WHY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAY’S SOCIETY?

There seems to be an on-going debate as to whether nutritional supplements are actually necessary. Some studies claim that people who take a multivitamin are not any healthier than those who don’t. Other studies have proved time and time again that supplements have played an integral part in helping promote health and wellness.  There are countless studies showing that by simply increasing your vitamin and mineral intake you can promote mental clarity, weight loss, boost your immunity, reduce stress, prevent cancer and other diseases, combat depression, lower blood pressure, reduce cravings, increase energy levels, improve sleep, and regulate digestion. Given this information is it little wonder that many experts now advise that an all-round supplementation program, in conjunction with a healthy diet, is a savvy health choice.

Reason #1: Food Isn’t What It Used To Be

Some people theorize that we get all the nutrients we need from food. While that is a nice idea, it simply is not the case anymore. At one point in time, food was grown in your neighborhood, if not if your own backyard. The chickens, cows, and goats ate what they were naturally designed to digest. Fruits and vegetables were allowed to ripen and gain the maximum level of nutrients right on the vine, where they were then pick and almost immediately consumed. The soils were rich with minerals, and chemical pesticides had yet to be introduced.

Yes, at that time, food did provide the nutrients necessary for health. Now, soil has been overused and lacks in overall nutritional value. Fruits and vegetables are picked way too early and are ripen with ethanol gas while they sit in a dark truck traveling across the country. Animals are fed processed foods that are unnatural to their digestion and making them sick. And let’s not forget about all the man-made foods (GMOs) that are completely unrecognizable in nature, the chemicals added to foods to preserve them, and the genetic mutations made to plants in order to mass-produce crops.

Nothing about our food is the same. Unless you raise your own meat, grow your own produce, and rotate your soils every seven years to ensure mineral replenishment, then the truth is your food does not contain the ideal nutrients anymore.

Reason #2: Most People Don’t Eat Enough Of The Right Foods

Do you get a minimum of five servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit each day? Do you eat enough complete proteins, containing all eight essential amino acids? How about oils and fiber?

Even if our food was still nutritionally dense and unprocessed, most people do not get enough of the right foods to meet their bodies’ demands for vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, and amino acids. Additionally, certain people have conditions that demand higher levels of certain nutrients, almost to the point where it’s impossible to physically consume enough in a single setting or day.

Reason #3: New Diseases Are Linked To Nutrition Deficiencies

 The average life span is far greater than is used to be, thanks to the reduction of acute illnesses, such as the plague or small pox. Instead, we live a long life but suffer from chronic and long-term illness, including arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, thyroid conditions, fibromyalgia, hormonal imbalances, depression and anxiety, acid reflux disease, and so on.

While acute illnesses often require conventional medical treatment, chronic illnesses can frequently be linked back to a nutritional deficiency or digestive disorder. If the problem is lack of nutrition, then it would just make sense that the solution would be an increase in nutrition, which can be achieved with a good diet and the right supplementation.

Reason #4: Environmental Toxins Create A Higher Demand For Nutrients

Cars, manufacturing plants, chemical pesticides, cell phones, radiation, household cleaners, cosmetics, birth control pill, vaccinations…this list could go on and on. Our technological advances have brought on toxic overload. Because most of us probably won’t trade in our cell phones or vehicles, we are in a position of having to combat the negative effects our body experiences because of those things. Higher exposure to toxins, even in the form of excess stress, leads to a greater need for phytonutrients, antioxidants, and other immune boosting nutrients. Once again, we’re faced with a situation where food alone may not be enough and we need supplements to assist the body in times of both chronic and critical exposure.

Reason #5: Today’s Supplements Were Yesterday’s Medicine

Many of the people who argue we do not need supplements are probably the same people prescribing pharmaceutical drugs, thus acknowledging the fact that some treatment method is necessary. What we have forgotten is that what we now call nutritional supplements used to be medicinal treatments. Years ago, when you were in pain, you weren’t given aspirin; you were given white willow bark. When you had a stomach acid, you didn’t take Tums; you drank peppermint or ginger tea (or apple cider vinegar).

