October 2015 - Dr. Group's Healthy Living Articles

Rosacea: Symptoms and Natural Remedies

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Dec 22, 2015

Earlier this year, researchers at Stanford University identified genes connected to rosacea. [1] Maybe this knowledge will help create better treatments for those with this skin condition. In the meantime, there are simple, inexpensive natural remedies to help heal and reduce the dry skin, itchiness, and redness of rosacea. What Is Rosacea? Rosacea is a chronic skin condition easily recognized by redness, bumps, and pimples that appear on the nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin. It can spread to the ears, back, and chest. It’s estimated that more than 16 million […]

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19 Chemicals to Avoid in Skin Care – Organic Skin Care

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Feb 18, 2016

The beauty industry has an ugly secret: Most skin care products contain harmful chemicals that could potentially harm your health, and even make aging worse. Your makeup, face cream, skin moisturizer, or cleanser may deliver short-term smoothness and brightness, but it also may disrupt your hormones, expose you to cancer-causing chemicals, and deliver dangerous toxins that age your skin. In the U.S., beauty products are regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines such products as, “articles intended to […]

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The Role of Probiotics & the Gut Microbiome

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Oct 28, 2020

Many people don’t realize a healthy gut does far more than handle digestion. Research into the gut microbiome is revealing startling results, showing its effects on the immune system, obesity, allergies, and mood. Nutrition plays a firm role in gut flora quality and quantity. In fact, certain foods contain “prebiotics” that feed beneficial gut bacteria. The more beneficial bacteria we have, the greater likelihood our health will benefit. On the other hand, a diet high in refined sugars and trans fats may hinder the gut microbiota and influence practically every […]

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Do You Know These Sources of Vitamin B12?

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Apr 27, 2021

You might not know it, but you owe your life to bacteria. That’s because they are the only creatures on the planet that create vitamin B12, a vitamin you cannot live without. If you become deficient in B12, your mental health suffers, your metabolism slows, you feel fatigued, and you can develop heart disease, osteoporosis, and anemia. Suffice to say, it’s important you get enough and of the right type. (more…)

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The 5 Best Foods for Leaky Gut

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Feb 22, 2017

While it goes without saying that food plays a huge role in our lives, you might not know that poor eating choices can cause gut irritation. Leaky gut syndrome, or intestinal hyperpermeability, can happen when your gut becomes inflamed by dietary, metabolic, or environmental factors. Instead of nutrients passing from the intestines to the bloodstream, partially digested food or toxins can escape through perforations. Could it be that eating the right foods may help reduce the severity of leaky gut? (more…)

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