If you find yourself struggling to stick with your weight loss program, you’re not alone. Many people who follow fad diets to lose weight end up gaining it back, only to start a new diet and repeat the cycle. This type of yo-yo dieting is stressful. It puts you at greater risk for unhealthy weight gain as you…
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Functional Medicine-What’s in it for Patients?
Functional medicine focuses on treating the whole person, rather than just your symptoms. Health and illness are seen as a continuum resulting from the dynamic interactions of your various body systems and their environment. It is in sharp contrast to the way medicine is practiced today in the United States. Although our health system has…
Lose Weight and Stubborn Fat, Quickly and Safely
Spring is in the air which means weddings, graduations and vacations are coming up quickly. You want to lose weight and remove fat, so you look and feel your best around family and friends. But you don’t have much time. You’ve tried different diets, fasts, exercise programs, and even bootcamp training! But nothing worked. What…
Depressed Heart Patients Are 50 Percent More Likely to Die, Study Finds
Startling research to be presented at the 66th Conference of the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Session, shows a causal link between heart disease, death, and depression. In fact, it indicates that depression is the single biggest predictor of death occurring within the first ten years of a diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The study, the…
Get Swim Suit Ready with Holistic Health Tips & Non-Invasive Laser Treatments
Does the thought of swim suit season make you shudder? If you are like most people, you may have some weight gain left over from the holidays and skin damage from the bright southern California sun. But not to worry. By making a few holistic health changes to your inner body and using non-invasive laser treatments for…
Your Heart Health: When It’s Time to See a Cardiologist
Good heart health is important at all stages of life. Heart disease continues to be one of the leading causes of death in our country. At the Holistic Healing Heart Center we’re doing our part to help patients achieve optimal heart health through a variety of holistic treatments, based on functional medicine. Functional medicine addresses the…
Is Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Health?
Just like eating and breathing, sleep is essential for a healthy life. During sleep, your body repairs and revives your brain, heart, and body, getting them ready for a new day. However, most adults don’t get enough of it. Some people don’t make sleep a priority in their busy lives. Others lack good sleep habits—or sleep…