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Detox Bootcamp: 5 Days To Renewal

Female Health, Healthy Weight, Intuitive Medicine, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Wow. This week we welcome September! We are headed into fall… (where did the first half of 2015 go!?!?!) …and like I do every year when the earth begins to transition to cooler temps, leaves changing and shedding and the earth diving inwards for renewal… …I want to dive deeper and detox my own body, from the inside out. There are a million ways to do this… strict raw food diets and prolonged fasting and colonics and a ton of wonderful different ways to feel like you are starting fall with a new you. For me, I go with …

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Aug 31 2015

Vit D To Boost Your Weight Loss Benefits

Grounding, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Vitamin D boosts the health benefits of weight loss! By simply adding Vitamin D supplementation to your weight loss plan, you reduce your whole-body inflammation, a new study suggests (published April 23, 2015 in Cancer Prevention Research.) High levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin (IL)-6 have been linked to increased risk of developing devastating illness including cancer… as chronic inflammation is thought to be a pro-tumor state for the body. By reducing systemic inflammation, you reduce your chances of cancer and other chronic diseases. This is one of the reasons I find grounding the body (touching …

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Aug 10 2015

Are Your Shoes Causing More Harm Than Good?

Grounding, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

So… I’m not particularly into shoes. Seeing the beautiful results of Earthing on my patients (and in my own life) has me opting for going barefoot whenever possible, and sleeping grounded at night too. So I found it very interesting when the latest medical reports showed that the new trend towards maximalist shoes (thick soles, thick padded heels) completely failed to cushion the foot on impact and in fact increases the risk for injury…. the exact opposite of manufacturers’ claims. Turns out, cushioning does more harm than good for the dynamics of your foot, luring you into …

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Jul 13 2015

Holistic Help For Adrenal Fatigue

Female Health, Health Videos, Healthy Weight, Intuitive Medicine / By Laura Koniver, MD

Today I have a video for you about one of the most common reasons patients seek holistic medical care: ADRENAL FATIGUE That’s because in conventional medicine there still is no official diagnosis of adrenal fatigue, yet it is a very very real thing. If you have been through any kind of recent stressful situation or big life transition or change (even fun, positive ones!) chances are your adrenals could use some TLC. In under 5 minutes I’m going to share with you exactly what adrenal fatigue feels like and 3 absolutely CRUCIAL ways to address it. Without using these …

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Jun 8 2015

Sleep A Key Factor In ADHD

Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports, Positive Parenting / By Laura Koniver, MD

On the heels of last week’s blog post that named deep sleep as one of the top 3 ways to preserve your brain volume… a new study has recently revealed that good sleep helps with ADHD as well! Sleep problems have long been considered a hallmark of ADHD… leading to reduced quality of life, reduced level of functioning and reduced school attendance. A study, recently published on January 20, 2015 in the British Medical Journal, has found that even a simple, brief sleep intervention with ADHD children provides lasting benefits that lead to improved sleep and decreased ADHD symptoms. …

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Apr 6 2015

The Secret To A Long Life

Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Recently published on Jan 24, 2015 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition yet another study has come out showing that prolonged sitting each day is associated with an increased risk of death from all causes… …including: cancer cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. And important to note: exercising did not protect against this risk or prolong life… …even those who exercised strenuously had a higher risk of death if there were prolonged periods of sitting in between work outs. Turns out, sitting 6 hours or more a day raises your mortality risk no matter how hard you exercise …

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Mar 2 2015

Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

Health Videos, Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

You absolutely, 100% ***NEED*** deep, restorative sleep! It’s non-negotiable… poor sleep causes: memory impairment shorter life span: decrease response time + decreased motor skills = increased risk of accidents weight gain anxiety and other debilitating mood disturbances dementia and an increased incidence of Alzheimers widespread brain atrophy and much much more!!! For example, a recent study (published in Neurology on Sept 3, 2104) found a widespread change in brain volume with poor sleep over time. Researchers looked at 147 people and followed them (using MRI imaging) to look at the effects of poor sleep on the brain. …

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Jan 26 2015

Detox Bootcamp: 5 Days To Renewal

Vit D To Boost Your Weight Loss Benefits

Are Your Shoes Causing More Harm Than Good?

Holistic Help For Adrenal Fatigue

Sleep A Key Factor In ADHD

The Secret To A Long Life

Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

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