Browsing Category : Inflammation

brain April 10, 2021

PANDAS/PANS: Is a brain infection driving your child’s OCD, Tics & Psychosis?

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Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-psychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS)/ Pediatric Acute-onset Neuro-psychiatric Syndrome (PANS) are a sub type of acute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) thought to be caused by an autoimmune response to group A streptococcal infection. Other studies have suggested that chronic stress as well as other types of infections can result in neuro-psychiatric conditions, including: Lyme disease, Mycoplasma pneumonia/mycotoxins,…

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youtube channel October 16, 2020

How Our Gut Bacteria Influences Various Heart Diseases & Risk Factors

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Two separate studies observed the effect that low vitamin D levels had on Teeth, Gums & Heart. The Journal of Clinical Dentistry (2020) found people with chronic inflammation of the gums (periodontitis), & people who had both periodontitis AND Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) had significantly lower levels of Vitamin D when compared to those with just CHD or healthy people.…

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cigarette butts January 13, 2019

Oxidative Stress: Aging You Faster, Poorly and Painfully

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What is Oxidative Stress?  Oxidative stress can either be a normal part of cell metabolism inside our body or it can be generated from sources outside of our body. Internal oxidative stress is generated when our cells use oxygen in the creation of energy. Free radicals are created as a natural part of ATP production (energy), which is more manageable…

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SALE January 7, 2019

Month of January Sale on Frankincense Essential Oil!!!

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[https://www.thehealthymelissa.com/essentialoils] This person’s 1st thermography evidenced asymmetrical thermal patterns, inflammation, fibrocystic breast tissue and possible suspicious activity (suspicious activity is not good). It’s important to come back for the  3 month follow up after the initial baseline thermography because cancer cells double every 90 days. At the 3 month follow up, her thermography was completely normal! What did she do…

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March 26, 2018

Eating Avocado With Meat, Blunts The Inflammatory Effects of The Meat Consumption

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If you are not convinced about the universal awesomeness of avocados, then there is no hope for you. Just kidding! Check out this interesting study on on how avocado blunted the harmful effects of eating a hamburger patty #GuacPower. Li et al., 2013 conducted a study that investigated the effect of adding avocado to a hamburger on vasodilation and inflammation. 11 healthy…

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