Considering this, it seems hard to believe than anyone could ever deny the need for nutritional supplementation, given that they have been used for the treatment of disease for centuries. Today we see them in capsules, tablets, and powders rather than ground in our kitchen with a mortar and pestle, but ultimately, they are serving the same purpose.

In summary, it is obvious that nutritional supplements are an essential element in the process of achieving optimal health. That said, it is also important to remember that supplements are just that: supplements. A well-rounded, clean diet is the best foundation to any healthy or healing lifestyle; however, supplements are there to fill in the gaps and address the needs that food alone cannot meet.     Stay Tuned...Next I will discuss on "the importance of ONLY utilizing Practitioner-Trusted vitamins and supplements".    You can start shopping TODAY at http://www.npscript.com/royalhealingnd

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FLU SHOT WITHOUT THE SHOT

We all are well familiar with “the annual circulating flu”, the contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs.  The most common symptoms include: a high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and feeling tired. The best way to prevent the flu is NOT by getting a flu vaccine shot each year...but by “boosting your immune system” daily, in order to protect yourself. 

PREVENTION: THE BEST WAY TO ATTACK THE FLU Prevent The Viral Attack On Your Body Before It Even Comes:

If You Are Experiencing Any of the Above Symptoms, You May Be Dealing With A Dysfunctional Immune System… THIS CAN BE REVERSED. LEARN HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM www.RoyalHealingND.com

Why Should I Avoid The Flu Vaccine?

During this time of the year, conventional medicine health experts tend to turn to their annual “flu vaccine” to battle the flu and, of course, the push for everyone to take this completely unnecessary vaccine, which can be avoided.

By the peak of the 2012-13 season, 135 million vaccines were made available just about everywhere, from the grocery store around the corner to your workplace. Doesn’t all of this seem like a huge push by Big Pharma wanting to unload their toxic drugs under the guise of human health and safety to increase their bottom-line profits?

The DHHS lists 21 different side effects, from mild to serious, that may occur after taking a flu shot or nasal spray on their Flu.gov website. Interestingly, the site lists almost as many serious problems, as it does milder ones.  

Among the serious side effects stemming from receiving a flu shot that require immediate medical attention: Urticaria/Hives Malaise/Weakness Dizziness Breathing Difficulties/SOB High Fever Tachycardia/Racing Heart

Scientists are willing to concede one very serious health issue linked with receiving a flu shot: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) an illness in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system linked to nerve damage, muscle weakness and fever.

Despite the long list of serious side effects, statistics about Americans who are sickened or die due to vaccines meant to protect them are virtually impossible to find.  THINK ABOUT IT… That said, in recent years, some countries have reported serious health problems with flu shots, ranging from narcolepsy in teenagers (Sweden, Finland and France) to fevers, allergic reactions, headaches and even death (Korea).

DID YOU KNOW?
The flu vaccine is less likely to be effective if the strains of flu in the vaccine do not match the strains of flu in the environment.  Nevertheless, even when the match is perfect, 1% of flu-vaccinated individuals end up with the flu compared to 4% of unvaccinated individuals.  The fact is that matching the strains of flu that are currently around and the vaccine is difficult because viruses evolve quickly, and it’s hard for vaccine producers to keep up.  THINK ABOUT IT…

As a Naturopathic Medical Doctor I approach the flu, like all imbalances in the body, which is to say I don’t assume the human body is subject to illness when the proper diet, supplementation and lifestyle precautions are taken.  When a patient is sick, it is necessary to look deeper and find out what missing links are interfering with the efficacy of their immune system.

My goal is to support each individual by strengthening the integrity of their immune system so there is less risk of a virus affecting the body, leaving it vulnerable to the aftermath of feeling sick, overwhelmed and miserable.

Understand that when the immune system is compromised it has less ability to fight off any viruses, bacteria or toxins we are perpetually faced with every minute of every day.  In addition, when we take things like vaccines, medications or antibodies, we mask the symptoms and actually weaken our immune system even further.  

***PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM THE FLU***

As the days get shorter and colder it is essential to protect your health.   Fact is, your body has all the tools it needs to protect itself without a toxic flu vaccine, take safer steps, starting today… to boost your immune system. Here some safe and natural steps to strengthen your immune system every day of the year and forget the vaccine flu shot:

The Natural Flu Shot Plan

1. ***ASK YOUR NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR (Alternative Medicine Expert) FOR THE NATURAL FLU SHOT REMEDY***
2. Improve your daily diet to include more fruits, vegetables and meats, ideally from organic sources. Remember to stay away from immune-depleting processed foods, full of enriched, fortified ingredients (like genetically modified products) that do nothing good for your health.
3. EAT CLEAN: Fill in any nutritional gaps in your diet by finding the best supplement for your health by an Alternative Medicine Expert.  We provide PRACTITIONER-TRUSTED supplements to support your individual needs and overall health.
   
4. Eat a nutrient-dense, whole foods-based diet:  Some of the most nutrient-dense foods include organ meats from grass-fed animal sources (like liver) and cold-water fatty fish, seasonal vegetables, fruits and starchy tubers (beets, parsnips, sweet potatoes, turnips) as well as nuts (if properly soaked first).
5. Prepare a Steam bath with essential healing oil such as Mentha piperita.
6. Increase Fluids:  Make a Diaphoretic tea by adding Sambucus nigra (flowers), Chamomilla, Fresh Ginger, and Dandelion in equal parts to a quarter liter boiling water, infuse 10 minutes, then take hot immediately in sips; use several times daily.
7. Eat as little as possible:  Listen to your body…if you have no appetite use that period to allow your gut to heal.
8. Limit your sugar intake as much as possible: Excess refined sugar consumption feeds bad bacteria in the gut, contributes to inflammation and depletes your body of much-needed vitamins and minerals.
9. Probiotic: Promoting healthy gut flora…so that the good bacteria outnumbers the bad.  This will help your body better protect itself against foreign microbes, including viruses.
10. Reduce the stress in your life, and you’ll remove one of the major problems that depletes your immune system. ***Instead, invest some of your free time visiting with friends, spend some time in nature, get a massage or learn relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation.***
11. Wash your hands often, but avoid antibacterial soaps that use harmful chemicals like triclosan.
12. Don’t skip on your sleep, one of the easiest and best ways to improve your health naturally.
13. Chopped raw onion covered with raw honey or sugar, cover for 6 hours and take 1 tsp. every hour or as needed for cough.
    
14. Fish and Cod Oil as EPA and DHA — fatty acids that help reduce inflammation.
15. Get enough fat-soluble vitamins A and D, which support the immune system.  Increase bioflavonoids and C rich foods with antiviral and microbial effects.
16. Such as: Garlic, onions, oranges, grapefruit, horseradish, lemons, elderberries, leeks, turnips, grapes, pineapples, honey, green leafy vegetables, cabbage and bone broth
17. Drink Bone Broth: Properly prepared bone broth, on the other hand, is an excellent source of bioavailable, immunity-boosting minerals such as magnesium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, sulphur and other trace minerals.
18. Get your body moving with an exercise program, starting with baby steps like a short, brisk walk early on a cool morning.
19. You want to avoid eating foods that weaken the immune system.

AVOID:

• Heavy protein foods, fats, meats, shellfish
• Cow’s milk and other dairy products
• White bread, refined foods, processed foods, sugar, sweets
• Catarrh forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream

How We Help

At Royal Healing Natural Health Center, our goals are to educate chronic skin care suffers about their conditions, share what contributes to health and wellness, and support our patients in any way we can.   Learn more about our programs by visiting the website RoyayHealingND.com or you can call us at 832-913-5022.  

IS IT FATIGUE OR IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION?

Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep. Fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of not caring about what happens) can be symptoms of fatigue.  Fatigue can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep.  However, it can also be a sign of a more serious mental or physical condition. When fatigue is not relieved by enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment, it should be evaluated by a practitioner. 

Dysfunction in your immune system can lead to an array of conditions such as Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), which is a multiple symptomatic disease that affects the immune and neurological systems. The pathophysiology of the syndrome is unclear, but the immune system is upregulated, or stimulated, and the levels of antibodies, especially immunoglobulin G, are increased.

Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome:  

More Than Just Feeling Tired

Your immune system has a very sophisticated system for keeping you safe that leads it to identify all of the foreign substances that enter your body or that you come into contact with. If your immune system deems anything dangerous, it will produce antibodies to ward off the harmful intruders.

