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Posts by Dr. Alicia Armitstead
Over the years, I have found that most people must take a holistic approach to weight loss to successfully lose and keep off excess weight. As many of you know this is not easy! WHY? Because there are a number of different areas involved. It is not as simple as just diet and exercise. Energy depletions: A critical factor in weight loss is to have enough of the right kind of energy. We all know when...
10/13/2009 6:38:06 AM
What is the Raw Food Diet? It is exactly what it says. People who support such a diet eat only raw food which is often organic. They tend to be vegan or vegetarians who eat raw (unpasteurized) cheese and raw eggs. Some do eat raw fish (sashimi) and raw meat (carpaccio). The diet includes fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts. Grains, oils, coffee, alcohol, sugar are no-nos. If someone eats 75% raw they are...
10/8/2009 8:43:00 AM
I am amazed by the number of patients suffering from constipation, diarrhea, increased gas, bloating after eating, fatigue and many other symptoms of gastroinstestinal distress. This kind of distress is considered a 'functional condition' (meaning not a disease) by the conventional medical community, and as a result it is often not taken seriously. But from my perspective, we know these gastor-intestinal...
10/2/2009 4:13:38 PM
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