Dr. Mark and Dr. Chip's Healthy Blogs

  Hello Everyone in Natural Health Nation -      Another wintry weekend but it is the end of January. I've had several patients tell me that they have seen Robins around so wondering if that means spring is coming early or that winter is just not going to be that bad. I think the worst part about this time of year is that everything looks so Gray and I’m really starting to look forward to getting green grass growing again. I really look forward to the smell of the fresh cut green grass. This is the beginning of February and we are making this our heart month, especially with Valentine's Day being here soon. We have a special on our heart sound recorder exam and it is a lot of fun just to go through and see what your heart valves sound like. My son, Coach Eddy, is doing those for us and he has a great deal of experience that he picked up as an associate with Standard Process. It's a really easy test to do and the results are very quick. Anybody is welcome to...

This Fat Impairs Immune System and Increases Risk of COVID Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Between 1851 and 1930 there were no more than about 50 reported cases of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the medical literature. As of 2020, an estimated 196 million people worldwide have AMD There’s compelling evidence that AMD is not caused by aging or genetics but by processed foods The four toxic ingredients in processed foods causing a majority of chronic health problems are refined wheat flour, refined added sugars, polyunsaturated vegetable oils and trans fats Processed foods cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which in turn leads to chronic diseases of all kinds, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and AMD Excessive consumption of processed vegetable oils results in the oxidation and breakdown of omega-6 into toxic aldehydes. This damaging peroxidation cascade damages cardiolipin, a phospholipid in your mitochondria, resulting in mito...

Omega-3 Index More Predictive Than Cholesterol Levels Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Your omega-3 index has a greater impact on risk of heart disease than does your cholesterol level Plant-based omega-3 ALA is converted in restricted amounts to EPA and DHA, but not in large enough amounts to support your brain and heart health EPA and DHA improve blood pressure, reduce inflammation and help slow the progression of Alzheimer's The best sources of EPA and DHA are fatty fish such as herring, anchovies and wild-caught Alaskan salmon, as well as grass fed beef and dairy that have a nearly 1-to-1 ratio of omega-3 to 6 The ketogenic diet is beneficial for many people as it helps with weight control and management and offers protection against a number of health ailments. Approached incorrectly, however, it can actually be harmful. In this short video Dr. Eric Berg warns, "The last thing you want to do is get the benefits of the ketogenic diet ...

Wow - what a nice weekend. Sunday sure was nice and the sun is definitely getting stronger. Looks like rain and snow this week for a while but hopefully we’ll get back to good weather. We need more sunshine this time of year and we tell our patients it is even good to go to the suntan booth for 10 minutes a week. This is good to help activate vitamin D and just relax and get warm. Pretend you’re on a beach!             As were still in February, we’re still talking about heart health this month. Don’t forget our upcoming health shop tonight at 6 o’clock here at the office and on Facebook and Instagram. We will be talking about the heart sound recorder which is a great instrument to listen in on the valves of the heart, giving us an insight into what nutrition that person is lacking to strengthen the heart muscle so the valves work correctly. Most people that have valve problems or heart murmurs have a weakened heart muscle and...

Well it was a fairly nice weekend and temperatures are starting to come up. We had that bad cold snap there to remind us that it’s still winter but it looks like were headed to spring. It sure is nice to see the sun and it’s getting more powerful and the days are getting longer which are good signs that spring is on the way. If you’re having any kind of health issues, now is the time to come into Natural Health and get those handled before we are wanting to go outside in the nicer weather. Folks that have taken antibiotics over the winter, or the medications for coughs and colds, which did not handle the underlying problems, and their body needs to detox. This is why people talk about their colds or flu just hanging on, they have not addressed the immune system.  This is what we do at Natural Health, address underlying issues and get people healthy.             Our February theme is on heart health and we will be talkin...

Daily Aspirin — Healthy or Harmful? Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Prophylactic aspirin use in adults over the age of 70 is potentially harmful, primarily due to the increased risk of bleeding in this age group. Long-term low-dose aspirin therapy nearly doubles your risk for gastrointestinal bleeding In adults younger than 40, there is insufficient evidence to judge the risk-benefit ratio of routine aspirin for the primary prevention of heart disease While daily aspirin is still recommended for people with heart disease to lower the risk of another heart attack or stroke, previous studies have cast doubt on the effectiveness of this approach as well You may be able to achieve the same kind of cardiovascular protection by donating blood. The bleeding caused by aspirin may be part of why it lowers your risk of heart attack and stroke, as bleeding will lower your iron level. People taking seven aspirins per week have been shown to have 25% lower mean ser...