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February 19th, 2014 at 5:56 pm

 

 

                                     

                FREEDOM  From  Floaters

 

Floaters are benign specs or lines that can appear in one's visual field that drift along with eye movements.  They are thought to be caused by protein deposits in the vitreous humor.  They are more common in nearsighted people.  While quite common and usually benign many people find them VERY annoying.  Is it possible to eliminate them naturally?

Once diagnosed by an eye professional, there are natural means that can be safely employed to help restore your vision. 

 

#1 DIET

Reduce sugars and junk food immediately.  A whole foods diet with lots of different colored fruits and vegetables and tons of fresh water is beneficial to all aspects of your health and will reduce stress on your eyes.  If you don't like fruits and vegetables or want to do more consider a whole foods supplement like: Green's First or Greens First Berry to supply a plethora of antioxidant nutrients for the eye like bilberry, grape seed and lutein.  These nutrients also reduce oxidative stress. More about diet later on.
#2 Supplements

Ocular Supplement:  a TOP OF THE line supplement like our OCU-CLEAR contains all the top Nutrients for eye health in one convenient formula. 

Hyaluronic Acid:  A component of the vitreous humor, HA while not studied has lots of anecdotal reports of being helpful.  It is safe to take.  A three to four month trial is necessary to see if it will be helpful for you.  Natural supplements do not work immediately.

#3 Eyedrops

Eyedrops that nourish and lubricate the lens may be helpful.  I have recommended ITONE with good results.  MSM eyedrops have been touted across the internet but seem to have very mixed results with some claiming a worsening of their condition so I dot not recommend them.

#4 ENZYME and others

Serrapeptase may be helpful in clearing debris quickly from the visual field.  We are currently doing some trials with clients.  Our serrapeptase product is HERE.

Taurine:  Taurine is an essential amino acid that is a natural cure for floaters because it nourishes the retina.  It is not synthesized by the body and must be consumed.  Foods high in Taurine are seafoods especially shellfish.  If you do not eat these often consider supplementing.

In Chinese medicine, acupuncture and herbs can do along way to accelerate healing of floaters while helping your health in many ways.  Liver and kidney issues such as liver qi stagnation, liver eat and kidney deficiency are some of the causes of floaters according to Chinese medicine.

Herbals like Vision A can also be used as Chrysanthemum and Tribulus help this condition.  A course of acupuncture and herbs for your condition can be very helpful. A course of treatment over two to three months would be typical.

Finally,  Yoga, Prayer, Meditations, Affirmations as well as other forms of stress reduction have been reported to be quite beneficial for floaters.  Stress has been identified as a cause for floaters.

Commitment and diligence is necessary to treat this condition naturally but the results are great and benefit your entire body as well as your vision.

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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February 12th, 2014 at 4:01 pm


Acne ATTACK the very best topicals for acne prone skin of all types

 

 

In a perfect world, people would understand that acne is an internal problem and come to see me to get to the root of it.  I heal people with acne (some very severe cases) everyday and I know that acne is best addressed from within in order to experience any lasting remediation of pimples and their attendant inflammation.  See my articles, Is there a Natural Acne Cure??? And Kick Acne's behind for GOOD!

Still, I understand that people are looking to appear better FAST, and there are natural substances that can assist in the facilitation of clearing breakouts, acne, pores and inflammation.

Today, we shall take a look at these natural topicals and our ACNE ATTACK new product line which incorporates them.

Problem:  Clogged Pores

Superficially, clogged pores cause pimples because they cause the pores to become clogged with bacteria.  Getting these pores to open and stay open depends upon one's skin type and the condition of the skin and its inflammation.

Our ACNE ATTACK astringents  are gentle, natural alcohol free fresheners for normal to dry skin types.  Either can be used twice per day or as needed.

Cooling  Acne Toner contains two agents that cool inflammation aloe and cucumber extract. These agents also gently open pores and are non drying. This is so important for good skin. WAKE UP!  Contains ginseng a revitalizing herb to open pores and glycolic acid  from fruits to exfoliate the skin.

Cleansing ACNE Prone Skin

is another challenge.  Harsh, alcohol based or highly acidic products can cause increased inflammation and oil production resulting in MORE breakouts.  Most skin is happier with kinder gentler treatment.  If skin is dry due to inflammation and product abuse from too drying products a non soap based cleanser such as my Calming Azulen Milk will dissolve even wax based makeup and open pores with a special blend of essential oils. Some of these oils also inhibit bacteria growth.

Oilier, less sensitive or dry skin can tolerate AHA/BHA alpha and beta hydroxyl acids which open pores, exfoliate dead cells and normalize oil production.  My Acne Attack cleansing gel fits this exactly.

