Monday, January 20, 2025

ARTICLES BY MONICA EGGLESTON/LAKESIDE HOLISTIC HEALTH

A good time to detox

It's a brand new year, and a time that many people focus on "detox." But what is detoxification, and why focus on it?
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Are your medications causing nutrient depletion?

Many people taking long-term medications are unaware that those medications may be depleting them of vitally important nutrients that are essential for health and wellbeing. Most of us already struggle to get the RDA (recommended daily allowance) of vitamins and minerals, so if you are also taking medications that can …
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Does your child have digestive problems?

If your child is suffering from these problems, the cause and cure is often diet. Consider permanently reducing or eliminating processed foods. They contain a multitude of problematic substances, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and chemicals, while lacking fiber and nutrients. Instead, use whole, single ingredients to make a meal, for …
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Diabetes Part II: Minding your micronutrients

Micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, organic acids, and phytonutrients) are often ignored, but vitally important for healing, detoxification, energy, and metabolic regulation. Especially since Type 2 diabetes, and some of the medications used to treat it and associated conditions, can deplete the body of micronutrients much more rapidly than usual.
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Have you hit a wall in your Type 2 diabetes management?

Over the years, my patients and I have found that a few simple steps really make a huge difference in improving blood sugar control, overall health, and how you feel throughout the day. Here are three that you can take now:
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Confessions of a cereal killer

I can still picture the old shower curtain that used to hang in the downstairs bathroom where I spent hours doubled over with stomach cramps after basketball and track practices in high school. Two pink columns, three turquoise, black and white squiggles, repeat. My parents took me to a few …
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