Space Coast Advanced Health - Treating The Root Cause

Nutrigenomic approaches to wellness . Nutrigenomics is the study of how nutrients in food and other plant-derived substances send the body positive signals to help reverse disease processes to promote and restore healthy functioning. In other words, how nutrition can help you reach your genetic potential for their best health possible. How does it work? Unhealthy or nutrient-poor foods and other negative lifestyle habits can cause the body to send signals that lead to inflammation, compromised function, and over time the development of a number of chronic illnesses. Eating a healthy diet is applying nutrigenomics at a very basic level. Filling in the gaps when needed or enhancing the diet with specific nutritional supplements provides a more personalized nutrigenomics approach. Take nutrigenomic approaches even further . Certain phytonutrient derivatives have also been shown to offer more targeted influences on specific activities in the body, s...

If find yourself visiting your doctor to get a prescription for antibiotics, or even reaching for last year’s leftovers, you certainly wouldn’t be alone, right now antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. According to a  2014 report published in  BMC  Medicine , broad-spectrum antibiotic prescription use has doubled from 2000 to 2010. The report goes on to say that nearly 50 percent of antibiotics prescribed for home use are unnecessary. Antibiotics are being commonly prescribed for conditions that aren’t even associated with a bacterial infection – like the common cold and flu, which are caused by viruses. On top of that, the animals we eat, unless certified organic, are typically given courses of antibiotics as well, to prevent disease in their crowded and dirty living conditions and to stimulate their growth. So what’s the harm in overexposing ourselves to antibiotics, aren’t we “better safe than sorry”? The answer i...