Blemish Control

Depending upon skin type and damage, various natural substances can help facilitate the healing of blemishes. Camphor, Zinc and Sage among other substances like lactic acid from milk and glycolic acid from fruits are all present in my ACNE ATTACK drying lotion and Acne Attack Drying Mask.  These products should only be applied to actual blemishes.  For the rest of your skin, I recommend one of two exfoliating serums.  FACE UP! Is a special blend of fruit enzymes which again gently exfoliate the skin and encourage new skin growth.  Nourish UP! Is a calming exfoliator for more irritated skin and contains vitamins, herbs and even marine extracts to calm the skin, decrease inflammation and gently exfoliate and nourish.

DETOXIFYING Toxic Skin

When breakouts and inflammation are stabilized, it is important to detoxify the skin's surface and encourage new skin growth.  One of the products listed below can be used weekly to serve that purpose.

Stressed, Dull, Tired Skin will see immediate benefit from our Purification Volcanic Ash Treatment mask.  Volcanic mud from Italy draws out impurities, cleanses, renews and improves skins freshness, firmness and elasticity.

Enzymatic Mask with Pumpkin Puree uses powerful pumpkin enzymes to resurface skin and encourage fresh new growth of skin cells.

Lastly, our Pineapple enzyme treatment called GLISTEN UP!  Is made with fresh pineapple and bromelain as well as jojoba beads.  This treatment removes excess skin cells, and releases jojoba oil into the skin revealing skin that is refined, refreshed and moisturized.

 

Coming soon: Reversing Acne Scars

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Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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February 4th, 2014 at 6:26 pm

             Natural Healing For Canker Sores

 

Most people are not aware that canker sores , which are quite painful and can last awhile,  are indicative of other underlying health problems.  They are unrelated to cold sores which are caused by the Herpes Simplex virus and are highly contagious.  Canker sores are unsightly, painful, but non-contagious. Alot of people believe they are triggered or caused by acidic foods.

 

Some underlying health conditions that may lead to canker sores are an impaired immune system due to intestinal dysbiosis, chronic allergy, underlying infections,  nutritional problems, such as vitamin B-12, zinc, folic acid , or iron deficiency; and gastrointestinal tract disease and digestive disorders, such as Celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disorders like Crohn's  disease, even squamous cell cancers.

Obviously, the first step in gaining permanent natural relief from canker sores is establishing the cause be it food sensitivities, infection, vitamin deficiencies or anything else.  A naturopath will be the natural health specialist most likely to help you.

When I am working with clients and treating their underlying health disorders their chronic canker sores stop recurring within 4 to 6 weeks generally as their health improves.  Provided they do not fall into their old ways they continue to be canker sore FREE!

If you are not interested in finding the underlying cause there are still natural remedies that you can try for relief. 

                                                              What to take???

B Vitamins:  Studies of folks with chronic canker sores have shown that they are low in vitamin B-12 and other B vitamins.  B-12 is important for maintaining nerve cells, producing our RNA/DNA  genetic material, forming red blood cells, improving the immune system and more.  All B vitamins help the body withstand stress and perform hundreds of metabolic functions each day.  My preference is Sublingual B-12, and TRI-B by Douglas-FREE shipping on all orders!

Other herbs that have been studied for canker sores are: Lady's Mantle which in a recent study was helpful in healing the sores faster than a placebo.  German Chamomile has been used traditionally as a pain reliever in sufferers but has some allergy and drug interaction complications.

My FAVORITE remedy for canker sores is an ancient Chinese medication called watermelon frost which is made from concentrated watermelon.  In Chinese medicine, cold sores are due to heat in the stomach meridian in the body.  Applied topically, most people experience fast relief.  It is available with FREE shipping right here!  Oh yes and it is only $9.99

 

Other solutions involve bolstering your immune system and digestive tract. Visit our store for suggestions on how to do that.

 

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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January 29th, 2014 at 5:02 pm

  I am a Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist and Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist.  I have personally been gluten free for probably a decade...dairy free too, I might add.  Despite this, I am not an advocate for the vast majority of gluten free products out there.  I am also not of the belief that going gluten free is any type of health panacea but I won't cover that today.

 

Here's why I don't like these products:

 

#1 Processing

Most Gluten Free products are highly processed.  I only advocate products in as close to a natural state as possible.

