Want to lower high blood pressure and keep it in check? Here's how.

Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP

From apples to lemons, berries and beets, these options will not only satisfy your taste buds but also promote a healthy heart.In a study, Beet consumption on blood pressure in patients with hypertension showed that systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced in the group that consumed beets, compared to the placebo group. The conclusion was that beets are an effective and safe treatment for reducing blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

How to keep your Auto-Immune Disease flares under control.

Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP

The foods and beverages that define your diet have a huge impact on the way you will experience and trigger an autoimmune flare. Keeping flares under control means you will want to boost your glutathione as much as possible!  There are three key food groups that help you get enough to keep your flares under control:

Undiagnosed Vitamin & Mineral Insufficiencies Create Health Problems.

Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP

There is a difference between between nutrient "deficiencies" and "insufficiencies". Nutrient deficiencies rarely go undiagnosed because they cause severe and specific symptoms. However, many of us have vitamin and/or mineral insufficiencies, which means we aren’t getting an adequate amount to be healthy, but we still have enough to avoid any serious problems. Iron, vitamin D, iodine, zinc, and selenium are all important micronutrients for thyroid health, and many women have insufficiencies in at least one of them.

How Can You Jump Start The Digestive Process Again?

Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP

Peristalsis is a wave like muscular contraction that squeezes food through the digestive tract and intestines to be digested.