Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog

Recovering from sugar and alcohol hangovers

December 31, 2015

With the promise of good intentions around the corner, the end of the year can turn into a downward spiral of too much sugar and alcohol. It’s hard to get back on the healthy eating wagon, but knowing a few things about how sugar and alcohol affect the body can help. Recovering from the sugar…

Don’t let travel derail your autoimmune management

December 16, 2015

Managing an autoimmune condition is hard enough. Throw in holiday travel, staying with relatives, meals out, and exhaustion, and autoimmune management goes to a new level of difficulty. However, failing to follow your plan can wreck the holidays with symptom flares or an energy crash. What to do? First, take a deep breath and adopt…

Protect You & Your Family From Radiation

December 15, 2015

Are You Concerned About Radiation?  You Should Be! In our modern world, we are hooked on wireless technology …. but there is a dark side! We are unknowingly exposing ourselves to invisible hazards and radiation through Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMF).Sources of Radiation : Cell Phones Cell Phone Towers Wi-Fi TV FM Towers Microwave Ovens The Problem With…

Maternal PCOS can raise the risk of autism in children

December 10, 2015

Researchers have discovered that polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS  is linked with an almost 60 percent greater risk of giving birth to a child who will develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As many as one in ten women of childbearing age have PCOS, a hormonal disorder, and it can affect girls as young as 11.…

Did childhood trauma play a role in your autoimmunity?

December 2, 2015

Autoimmune patients expend considerable effort finding the right diet, supplements, lifestyle, and practitioner to manage their autoimmunity. But did you know your experiences from childhood could be provoking your autoimmunity as an adult? Abuse, belittlement, insults, neglect, loss of loved ones, parental acrimony… the traumas children weather unfortunately become a lifelong “operating system” that has profound influences…

The mass extinction of species happening in your gut

November 25, 2015

You probably already know the planet is experiencing an extinction crisis; scientists estimate we’ll lose up to 50 percent of current species during the next 20 years. But did you know there’s also an extinction crisis of gut bacteria happening among civilized humans? The modern diet, which is high in processed foods, meats and sugars…