 

#2 Sugar Content

Gluten Free products are almost all alarmingly high in sugars.  Most of these are concealed as evaporated cane juice, pear syrup etc. but make no mistake they are VERY high in sugars.  If you do not know the various substances masquerading as natural but that are in fact sugars read my article How Sweet it Isn't and you will have a better idea of what to look for. http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/15.html?m8:post=the-horrific-news-about-splenda-and-better-and-healthier-sugar-replacers

 

#3 Fiber Content

Most, the very vast majority of Gluten Free products,  are not made from whole grains but from refined white flours of various kinds.  Since dietary fiber is necessary for gut health, and to proliferate healthy gut bacteria and colon cancer is the #2 cause of cancer deaths in the US, this is alarming to me.

 

#4 Non Fortification

 

In a perfect world, foods would not be adulterated, but the truth is that for a very long time in the US,  wheat has been fortified with vitamins.  Fortified breads, cereals, and baked goods are the major source of B vitamins for US Citizens.  Unfortified products then could become a huge public health concern especially with regard to things like heart disease and homocysteine levels and for pregnant women who need ample folic acid to prevent some known birth defects.

 

I am not a gluten advocate by any stretch but I know most people have NO IDEA what doing gluten free really entails.  Most of you are just jumping on a silly bandwagon.

 

If you are determined to do so properly, I applaud you but please understand that it is a tremendous commitment to do correctly.  This means alot of time spent researching, shopping, and in food preparation and cooking.

 

A couple tips I will give you are: create your own gluten free flour, bake your own baked goods, use xantham gum as a gluten subsitute in pasta and bread recipes, but cut WAY down on grain consumption.

 

Get your nutrients from non grain sources like non GMO whole raw foods.

Vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, tofu, lean proteins like fish, and good fats like coconut and avocado.

 

Then you will improve your health by going gluten free, and isn't that the IDEA?  Or is it just another Lemming craze that will just make you sicker?

Also are you truly allergic to gluten or wheat...Test to find out!!!!

 

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Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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January 22nd, 2014 at 6:56 pm

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Skin Rejuvenation has (finally) ARRIVED!!!

 

And  THANK HEAVEN for that since winter in Chicago can be brutal on one's skin and hair not to mention spirit.  Cheerfully, there is a natural substance or formula for every skin and hair ill.  The results have been so fantastic  that  I have started a specialty product line and company –Beautiful Skin Boutique, to formulate and distribute these products.  Today we are going to briefly visit some exciting developments in natural skin rejuvenation and showcase some of the new products and formulas we offer that contain these natural rejuvenating substances.

 

Problem:  Aging skin,

Natural  rejuvenators:    

Retinols:  Weaker versions of the skin nutrient Vitamin A  important for skin rejuvenation reversal of sun damage, collagen buildup, skin thickening and more.  Retinols are the same skin actives present in Retin A or Renova but no Rx needed and no downside, redness, dryness, inflammation and peeling experienced by many users.  Fix UP! our retinol product contains highest levels of retinol PLUS other actives  like Beta Glucans for moisture and amino acids to boost skin firmness!

 

Hyaluronic  Acid:  A natural component of the human body, HA is a moisture binding and skin repairing treatment perfect for even oily or acne prone skin types.  Combined with marine collagen the building blocks of skin and peptides for a skin tightening, lifting and firming effect in our BuildUP! Collagen boosting serum!   Plump UP! Our skin active rejuvenating everyday moisturizer  is appropriate for anyone desiring wonderful  moisture without greasiness and skin firmness, all day everyday!

Peptides:  Short linked amino acids, peptides are all the NEWS right now as they help aging skin reduce wrinkles, lift and firm the skin.  Called the anti aging heroes we have added all the top peptides to our products at the highest percentages available.  Our  Line UP! Line eraser contains oligo and tetra peptides and can be added to any of our or your other  skin products to reduce and prevent lines and wrinkles! 

 

Problem:  Dullness, uneven texture age spots, sun damage.

Solution:  20% Vitamin C.   Our Brighten Up! Brightening and resurfacing serum contains the highest levels of vitamin C available along with vitamins A, and E and essential oils for the skin.  Used morning and evening major improvements in skin appearance usually apparent within 4 weeks.  SPF 30 like our Climb ON!  Natural mineral sunscreen should be used in conjunction with this and FIX up which can make skin more sensitive to sun exposure.

Problem:Dark spots/Discoloration

Solution: Kojic Acid, Kelp,  Yarrow flowers , hydroquinone, lactic acid

These acids and minerals will help reduce the appearance of discoloration and dark spots. Lactic acid as one example has been used since Cleopatra's time for skin whitening. Lighten Up is our fade product.  A minimum of 6 to 8 weeks needs to be observed with twice daily use as well as sun protection and avoidance of sun exposure.  Combination with BrightenUP!  20% vitamin C serum will hasten results.