If You Are Experiencing Any of the Following:  Check YES or NO 

• Feeling of Tired or Fatigued, Exhaustion, Lethargic, Weary
• Unexplained Weight Gain or Cold Intolerance
• Recurrent Rashes or Hives, Light-Sensitivity
• Difficulty Concentrating or Focusing
• Frequent and Recurrent infections (Colds, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Ear infections, Meningitis)
• Whole Body Inflammation → Muscle and Joint Pain, Recurrent Headaches, Migraines
• Digestive Health Issues, such as Cramping, Loss of Appetite, Nausea and Diarrhea
• Mental Exertion (ME), Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)
• Sinus Infections, Swollen glands, Seasonal Allergies
• Multiple Miscarriages or Blood Clots

If you checked “YES” to any of the above…the next question is:   

HOW TO REVERSE IT?

What is my approach to reversing immune dysfunction/immunodeficiency?

My Approach Focuses on OVERALL HEALING:

1. GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS
2. Treat each person as an "Individual"
3. Comprehensive evaluation of your DIET:  More than 80% of your immune system is in your gut.
4. 
5. Educate patient on the  Negative Effects of Inflammatory Foods
6. I then apply a Naturopathic Medicine approach to healing the gut.  MAKING A HEALTHY GUT IS A FOCAL POINT IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH.
7. I check blood levels for various antibodies, micronutrient deficiency, metabolic panels and look for hidden dysfunctions or underlying infections.

KNOW THAT: Conventional medicine only offers treatment of the symptoms, not a real solution to the disease.

We Can Help You Get to the root cause of your illness and REVERSE your symptoms.

Royal Healing Natural Health Center

Call Us: 832-913-5022

***Whether or not you are dealing with Chronic Fatigue, Adrenal Fatigue, or Immune Dysfunction these conditions can be successfully treated with natural/holistic therapies.***

YOUR SKIN REFLECTS YOUR LIVER HEALTH #Part2

TIPS TO A HEALTHIER YOU:

* DIET: Radiant skin begins with your diet! You may be surprised to learn that what you eat can dramatically affect the condition of your skin.

Raw juices are another tool to clear the skin and I recommend you juice citrus, pear, carrot, kale, mint, basil, apple and cabbage. You can make a whole week’s supply of juice at one time and freeze it in glass jars with a lid on top immediately after making it.

* Omega 3 supplements (EPA, DHA, ALA): Sources → Fish Oil, Flaxseed, Pumpkin Seed, Walnuts

Benefits: Omega-3's are part of a group of essential fatty acids which our bodies are unable to synthesize on our own.   Consumption of omega-3 through supplementation or eating certain plants and fish is known to modulate the balance of lipid inflammatory mediators, and can thereby make a valuable contribution in the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders.

·         Omega-3's are particularly good at reducing inflammation throughout the body.

·         Inflammatory skin conditions such as acne, dermatitis, psoriasis have often greatly improve when the proper amounts and concentrations of essential fatty acids are consumed.

·         Omega-3 many contribute to reduction in the number of flare-ups as well as the severity of scaling and redness.  Supplementation usually improves skin moisture and appearance, as well as dry skin and eczema. 

 * Vitamin D-3: Source → Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel, Nuts, Eggs, Dairy foods (If no allergen present)

Benefits: Vitamin D-3, or cholecalciferol, is naturally manufactured in the skin, primarily through exposure to sunlight.  Recent research indicates there are numerous health benefits to vitamin D supplementation, supporting relief from many inflammatory ailments and medical conditions.

D-3 matches what is produced within human skin, and is much more efficiently converted by the liver to support circulating active levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

Vitamin D activates genes that support an immune response to foreign entities in the body.

Pro-inflammatory cytokines may be responsible for many lasting health issues. Vitamin D3 down-regulates cytokine activity and supports a healthy inflammatory response

In order to maximize the anti-inflammatory benefits of supplementation, particularly vitamin D, we recommend that you consider priming your system with this detox package, to set the stage for optimal nutrient absorption and function in the body.

