and other physicians. Yet as time went on and chiropractics established itself more and more as part and parcel of acceptable healthcare, it soon became obvious that chiropractors attained real results...
Foods That Can Help Boost Your Immune System
A number of foods have been found to benefit the immune system in a range of ways. One food group is thought to reduce inflammation in the body, leading to less wear and tear on all your bodily systems, including your immune system. Adding anti-inflammatory foods is...
How Probiotics Can Help Your Immune System
By now, almost everyone has heard of probiotics, the active cultures in a range of dairy products such as yogurt, some cheeses and kefir, and in fermented foods such as miso, kimchi and sauerkraut. Most of these are tasty additions to our diet that can also help...
Myths and Facts About Boosting Your Immune System
There are a lot of theories on how to boost the immune system to ward off diseases, particularly in reference to cold and flu season, when people are most concerned with avoiding illness when everyone around them seems to be sick. But is there any truth in these...
New Link Found Between the Brain and Your Immune System
A new study has just revealed a startling hidden connection between the brain and the immune system. Researchers always assumed that there was no lymph system in the brain. Now they have discovered lymphatic pathways hidden deep inside the brain that can help explain...
Stress and Your Immune System
Stress is a normal part of modern daily life, but most people are not aware of the negative consequences of stress on their health--until it is too late. Some people are able to cope with stress better than others, while others take practical steps to reduce their...
Success Strategies for Boosting Your Immune System
Many over the counter products, vitamins and supplements claim to help improve your health, but the best strategies for boosting your immune system involve a number of simple strategies anyone can follow through with. Some of the best success strategies to boost your...
The Effect of Alcohol on Your Immune System
Alcohol is a prevalent drug of choice in Western society, one that many people turn to in order to relieve stress, relax, and 'enjoy themselves'. However, recent studies are starting to give us a clearer picture of just how harmful alcoholic beverages can be to our...
Weight Loss and Your Immune System
If you are overweight or obese, you are not alone. But what you might not know is just how bad being overweight is for the immune system. The first reason is that the fat we hate on our belly, butt and thighs is not just ugly flab. Scientists believe that excess fat...
How to Know You’ve Found the Perfect Chiropractor For Your Autoimmune Ailments
While chiropractics is an established science as well as an art, and while there are many reputable schools training future chiropractors, the fact that this kind of healing touch is still considered to be an alternative form of medicine has kept many people away from...
Back Hurts? Thank Daniel Palmer For Chiropractics!
The idea of chiropractic medicine is neither new nor revolutionary. As a matter of fact, it is the tried and true methods that were partially discovered and partially invented by one Daniel Palmer, a Canadian native, who was a bit of an oddball in his time. Born in...
Basic Science as Part of a Well Rounded Chiropractic Curriculum
The education of today’s chiropractic doctors is highly regulated and requires four years of intensive study. Part and parcel of the chiropractic curriculum are basic sciences. Some students wonder whether or not the amount of time spent in these endeavors could not...
Building a Successful Chiropractor-Patient Relationship
If you are a chiropractor, then you already know that many patients will come to see you as an alternative to the more established physicians of mainline medicine. Perhaps it is the fact that mainstream medicine has failed them, or maybe it is a bad doctor-patient...
Chiropractic Care Can Offer Relief From Degenerative Disc Disease
There are times in the life of a chiropractor when the diagnosis of subluxation is not necessary to state the fact that a patient suffers from degenerative disc disease. Oftentimes described by sufferers as excruciating shooting pains that originate in the lower back,...