The Latest from Dr. Mundeir
Healing Acid Reflux Naturally
Healing Acid Reflux Naturally You’ve just enjoyed a southwest burrito at your favorite restaurant. Now, you’re feeling as if someone has lit a fire in your upper abdomen and the flames are reaching up your throat. That’s acid reflux. It’s triggered when stomach acid backs up into your food pipe (the esophagus). Acid reflux (commonly called heartburn) is a painful and aggravating condition that affects about 60% of the adult population in a given year. A more persistent and serious condition, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) afflicts as many as seven million Americans. Continue Reading Healing Acid Reflux Naturally
Homeopathy: Finding the Cure in the Cause
Like cures like. That’s the concept behind homeopathy, a centuries-old system that stimulates the body’s innate healing ability. In 1796, Samuel Hahnemann, M.D. observed that Cinchona Bark, a medicinal plant used by native people in South America to treat malaria, could also cause the symptoms of malaria in healthy people. After testing the theory on himself, he continued his research, establishing the “dynamic” effect of a homeopathic substance: The less potent the disease-causing agent in the remedy, the better it stimulated the healing process and with fewer side effects. Continue Reading Homeopathy: Finding the Cure in the Cause
Optimizing Digestion With Digestive Enzymes
Gastrointestinal health is widely considered the health of the whole person. In Naturopathic Medicine, many treatments plans evolve around supporting and optimizing gut health. Most of us have certain foods we try to limit, the top food sensitivities I see in my Naturopathic practice are wheat/gluten, dairy, eggs and soy. A comprehensive blood test is often ordered to specify which foods a patient is sensitive to and the results are used to outline a plan to limit those foods in their diet. Even those who try to eat a healthy diet most of the time are tempted to indulge during the holiday season. Continue Reading Optimizing Digestion With Digestive Enzymes
Chill Out With Yoga
When Life Heats Up, Chill out with Yoga If the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, never ending to-do lists, constantly chiming cell phones, and past-due deadlines have you at the boiling point, simmer down to the yoga mat and find a little peace of mind. Continue Reading Chill Out With Yoga
Flaxseed
Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) While research results are mixed around flaxseed and its ability to reduce menopausal symptoms, there are enough positive findings to support use of this nutrient-rich herb. For many women it has made the difference between comfort and discomfort when it comes to reduction of hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings). Here are three nutrients unique to flaxseed, all of which play a role in supporting good health. Continue Reading Flaxseed
Detoxing: Strengthening Your Body’s Defense Team
Detoxification is a natural healing process that incorporates resting, cleansing, and nourishing the body from the inside out. By eliminating toxins, then fueling your body with healthy nutrients, a planned period of detox can strengthen your body’s natural “Detox Team” and help maintain optimum health. Continue Reading Detoxing: Strengthening Your Body’s Defense Team
Dandelion Salad Recipe with Fresh Goat Cheese & Apples
Dandelion greens pack a nutritional punch. Serve them raw in this salad recipe with fresh goat cheese and apples for added flavor. If you don’t have apples in season, or stored, substitute any firm fruit that’s in season. You can embellish this salad with the colors of the season by sprinkling in any of our ‘SuperSalad Substitutions’ listed below. Continue Reading Dandelion Salad Recipe with Fresh Goat Cheese & Apples
Heart Healthy Tips
Secrets to a Healthy Heart Long before the ancient Greek surgeon Galen carried out meticulous dissections of the heart, the Egyptians wrote about health and disease in relation to how the heart “speaks in vessels” with the rest of the body. Today, physicians may not associate the heart with the soul (or soul mates), but many credit early Egyptian medical knowledge of the heart as a precursor to modern cardiology. Continue Reading Heart Healthy Tips
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)
Hawthorn, also known as Maybush, is a thorny shrub found on hillsides and in sunlit woodsey areas throughout the world. Over centuries, all parts of the plant have been used to prepare foods, beverages, and medicines. In folk medicine, Hawthorn was used for the treatment of diarrhea, insomnia, and asthma. In China, it has been used to treat digestive problems, high cholesterol, poor circulation, and shortness of breath. Continue Reading Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)
5 Tips To Help You Navigate The Holiday Season
Keep your diet on track – eat something healthy before you head to a holiday celebration, so you don’t arrive hungry and eat everything in sight. If you are going to indulge during the holiday celebrations, make it count! Indulge in only the most special treats so that you eliminate some of the excessive calories. Continue Reading 5 Tips To Help You Navigate The Holiday Season