The Multivitamin You Need

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Do you take a multivitamin? Are you sure that it gives you the right nutrients your body needs?

Desert Naturopathic Health offers a simple test called Micronutrient Testing to assess exactly what vitamins, minerals and antioxidants your body might be crying out for. This test will look at how your vitamin levels have been over a 6month period, allowing us to ...

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Boost your immune system with Probiotics

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It might not be the most pleasant thing to think about, but we all have billions of bacteria living on and in us. Some are bad and some are good. The good ones help keep the bad ones in check, and work with our bodies to digest food, help our blood clot, and keep our immune systems happy.

A very large part of our immune system is in our ...

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Healthy Tips for Summer Grilling

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Summer is in full swing, and that means running through the sprinklers, pool parties, and firing up the grill. Here are a few tips for making your next cookout a little bit healthier.

1. Marinate your meat
When cooking meat at high temperatures like on the grill, substances called Heterocyclic amines, or HCA’s, can form and stick to the muscle tissue, ...

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Sunscreen Tips for fun in the sun!

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Summer is in high-gear, and as we all hit the pool now is the time to be prepared for the hot sun on our back. While the best “sunscreen” is to avoid the sun altogether, that sure can put a damper on your pool party. So it’s off to the market to grab your lotion of choice; but which one is the best?

First, there’s no such thing as “sunblock” as no lotion, spray or powder can completely “block” the sun. ...

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Tuna and Heavy Metal Toxicity

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How much tuna are you eating, and how much should you eat? As you may know, tuna has a certain level of mercury in it. Mercury is a toxic metal that can cause a variety of symptoms depending on what your body’s mercury level is. Extreme exposure can cause severe cognitive decline and dementia.Here’s a little trivia for you: In the old days, mercury was used in the manufacture of the brims of hats. Because “hatters” were exposed to ...
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