What is pH balance and why is it important?
The human body has mechanisms in place to maintain a tightly controlled pH of about 7.4. When the pH is out of balance, the result can be metabolic acidosis. Metabolic acidosis is defined as “a condition where the body produces too much acid or the kidneys are not removing enough acid.” Metabolic acidosis is inflammatory. The food and liquid we consume has a direct impact on our pH levels.
Top 7 Natural Remedies To Keep in Your Medicine Cabinet
Top Seven Natural Remedies To Keep In Your Medicine Cabinet Written by Shaina Wizov At Integrative Acupuncture, we focus on the practice of holistic healing in order to help our patients on their journey to optimal health. While we do use a combination of both Eastern...
What Are The Best Foods To Feed A Healthy Gut?
Gut health is a thing — and it’s one of the things our board-certified holistic nutritionists look at very closely here at Integrative Acupuncture. If things like stomach cramps, gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea are part of your...
The Power of Functional Foods
Functional food, by definition, has specific nutrients that serve a specific purpose. Functional foods have a positive effect on health beyond their basic nutritional value. According to the Institute for Functional Medicine, research shows that disease prevention,...
Do you Understand your Blood Work? Why Normal does not always mean Healthy!
Many of our patients first come into our practice suffering. They arrive to their first appointment with a variety of symptoms ranging from pain, fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, and anxiety just to name a few.
Regenerative Health Care: What the Republic of Ghana Can Teach Us About Health
Regenerative Health Care :What the Republic of Ghana can teach us about Health I recently read an article about the change in Health policy in the Republic of Ghana. It reported that they have implemented a new program titled “ The Regenerative Health and...