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As we get deeper into the season of many sports activities, have you considered what you can do to prevent injury?  Massage can be a great option to help prevent injury. Sports massage is a type of massage that can alleviate pain occurring in certain parts of the body that may be caused by too much physical activity.

Valentine’s Day can be a day of sadness or joy for many reasons, not just because we may not be in a relationship, but it just might not be the ideal relationship. This is certainly the situation with our relationship to the outside world due to the current health mandates!

As the summer is ending and the weather is changing, kids and grandkids are going back to school, being around others that are sick we ask how we are going to protect our bodies.  The answer is the immune system.  There are two types of immunity, passive and active.  Passive immunity develops from what your mother has given you or taking in antibodies such as those found in SBI Protect.

What is the number one reason males come to see their primary care physician? Back pain. It’s at the top of the list, and second place isn’t even close.

You may have seen the more than 13,000 lawsuits against Bayer who acquired Monsanto, the company that created Roundup. New research states those exposed to Glyphosate raise their risk of cancer by a monumental 41%.

This month we want to focus on detoxing, which in Functional Medicine is a process frequently used to trigger the body’s physiological process of reducing or ridding the body of toxic chemicals and compounds in order to restore optimal health. This is a fancy way of saying that we will use foods and supplements to clean up our system and get back to feeling “good” again! 

Over 100 million Americans have high blood pressure, and it causes approximately 1,000 deaths per day. The threat is real. High blood pressure can lead to heart attack, strokes and even kidney failure. Without proper education, most Americans start taking medications before ever trying other options. Even with medications, there are long term risks.

February is American Heart Awareness Month and Go Red for Women as we think about our heart (and with Valentine’s Day fast approaching) we find ourselves thinking of LOVE and the qualities of the heart. Nurturing the heart is something we can all do for ourselves. Nourishing your body is something you can do in multiple ways.

In observance of national vision awareness month this month’s newsletter will be about natural ways to take care of macular degeneration and dry eyes.  With about 5 million people in the United States having dry eyes and over 200 million people with macular degeneration worldwide this is an epidemic. 

Your pharmacy or doctor has probably already tried to push the flu shot on you. Especially if you’re 65 or older. It turns out flu shots were only 9 percent effective last year against the H3N2 virus in adults over 65 years of age. New studies even show seasonal flu shots may actually increase your risk of getting the flu. But there are steps you can take to naturally boost your immune system without the risk of becoming sick—or worse.