MSM (methylsulfonyl-methane) is 34% organic sulfur. Sulfur is the 4th most abundant element in the body and is present in every cell. However, it is found in much higher concentrations in cells that comprise the soft tissues of the body: muscles, ligaments, tendons, blood vessels, and the cartilage that cushions the bones in our joints.   Read more »

For a smoker, quitting smoking can be one of life’s greatest challenges; finding the right tools to help you quit can mean the difference between success and failure.  With so many options out there, however, it can be difficult to sift through the patches and gums and gimmicks to figure out what method is right for you.  

Up until recently, the only options smokers had for tools to help with quitting included products like nicotine gums and patches that supplemented nicotine addiction with nicotine, using the idea that you could slowly wean your body off of the toxic substance.  Read more »

It’s not news to us these days that smoking is detrimental to one’s health, and yet tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year worldwide. Current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030. (1)

In the United States, tobacco use is responsible for about one in five deaths annually (about 443,000 deaths per year, and an estimated 49,000 of these smoking-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure). (2)   Read more »

Many people, especially women in their menstrual years, vegetarians, and vegans, are deficient in B-12. Deficiency may also be caused by poor absorption of B-12 in the digestive track. Although easily tested for via blood, B-12 deficiency often goes undiagnosed until a person begins to manifest more extreme symptoms.  Read more »

At Energetic Nutrition, we have a deep appreciation for energy medicine. Harmonic Innerprizes, a provider of many of the products we offer, has recently developed a Candida product based on those principles that is getting fantastic results. We have been testing this product, and every person who has used it has seen very impressive improvement in their condition.  N-fuzed Candida is an evolutionary new treatment concept for eliminating systemic Candida albicans from the blood and soft tissues of the body. It also helps restore the natural balance of candida in the colonic tract, and treats thrush and surface yeast infections. Read more »

According to the National Weight Control Registry, almost 70% of Americans are overweight, obese or extremely obese. Americans lose a lot of weight. But most don't keep it off. Read more »

By Kirk Hamilton, PA-C

I was asked on a radio show to give New Year's tips on health and wellness. The first thing that came to mind was that it has been said it takes about three weeks to change habits and tastes. I know from many years of clinical experience cheese cravings go away after three weeks. It's like clockwork. Read more »

by Kirk Hamilton, PA-C

It's a new year and you've resolved to make some major changes in your life. Whether it's to eat better, stop smoking, or drop some pounds, if there's one health principle that I can tell you is super important to your optimal health, it's EXERCISE.

Give me a regular daily exerciser as a patient, and s/he will see me less and get well faster; though, admittedly there are always exceptions. Still, if you want to be well and stay well, stay away from doctors and hospitals, have lower medical insurance rates and bills, have more vitality, and better function into your senior years, then you need to move every day! Starting now! 

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By Kirk Hamilton, PA-C

If there’s one thing most of us obsess over on a day-to-day basis, it’s calories.  Whether it’s how many we’re consuming each time we eat or how many we’re burning during our workouts, we’ve definitely become a calorie conscious society.  Though taking stock of the number of calories we’re eating daily is integral to maintaining a healthy diet, another issue just as important but infrequently discussed is caloric density or CD. What exactly is caloric density? It’s the calorie content of the food you’re eating by weight. Read more »

By Kirk Hamilton, PA-C

Evidently we are. The problem is the average American doesn't get that 7 of 10 deaths in the United States occur from chronic diseases that are largely preventable, and many times reversible with low-fat, unprocessed vegan diets like Dr. Barnard recommends in his 21 Day Kickstart Program. Both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) state that these chronic diseases are related to four risk factors: poor diet, inactivity, tobacco and alcohol use. Read more »