by John Panopoulos | Jul 29, 2016 | Active Health News, diet, functional-medicine
For years, there has been an argument by anti-GMO campaigners that the popular herbicide glyphosate and its use in GMO crops and agriculture has detrimental effects on our environment, animal feed, as well as the human body, specifically our gut microbiome. Monsanto,...
by John Panopoulos | Jul 21, 2016 | Active Health News, diet, functional-medicine
If you suffer from migraines, it’s important to know what to avoid and how to prevent them The best way to identify foods that may be triggering your migraine is to keep a daily food journal. A journal allows you to look back and identify specific foods that may be...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | May 12, 2016 | Active Health News, functional-medicine
Our Smartphone Addiction is Playing Havoc with Our Bodies In today’s world, it’s become normal to see everyone around you with a smartphone glued to the side of their head, their eyes fixated on the small screen as if in a trance, or their thumbs typing faster than...
by John Panopoulos | Apr 27, 2016 | Active Health News, functional-medicine
The Benefits of Sunshine With the American Lung Association stating that smoking kills 201,770 women in the U.S. yearly and the Melanoma Foundation, noting that there will be 29,510 invasive melanoma cases reported in females in 2016, it’s hard to believe that...
by John Panopoulos | Oct 30, 2015 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, functional-medicine, pain-relief
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), reports that neck pain resulting from whiplash is the most common moving vehicle accident injury. Rear-end vehicle collisions are the most common cause of this type of injury. Several factors help determine how...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 20, 2015 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, functional-medicine, pain-relief
Take these precautions to avoid pain from yard work this fall For those who are unaccustomed to manual labor, routine yard work such as raking leaves, can cause upper or lower back strain, neck strain and pain in the shoulders. Avoid this unnecessary pain by taking...