Heavy Metal Chelations using EDTA Ethyl Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) was developed in Europe in the first half of the last century for use in industry and water purification (removal of lead). In 1940s, the US naval physicians began noticing numerous incidents of lead poisoning among sailors assigned the duty of painting warships. Since EDTA … Continued
By Ko Ching Lu EAMP, LAC Spring is the season, which we see trees blossom and rebirth of many living life. According to Chinese medicine, spring is the season associated with liver organ and belongs to the wood element. It is a season to set new goals and to redirect life. This is a … Continued
by Ko Ching Lu EAMP, LAc Greetings! My name is Ko Ching Lu, and in case you have yet to hear about me, I am your new favorite Acupuncturist and just joined up with AIM last month. When we were discussing topics for this newsletter, I was excited to share something that you may … Continued
As an integrative practitioner of family medicine, in addition to working with chronically ill people using IV nutritional therapy, I work with athletes to improve their performance and to speed their recovery and even to regenerate smoother and healthier skin. In today’s society, it feels like we are always on the go and oftentimes we … Continued
by Dr. Brooke Azie-Rentz This month we are focusing on the Kidney; 2 small bean shaped organs located next to your spine on either side. I know what you are thinking: those 2 little organs, you can give one to another person and still go on living, how important could they be? After recently … Continued
by Dr. Brooke Azie-Rentz The holidays have come and gone and Spring is in the air, but the cold and flu season is going full steam ahead, and it is bad this year. Here at Alpine Integrated Medicine, we believe that prevention is the best medicine, but sometimes that is not enough. Here are some … Continued
by Dr. Bridgett Simon, ND LAc Hello everyone, we are talking prevention and I am talking blood sugar health in particular. We will touch on traditional and energetic medicine a both in the following paragraphs. Traditional medicine is practical. You want your intake of blood sugar to be balanced with your need for sugar and … Continued
By Dr. Bridgett B. Simon As spring moves in, the season can bring environmental allergies that make you want to hide indoors. In energetic medicine, I take a little different approach. The practice of Earthing has become a term coined for having contact with the earth against your skin, such as the feet when … Continued
We know that chiropractic adjustments and natural manipulations can help with muscle and joint pains. But did you know that they can help your immune system and help alleviate symptoms of seasonal allergies as well? Seasonal or not, all allergies are the result of an exaggerated response by the immune system to substances that are … Continued
Herbal Allergy Treatment, by Dr. Rhea Abbott If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you probably have a love/hate relationship with plants (or maybe just a hate/hate?). Grasses, trees, weeds…they’re the cause of our most miserable symptoms, from watery itchy eyes to that constantly dripping nose. But before you write off all pollen-bearing lifeforms as your enemy, … Continued
