Fluoroquinolones are a very effective class of antibiotics including levofloxacin (Levaquin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin, gemifloxacin (Factive), and delafloxacin (Baxdela). They work well for otherwise antibiotic-resistant organisms, and many doctors prescribe them as a first line treatment for infection, just assuming that the responsible organisms might be resistant to [...]
Guest post by Brad Krause of selfcaring.info There are things in life that we need to do and things in life that we want to do. Self-care straddles the fence of both needs and wants. These are the wants that become necessities — we can survive without them, but we [...]
For many years now, Vitamin D has been the darling of the nutritional world. After all, Vitamin D does so many things: it regulates immune function, improves insulin sensitivity, and even helps to heal acne. And yet, so many of us are testing chronically low, even if we’re healthy. In [...]
Guest Post by Dr Mariah Mosley Acne scars? Fine lines/wrinkles? Uneven skin tone? Wanting a brighter complexion? At Nature Cure Family Health, we are now offering a cosmetic medical procedure that may be for you! Microneedling, also known as collagen induction therapy, is a minimally invasive treatment that helps rejuvenate [...]
We treat a lot of biotoxin illness (mold and Lyme or other tick-borne illnesses) and CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) at Nature Cure Family Health, using many of the principles first put forth by Dr Ritchie Shoemaker. There is a bit of a debate among doctors who treat biotoxin illness regarding whether [...]
Everything in the body is interconnected. We know that by now, right? Just like there’s a “gut-brain axis”, there’s also now the bile acid-gut microbiome axis as well. This is because the two are mutually reinforcing. I wrote here on how bile keeps SIBO in check, and therefore gallbladder dysfunction (or [...]
Lithium is a trace mineral that doesn’t get a lot of attention. It’s not included in most multivitamins. There hasn’t been a great deal of research historically into its effects in the body. It’s known best not as a mineral, but as a high dose pharmaceutical for the treatment of [...]
We’re entering the holiday season, which always makes me think of warming spices like cinnamon. The smell and flavor of cinnamon are due to an oil called cinnamaldehyde, which comprises about 90% of cinnamon’s essential oil. Cinnamaldehyde is believed to be the source of cinnamon’s spectacular array of health benefits. [...]
We know that there’s a huge connection between the gut and the brain—so much so that it’s got its own term: the gut-brain axis. We’ve also known for awhile that there is a definite relationship between the gut and mood regulation. Serotonin is the “happy” neurotransmitter best known for its [...]
If you have an excess of testosterone or androgen hormones such as in PCOS, or estrogen dominance, how does the body eliminate the excess? I wrote more extensively on finding and treating root causes for PCOS and estrogen dominance in the linked articles above. For this week’s article, I’m just [...]