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    Nov 16

    Energy Drinks and their true cost

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News
    The last decade has seen a successful and masterful effort by beverage companies to sell us energy drinks.  They promise to provide us limitless energy to power us through our…
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    Nov 16

    When is the best time to take supplements?

    By admin Origins News, Uncategorized
    At Origins most therapeutic programs involve some sort of supplementation protocol. We always give our clients a detailed plan of when to take what supplement. This is important because if…
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    Nov 09

    Sugar is the villain in the diet-cancer connection

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News, Uncategorized
    A few basic facts to remember are that sugar is extremely toxic to the body and must be kept in a very narrow range within the blood. This is why…
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    Oct 31

    Acupuncture for Pain: the research is in!

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News
    Our country is reaching an epidemic problem with opioid addiction and other pharmacological treatments for pain often fall short.  By using pharmaceutical treatments we risk addiction and toxicity. Drug overdose…
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    Oct 25

    Turmeric and Curcumin: comparing the modern view of an ancient remedy

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News, Uncategorized
    Having practiced Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for 20 years now, it is always interesting to me when conventional medicine "discovers" a new natural treatment.  One of the most popular…
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    Oct 24

    Liver Detox Properly-Don’t Make This Simple Mistake

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News, Uncategorized
    One of the things that drives us absolutely banana's over here at Origins Medicine is all the horrible advice out there on "cleanses" and "liver detox programs." A huge amount…
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    Oct 19

    The evidence against PPI medications continues to build!

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News
    Hi Everyone, Those of you who have followed this blog know that I am not a fan of the over prescription of PPI medications to treat heartburn (GERD).  It is…
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    Oct 12

    Time to kick gluten to the curb!

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News
    Just a decade ago conventional medicine believed that non-celiac gluten sensitivity was a bunch of nonsense.  A doctor could be laughed out of the room for even bringing it up! …
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    Oct 07

    Correcting Your Stress Response: The Most Important Thing You’ll Do This Year!

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News, Uncategorized
    A proper functioning stress response is at the core of our health.  Our main stress hormone, cortisol, manages our alertness, mental focus, inflammation, digestive health, mood, etc.  It play a…
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    Oct 05

    The Danger of Ibuprofen!

    By admin Functional Medicine, Origins News
    In the 20 years I have been in clinical practice I've found that there is one symptom that drives people to seek help more than any other: pain.  Pain, of…
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