Dr. Soram's Integrative Medicine
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Still, the amount of copper that the body needs is small — less than the amount in a penny — and studies are finding that too much copper can lead to a number of health problems.
Are These Eight Top Environmental Toxins Making You “Health Poor”?
More than 80,000 industrial chemicals have found their way into the U.S. environment over the last 50 years.
Contrary to popular belief, most of these chemicals have never been safety tested for use with humans, animals or the environment, and many environmental chemicals cannot be seen, smelled or tasted — but that doesn’t mean they are inert.
Stress is responsible for 75 percent to 90 percent of Americans’ doctor visits, according to the American Institute for Stress. It is no mystery why this insidious biological response has been called America’s number one health problem.
Chronic stress — the type that eats away at you little by little over time – is the worst variety. Having no redeeming qualities (unlike acute stress, which may rev you up when you need the extra energy boost), chronic stress has been linked to a host of major illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, depression, autoimmune diseases and reproductive problems, along with more minor maladies like stomach upset, back pain, headaches and fatigue.
Although panic attacks have been associated with major life events (graduating college, getting married, having a child), and your risk increases if a family member has had them, panic attacks often occur without warning, and can happen to anyone — even while you’re asleep.
Experts often compare panic attacks to your body’s natural “fight-or-flight” response. If you were in danger, your heart rate and breathing would speed up, and you’d be prepared to react to the threat. In the case of a panic attack, you experience this agitated state of being, but without any real threat or stimulus present.
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Quite simply, there is an abundance of dental products available to consumers today and many of them claim to do amazing things to improve your oral health – but can you really trust their claims? And more importantly, are the ingredients really safe?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common conditions that a primary doctor will see in his or her office. The diagnosis is based on symptoms. It is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits. Diarrhea or constipation may be the main features or they may alternate.
It is estimated that up to 15% of Americans have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This is reflected by the number of television commercials you see for drugs that help the intestinal tract.
Because the symptoms are so common and can indicate many conditions, often patients will have extensive and expensive workups with colonoscopy and upper G.I. endoscopy before a proper diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is made.
I am very happy to announce that my colleague Mark Pimentel M.D., and the GI Motility Program at Cedars-Sinai Hospital are sponsoring a 2014 Global Outreach Symposium on Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It is being held this weekend live on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. BUT, more importantly it is also available to you my patients and readers online in a live simulcast as well. The live simulcast will also accept questions from Internet viewers that will be directly answered by the physicians on stage.
****THIS SEMINAR IS NOT FREE!****
You can register for this Conference by clicking HERE
Here is a list of what the lectures will include:
As you may remember, from my podcast with Dr. Pimentel, he has discovered that a leading cause of the symptoms of IBS, is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). And in this coming symposium, he and his colleagues will be discussing their latest findings in the diagnosis and most especially the treatment of this extremely common disorder.
I’ve been working with Dr. Pimental and his team with my patients for over 10 years. I’ve sent hundreds of patients to his office for what is called “breath testing”. Aside from the inconvenience of taking the morning off work and sitting in a room with 10 strangers were also during the test, it was a hard test for my patients to do.
Now thanks to new technology, I’m happy to let all my patients and readers know that we are able to give you a take-home test so that you may do the breath test in the privacy of your own home on a weekend or day off.
This conference will have the latest information on IBS, it’s diagnosis and treatment from several of the leaders in the field. I urge you to let your friends and family know about this conference so that they may register for it and learn about additional things they may do to help themselves. And even help them teach their own doctors what they need to get well!
****THIS SEMINAR IS NOT FREE!****
Again, Click Here to Sign Up for the conference, in person or by webinar !
I look forward to your feedback about how you like this program next weekend.
Oceans and lakes are home to powerful currents, tides and waves that can come up seemingly from nowhere and quickly devastate the life of someone who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. What makes this issue so crucial is that these potentially hazardous conditions can, and do, exist in seemingly innocent water, and often not far from shore.
Their origins can be traced into the Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia, but one of the first records of them came from Alexander the Great in 327 B.C. He conquered India, and also discovered a sweet, yellow fruit: the banana!
You may think you know it all about everybody’s “favorite” fruit, but rest assured there’s more to learn.
According to the American Heart Association, “You can reduce cholesterol in your blood by eating healthful foods, losing weight if you need to and exercising.” What follows is a listing of the most potent foods to add to your diet if you want to fight high cholesterol and drive your levels down using your diet as a primary tool.
It’s no stretch, then, to think that food can also influence our behaviors — and it does. According to cutting-edge research, eating a healthy diet affects much more than your weight and health. It’s been linked to decreases in violence, rudeness and antisocial behavior and increases in IQs, test scores and grades among students.
