Dr. D’s Blog – Wellness Center of Ruckersville

Growing Plants That Make Drugs

3 months 0

New technology in pharmacology is exciting. They are using specifically engineered plants to create biomolecules that are medicines! Weather this proves to be a "good thing" or not will have to be evaluated later on. For now this lowers the

Sucralose Damages YOUR DNA

3 months 0

A recent study done by the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill investigated the molecular damage that a comon artifical sweetener, Sucralose can cause. They looked at the cells lining your large intestines (transverse colon) and found that the

mindful eating is crucial to healthy eating

Mindful Eating Behaviors can Reduce Obesity

4 months 0

Paying Attention as Eat Mindful Eating is just paying attention to what you and how you feel while you are eating. Talking at a social event while you munch on the cheese tray would NOT be "mindful eating". Looking at

Can Natural Medicine Help with Hormones and Weight Loss?

8 months 0

Are your homones balanced enough to let you lose weight? How Does Hormone Imbalance Cause Weight Gain? When you try to lose weight most of us, start dieting and exercising, but many times nothing happens. The weight doesn’t budge. You

Reduce Seasonal Allergy Symptoms

9 months 0

Be aware that some foods cross-react with pollen. That means the immune system cannot always tell the difference between pollen and a related food. For example, if you have an allergy to a specific type of pollen and you eat a cross-reactive

Ketone Supplements, Do They Work?

9 months 0

Dr. D DOES NOT ENDORSED ANY OF THESE BRANDS AS HE IS NOT FAMILAR WITH THEM. Do your own research before you buy... As the Ketongenic Diet sweeps the world and for the most part in short term bursts is

Parkinson’s and Understanding Gut Health May Prevent the Disease BEFORE It Shows Up

10 months 0

A recent "metagenomic sequencing study was conducted on samples from 234 neurologically healthy controls and 490 persons with Parkinson's Disease (PD). It’s worth noting that this study was initiated in response to a growing evidence base supporting a gut origin

Fatty Liver Disease can Worsen Odds for Dementia…So Let’s Lose the Weight

10 months 0

Yet another study recently compiled showed another reason NOT to be over-weight. People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have increased odds of depression, dementia, and other neurological conditions, according to a study in the Journal of Hepatology. NAFLD is usually

Class IV Laser Therapy for Pain Relief

11 months 0

Chronic and acute pain relief can be attained with regular use of healthcare lasers. Over 4 decades of research have helped shape the modern Class IV Laser used in sports medicine, chiropractic and modern PT clinics makes today's laser therapy

Curcumin for Better Blood Sugar and Smaller Waistline!

11 months 0

Standard Process Purfication Kit with Curcumin Participants from the different studies had a range of conditions — type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. The sample sizes ranged from 168 to 2,629.

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