Over 8% of the population in the United States live with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a disease caused by the breakdown of cartliage in the joints and results in limited motion and severe pain. It is the most common form of arthritis, followed by Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a health condition more closely associated with swelling, […]
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12 Signs That Your Gut is in Trouble
At Integrative Health Matters, we frequently discuss leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut is associated with dozens of related conditions and diseases. Poor diet choices, chronic stress, toxic overload and bacterial imbalance all contribute to the prevalence of leaky gut in our country. Why should leaky gut syndrome concern you? Recently a leaky gut has been […]
Are You at Risk for Dementia?
Dementia is a big problem and growing every day. Ten percent of 65-year olds, 25 percent of 75-year olds, and 50 percent of 85-year olds will get Alzheimer’s disease — at a cost of $60 billion a year to society. Worse, the number of people with Alzheimer’s is predicted to triple in the next few […]
Tips for Maintaining Healthy Lifestyles When Cooking for Small Households
Many people have a hard time cooking for two or for just themselves. Sometimes it’s an older individual or couple who once cooked for their whole family when their kids were still living at home. There are also younger singles and couples without children who feel like they waste so much food and time cooking […]
Avoid Digestive Issues with an Alkaline Diet
Our digestive system is constantly working to balance our bodies. One very important thing to keep balanced is the pH level in our systems. pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline something is and our blood pH needs to maintain a slightly alkaline level to keep us healthy. We help our bodies to […]
Heal Leaky Gut With Bone Broth
In Functional Medicine, we treat the root causes of your symptoms. Many of the chronic health issues plaguing so many people can be traced down to the health of their gut. When your gut is out of whack, the rest of your body follows leading to leaky gut, acid reflux, autoimmune disease, and many others. […]