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How to Treat Fall Allergies

Published on September 9, 2011 by Dr Giles in Weekly Video

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Most people are concerned about spring allergens, because that is when a lot of pollen is in the air and you get a lot of sinus issues, but right now we’re heading in to the fall season, and many people are allergic to what is dying in the fall. In the fall a lot of plants die and decay, fungus and mold grow and begin affecting the respiratory system. Many allergens are breathed in, mold spores are transmitted in the air and in the fall some plants actually pollenate which will increase the chances of you getting those allergens in your sinuses. There are homeopathic remedies that you can be given that do very well for airborne allergens. I also recommend my patients that have sinus issues invest in a netty pot so they can wash their nose and sinuses out. Once we start in to winter time, the spores and things that are inside your home, the dust and dust mites, get trapped and need to be moved out. I suggest you open your windows as much as possible and change the filters on your furnace so that you can filter out or let out as much of the inside allergens as possible. Try to get at least five minutes a day to exchange some air. Think about what you are eating as well and trim the amount of sugars you eat, because sugar causes overall inflammation which can increase your allergic reactions. Watch out for cakes, cookies, candy, bread and pasta as they all cause systemic inflammation in your body and overall cause you to have allergies. We can also test for your specific allergies by testing your phenolic levels. There are about 70 different phenolic compounds that are found in the air we breathe and the food we eat. For example, there is a specific phenol in mold spores and in plant decay, and when you breathe the spores that phenol can enter you and can cause you to become allergic. Milk has 50 of these phenols. We do homeopathic phenolic therapy which helps the body to reduce the reaction to these compounds. If you have any questions call us at 801.298.4646 or shoot us an email.

How much water to drink and about minerals

Published on September 5, 2011 by Dr Giles in Weekly Video

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How much water to drink and about minerals

How to Naturally Prepare for Your Baby’s Delivery

Published on September 2, 2011 by Dr Giles in Weekly Video

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How to Naturally Prepare for Your Baby’s Delivery

How to Detect and Treat Depression in Men

Published on August 26, 2011 by Dr Giles in Weekly Video

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How to Detect and Treat Depression in Men

Urgent: Supplement Legislation

Published on August 26, 2011 by Dr Giles in Written Articles

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Please help in opposing yet another attempt in Congress to over-regulate the dietary supplement industry. The more regulation, the more your products will end up costing you.

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) has introduced the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011 (S. 1310), which we believe would impose needless new regulations on supplement makers in an attempt to address the issue of manufacturers who mislabel their food and drink products as dietary supplements.

Among other provisions, the bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (presumably the Food and Drug Administration) to create a list of ingredients and proprietary blends of ingredients that “could cause potentially serious adverse events.” This overly broad language (no definition is offered of “could cause,” for example) takes the regulation of supplements well beyond the current, effective rules.

The bill also would direct the FDA to impose mandatory warning labels on ingredients the government decides are potentially harmful. There are no protections in the bill from the inevitable lawsuits that would follow.

NPA recognizes the intent of the bill is to halt the sale of food products that are masquerading as dietary supplements, and the association has repeatedly called on the FDA to use its existing authority to act against such rule breakers. Imposing additional regulations on the legitimate dietary supplement industry is neither an appropriate nor effective way to achieve this goal.

Please join us in urging Congress to oppose S.1310. Click here to send your letter to your lawmakers.

THE LINK TO SENATOR HATCH IS: http://hatch.senate.gov/public/ click on email tab and fill out form or call this phone number 801-524-4380

THE LINK TO SENATOR LEE IS: http://lee.senate.gov/public/ click on email tab and fill out form or call this phone number 801-524-5933