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Three Reasons Why the Scale Isn’t Budging

You notice that you have gained a few extra pounds. Jeans are fitting tighter than normal or maybe not at all! So, you make a pledge to get the pounds off. You join a gym and kick up the cardio, start eating everything “you should” and restrict your calorie intake. After 2, 4, or 6 […]

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Flu season and the Flu Vaccine

It seems that every year with the ringing of a new year we also ring in a new season of the flu. It’s at that same time that everyone seems to be recommending that you get a flu vaccine. You can get it practically anywhere at no large expense. Unfortunately, there is a lot of […]

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Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

What is bio-identical hormone replacement therapy? As we go through life transitions, hormone levels can become imbalanced. After childbirth, perimenopause, weight changes, and aging in general hormone shifts can occur resulting in unpleasant symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the therapeutic administration of hormones to replace or supplement a deficiency or imbalance of normally occurring […]

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Sugar: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Part 2

Missed Part 1? Find it here. With the growing obesity epidemic and increasing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes, there has been a push to eliminate sugar from our diets. This has led to increased consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS). These sweet sugar substitutes are calorie-free, and are therefore thought to be a safe […]

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FAQ Regarding IV Nutrient Therapy

What is intravenous (IV) nutrient therapy? IV nutrient therapy is a method of delivering nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other substances, directly into the blood stream. This is considered a parenteral therapy, meaning it bypasses the digestive tract. At Today Integrative Health + Wellness we believe this is a powerful tool for helping […]

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Individualized Weight Loss

by Misty White, ND Diet and Exercise.  That’s the key to weight loss, according to conventional wisdom. What if you’ve adopted a great Diet and ramped up your Exercise and are still not seeing results?  What if you don’t know where to start with Diet and Exercise? Our approach to weight loss is a comprehensive […]

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Do I have IBS or a Food Intolerance?

In my previous posting, “Do I Have IBS or Poor Digestive Function”, I discussed that the vast majority of my IBS patients do have something that we can identify and treat, leading to more control over digestive symptoms and better quality of life.  IBS is not something you need to simply “learn to live with.” […]

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Reclaiming Female Libido: Beyond candles & lingerie

More than 40% of women report experiencing some form of sexual dysfunction at least once in their lifetime.  For many women that concern is decreased libido and may accompany life changes such as childbirth, medication adjustments, peri & post menopause and weight gain.  While life changes may coincide with decreases in libido, this shift in […]

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Squeeze Before You Sneeze

by Robyn Kutka, ND You sneeze – you leak! You laugh – you leak! You cough – you leak! What’s a girl to do? Well there’s certainly more options than pantyliners and always keeping an extra change of clothes on hand.  This form of urine leakage or “incontinence” may be affected by the tone of […]

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Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances: Fat

Essential fatty acids, sometimes referred to as vitamin F, are two polyunsaturated fats that humans have to obtain through their diet.  The balance of these fats in the diet can increase or decrease the strength of the inflammatory response.  People dealing with diseases that have a strong inflammatory component (eg. acne, chronic prostatitis, rheumatoid arthrtitis, […]

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