LDN in the Forefront

    Low Dose Naltrexone or LDN has been life-changing for so many for a long time. This relatively low-cost opioid antagonist prescription drug continues to gain traction for its potential benefits in various conditions, especially those that impact the immune system and cause chronic pain and inflammation. (1)   Let’s have a closer look…

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Optimizing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

    While LDN has so many benefits to offer, you’ll want to set yourself up to get the most from it as possible. It is important to know that while supporting the immune system with LDN may be beneficial — it will not fix the underlying causes of most disease processes. This is where…

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The 411 on Kidney Stones

    If you have ever had to pass a kidney stone, you will likely agree that they are on the top ten list of health conditions that can cause excruciating pain. And nephrolithiasis or kidney stone disease continues to rise in the US, affecting 1 in 11 people, with an estimated 600,000 Americans suffering…

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Hormone Balancing – Why Saliva Testing?

    Saliva testing has been shown to be the most accurate measurement of the body’s availability of the hormones — cortisol, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, identifying the level of these hormones that are actually available to use at a cellular level instead of just the levels circulating in the blood stream seen in…

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Why Boosting Our Immunity Should Be A Lifelong Goal

The immune system is precisely that – a system – and to function well, it requires balance.  There is still much that researchers don’t know about the intricacies and interconnectedness of the immune response.  But we are seeing more and more that the effects of lifestyle on the immune system are worth exploring further. The…

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The Benefits of Low Dose Naltrexone

Patients with a variety of conditions and diseases are reaping the benefits of low-dose naltrexone or LDN, a safe, inexpensive, side effect free yet underused drug that is proving to be extremely promising with every clinical study that is released. Naltrexone is an FDA approved drug that binds to and inhibits opiate receptors and reduces…

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Can our brain repair itself?

Can Our Brain Repair Itself? Our brains — so complex and so impressive! Capable of generating all the information needed to work all the parts of our body yet still often mysterious. Imagine – there are about 100 billion nerve cells — neurons — in the human brain. Each of them can be connected directly…

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3 Benefits of Using Compounding for Hormone Therapy

Compounding is a way of mixing medicines and natural hormones to meet your specific medical needs. Traditional, one-size-fits-all prescriptions can miss the mark on what’s causing your hormone issues. That’s because everyone is different, so everyone has different, special medical needs that need to be addressed before they can get better. Yes, we’re all human,…

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3 Ways Compounding Can Help with Weight Loss

So, you’re trying to lose weight. With the New Year creeping up on us, you’ll find that most everyone is trying to lose at least a little weight. But the solution to weight loss transcends dieting and exercising: Your struggle with losing weight could be due to issues in your thyroid, your adrenal and your…

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