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Dr. Barbara Downes – Cancer Prevention News You Can Use

I just learned of yet another seriously healthy reason to workout and eat smart! Research is showing that many cancerous tumor cells are loaded with, you guessed it, fat. Realize that my statement over-simplifies the concept ...

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Dr. Barbara L. Downes – PUTTING OUT THE FIRE OF TOO MUCH PAIN

So you’d like to exercise more but it hurts. No matter what you do, the aftermath of joint and muscle pain keeps you down for longer than its worth. The benefits gained from the workout ...

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Dr. Barbara Downes – Getting on the Training Train

Want to train but not sure how to start? A little knowledge and the right attitude will make it easier to keep on track. It becomes fun as you start not only to manifest the body ...

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Dr. Barbara Downes – Healthy Living: Lean, Clean & Green

by Dr. Barbara L. Downes, DC, CCSP, FIAMA If you want to be lean, you must eat clean and green! Our bodies can only form from the food we take in and the exercise we perform. If ...

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Dr. Barbara L. Downes – Red Yeast Rice is a Statin Drug & Cholesterol is Not the Enemy

By Dr. Barbara L. Downes www.downeshealth.com It seems in nutrition there is a ‘Flavor of the Week’ which gets everyone running to the healthfood store in the name of relieving a symptom or manipulating ...

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Dr. Barbara Downes – East Meets West in Hunt Valley: Medical Acupuncture

There is a mystique about acupuncture that I like. I like it because people know that they don't know about it and ask really good questions. I hope today to answer some ...

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Dr. Barbara L. Downes, DC, CCSP, FIAMA – Nutritional Biochemistry We Can All Use

As a chiropractor I came to my work in whole food nutrition not by design but by necessity. My earlier thought was that there were plenty of nutritionists, plenty of nutritional advice, and lots ...

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MAYBE ITS NOT HYPOGLYCEMIA OR PMS! – Dr. Barbara L. Downes, DC, CCSP, FIAMA

How many times have you heard someone say in a distressed tone, “I have to eat, I am hypoglycemic...” Perhaps half of these people indeed have low blood sugar, often the other half ...

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Are Fish Oils All That?

Yes, they are vital, and worth learning about. Fish oils are Essential Fatty Acids.  EFA’s are the building blocks of cell membranes. Good EFA ratios make cell walls flexible and permeable.  Deficient or wrong ...

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The Real Deal: No Artificial Anything!

This beautiful spring morning I sat on my front porch with my dog, some paperwork and a big mug of green tea mixed with a dollup of  honey and some real sugar.  I snickered to myself because I know ...

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