Problem: Sagging

Mild sagging can be helped to a great extent with marine extracts and milk proteins.  Our Tighten UP! mask contains a plethora of skin tightening  botanicals, marine extracts and peptides.  Used every other day it will impart a cumulative tightening , lifting effect to the skin.

Severe sagging can be helped significantly by silk proteins, peptides, botanicals and minerals.  Youthful image liquid face lift is appropriate for face, neck, décolletage, etc. 

Problem:  Thin Skin

Solution: Wheat Placenta is a source of 56 skin fattening nutrients.  Present in professional active concentration in Fatten UP!  along with skin fattening caprylic acid from coconut oil and squalene oil as well  as peptides, collagen, and other essential oils such as mango butter and olive butters.  This product is formulated for face, neck and hands and should be used at night time.  It is a heavy cream so should be applied at least 30 minutes before bed.

Drink UP! Is the formulation for body skin.  It should be applied immediately after a shower and may be followed by a moisturizer or body lotion!

 

Problem: Aged, tired skin, clogged pores whiteheads, toxic skin

Solution: Enzymes to resurface skin!

Reveal!  Is our multi fruit enzymatic treatment that exfoliates dead surface skin cells revealing new skin beneath!  It is also helpful for acne or problem oily skin.

ShapeUP! Is our pumpkin enzyme puree mask.   This more aggressive treatment mask is rich in all things that promote exfoliating of the skin and healthy new skin development.

GlistenUP! Is a pineapple enJade Roller zyme treatment that combines the exfoliating impact of bromelain enzyme from pineapples and jojoba beads for lusterous skin that glistens.

Purification Volcanic Mud Mask:  draws out impurities, renews clears, and affirms firmness and elasticity to the skin's surface.  From Italy this is a skin renewal  treat you do not want to miss out on.

Mechanical  Items:

 

Our authentic

Jade Roller

can be used with any of our skin products or treatments to help soothe, cool, SMOOTH and refine overworked inflamed , tired, irritated skin.  From Thailand this is the REAL THING!  Accept no substitutes.

Marine MicroDermabrasion:

ShineUP! A topical scrub which combines micronized marine salts, botanicals, vitamins, and fruit enzymes to truly revitalize the skin!  Can be used once or twice per week as tolerated.  Should NOT be used with inflammatory skin conditions.

Visit our Beautiful Skin Boutique for all my proprietary skin products and we also have tons of natural and effective acne products.

 

We will devote another article on skin topical useful for acne sufferers.  Stay Tuned.  Next time:  Why I don't buy Gluten Free Products and maybe you shouldn't either.

 

Yours in Skin Health and Beauty

 

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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January 14th, 2014 at 6:48 pm

Source: WAGMTV.com

 

 

I recently returned an expired bottle of balsamic vinegar to a VERY popular grocery store.  I explained to the manager on duty that it had tasted "off" and I had then checked the label and seen that it had expired several months earlier.

 

Several days later I was in that aisle again and I checked and found my opened and used product back on that store's shelf.  After I complained, I checked again and found said product just moved further back.

 

Isolated incident?  Doesn't seem to be.   In a country where foods are heavily regulated food manufacturers and retailers find ways to scam the public and raise profits.  Many food manufacturers deceive you by subsituting less expensive ingredients as in the well known olive oil scam, or by diluting the product in question.  In some other cases some products are not even close to what the buyer thinks they are getting.

 

Bottom feeding ethics being what they are so often, the US Pharmacopial Convention has set up a data base reporting this type of behavior/product.

 

Food Fraud is the deliberate manipulation, subsitution, tampering, misleading consumers regarding food products.  There is a database to report infractions.  Common food fraud products are extra virgin olive  oil, orange juice, honey, coffee, fish, milk, pomegranate juice-which doesn't even contain a smidgen of pomegranate. 

 

Report these companies. But Better still:  patronize stores that specialize in whole foods and that report on the countries of origin.  Buy from local Co-op Markets and from local farmer markets and local farmers.

 

Don't fall victim to these thieves and swindlers.

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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December 21st, 2013 at 2:07 pm

Our abreviated holiday schedule is as follows:

 

Saturday 12/28 normal Saturday hours 9:30-1pm

 

We will do our best to fufill online orders on the 24th and 28th.

 

Thursday 1/2/2014 our Normal schedule resumes.

 

Thursdays 2-5

Saturdays 9:30-1PM

Tuesdays/Wednesdays 2-6PM

 

We wish you the happiest & healthiest of holidays and new year.  I will have limited access to email until the 28th and your records will not be accessible to me.