* Selenium: Source → Brazil Nuts, Oysters, Tuna, Cod, Salmon, Sunflower

Benefits: Selenium is an incredibly important trace mineral that is vital to the body for proper function of various organs.   It is as a component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme necessary for the antioxidant function which protects against cellular damage from the free radicals that cause inflammation, aging, and promote skin cancer.

Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase and its effects on glutathione activity may also have a significant role in acne severity.

Selenium and vitamin E likely play complementary roles in increasing glutathione activity and reducing overall oxidative stress in the body.

1        * Vitamin E: Source  → Almonds, Hazelnuts, Sunflower, Wheat germ, Safflower, Corn

       Benefits: Vitamin E is the most abundant fat-soluble antioxidant found in the skin. It is secreted

on the skin surface through the sebum, an oily substance that coats the outer layer of the skin.  This secretion happens roughly 7 days after consumption of vitamin E-rich foods, and is an important protective factor on the skin’s surface. Plays a synergistic role with Selenium in improving glutathione levels in the body, further increasing antioxidant activity. ·         It is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, defending the skin against free radicals and reactive oxygen species that would otherwise cause damage. ·         Adequate levels in the skin may prevent inflammatory damage from sun exposure, helping to reduce the aging and skin cancer risk from excessive UV radiation. ·         It even suppresses the formation of arachidonic acid, which could help improve inflammatory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.

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THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR

1. Over consumption of Sugar causes all these diseases:

           *Diabetes                           *Brain Fog                         *Obesity

                 *Hypertension                   *Depression                      *Metabolic Syndrome

                 *Fatigue                             *Tooth Decay                    *Heart Disease

                 *Violent Behaviour           *ADD, ADHD                      *Arthritis

                 *Fibromyalgia                   *High Cholesterol              *Acne   

                 *Cancer                             *Fatty Liver                         *Hormone Imbalance     

Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet, in which can have harmful effects on metabolism and contribute to all sorts of diseases.  The excess sugar gets turned into fat, which can lodge in the organs such as the liver, stomach, or pancreas.  As a result, it can have harmful effects on metabolism, then contribute to conditions like cancer, diabetes, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

2. Which important nutrients does Sugar contain?

               *Protein                  *Vitamins

                   *Minerals                *Enzymes

                   *Fiber                      *Calories

NONE! 

 Sugar contains EMPTY CALORIES = It has NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE

              

3. Which is more addictive, Cocaine or Sugar?

It’s a tie! 

According to brain scan activity. That’s why it’s so hard to resist!

4. Which has more Sugar - Oreo’s or Prego spaghetti sauce?  

Prego!  

Hidden sugars account for more of our sugar consumption 

than the sugar we can see. 

BE SURE TO READ LABELS WHEN AVOIDING SUGAR!!!

5. How many calories per day does the average person consume in Sugar?

500 Calories!  

Which might add 1 POUND of weight EVERY WEEK! 

 (1 pound of body weight = 3,500 calories)

If you are not sure whether or not you are addicted, take the 

Sugar Addiction Quiz

The truth of the matter is that peoople who need sugary snacks to stay sharp throughout the day, could be prisoners of their own beliefs. The brain works just fine without regular shots of sugar in people who believe their willpower is unlimited.  Psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford University stated: “There's a dominant theory in psychology that willpower is limited, and whenever you exert yourself to do a hard task or to resist a temptation, you deplete this limited resource.”   

Think About It...

ARE YOU ADDICTED TO SUGAR ???

Answer YES or NO to the following questions.

1.       Is there a sugary food item in your daily eating routine.  (For example:  Do you have a latte’, frappaccino or ordinary coffee or tea with sugar every morning, or a donut or danish for breakfast every day, or a candy bar every afternoon for a pick me up, or a soda with lunch or dessert after every meal)?

2.        When you are under stress do you reach for something sweet?

3.        Do you feel good just thinking about sweet, gooey, sugary snacks like cinnamon buns, or Mom’s homemade apple pie?

4.        Have you ever wanted to cut down on the amount of sweets you consume?

5.        Are food issues getting in the way of your work, school or home relationships?

6.        Do you ever feel sluggish or fatigued from overeating?

Surprisingly, if you answered YES to any of these questions it could indicate that you have a sugar addiction.

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