 

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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December 19th, 2013 at 6:26 pm

 

 

Gentle Readers!

 

I apologize for no updates since Thanksgiving but since Halloween I have been involved in a very important case, my sister Thyra's dog Rainn!

 

Rainn developed problems back in October which were thought to be chronic hepatitis or a copper storage disorder which were causing liver inflammation.

 

I had another idea.  Chronic inflammatory bowel disorder which had progressed to gastritis and chronic liver inflammation.

 

After weeks of trying various interventions and admission to the animal ICU in Chicago Friday, turns out this theory was correct.

 

Chronic gut infection, probably since birth since she is a young pitbull, had caused widespread and terrible systemic infection and inflammation throughout her body.  Her liver troubles had made for a very risky business in controlling and resolving both then infection and inflammation and she had lost tons of weight and blood.

 

I have been participating fully in both Rainn's care and supporting my sister in her anxiety. This has taken several hours each day. Things have been very stressful and guarded at all times and at some times extremely dire.

 

Strange, that I specialize in gut problems.  In animals it is even more challenging since they present with different symptoms and are good at concealing their illness.  I am relieved to say that at this moment her condition is guarded and stable.  I am grateful to the ICU and big medicine because without it her condition would be most bleak.

 

Still,  as I have learned, never minimize the importance of a healthy gut and immune system.  Without either, things inevitably come to a crisis. 

 

I am hopeful Rainn will make a full recovery.  Please send positive thoughts our way.  I will pick up our wonderful blog just as soon as I can.

 

Wishing you the happiest and healthiest of holidays.

 

We will post our holiday schedule as soon as I am able.

 

Thank you for your kind thoughts on our behalf.

 

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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December 10th, 2013 at 7:06 pm

We are proud to announce that we have received another Best of Arlington Heights award!  We have been named the best Nutrition Clinic in Arlington Heights for 2013!

 

"A notification email was sent to you earlier this year announcing that the Arlington Heights Award Program has chosen Apple-A-Day Clinic for the 2013 Arlington Heights Awards in the Nutritionists classification.

For most companies, this recognition is a result of your dedication and efforts as well as the work of others in your organization that have helped build your business. Your team is now a part of an exclusive group of small businesses that have achieved this selection.

 

Each year, across the greater Arlington Heights area, the Arlington Heights Award Program chooses only the best local businesses. We focus on companies that have demonstrated their ability to use various marketing methods to grow their business in spite of difficult economic times. The companies chosen exemplify the best of small business; often leading through customer service and community involvement."

 

We hope to post this week's blog article tomorrow!

 

 

Best of Health!

 

Visit our Natural Product Pharmacy for top prices and FREE SHIPPING on hundreds of natural products from professional brands like: Metagenics, Douglas Laboratories, Pure Encapsulations, Integrative Therapeutics, Thorne Research, and Carlson Labs!

 

Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

Naturopath

Acupuncturist

Clinical Nutritionist

Professional Vitamins and Supplements

Chinese Herbs

Natural Skin Products

Arlington Heights, IL

www.apple-a-day-clinic.com

 

We specialize in Acne, Skin, and Digestive disorders!  Please contact us for a free consultation!  I do work long distance.  Thank you from the bottom of our cart!  We truly appreciate your product purchases, visits, and referrals!  They enable us to give people the help they need and continue our valuable work.

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December 4th, 2013 at 6:58 pm

How an attitude of gratitude brings major health benefits?

An attitude of gratitude can foster major health benefits according to recent psychological research from Northeastern University and University of California, Riverside.  By focusing on positivity, researchers have discovered that participants experience better sleep, better moods overall with significantly less anxiety and depression, greater happiness and long term life satisfaction, and kinder behavior towards others even family members!

These studies have also shown that feeling grateful results in less aggressive behavior towards others even when provoked and a “Pay it Forward” towards others which has far reaching positive ripple effects.

I would sum all the research up as stress reduction!  Decreased anger, stress, hostility, lowered cortisol levels translates into better health, and less “angry liver syndrome” which can be so prevalent at the holidays.

How to turn on the gratitude in your life?  A few simple habits  help!   Each day start and end the day with 5 things you are grateful for.  When around strangers, difficult clients or family members make a point of noticing and commenting upon something positive about them.

Perform random acts of kindness. Self esteem rises when people feel good about themselves and their behavior.

 

What if you are just not feeling it ?? Read Dale Carnegie's: How to Win friends and Influence People, or watch It's a Wonderful Life.  Either should help get you in the spirit.

 

You will also enjoy my article; How negativity affects your health right here: http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/Health_and_Nutrition_Blog?m8:post=how-does-negativity-affect-your-health

 

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