by Les Cole | Jul 25, 2013 | Functional Medicine, Hormones, Metabolism, Natural Medicine, Nutrition
Our understanding of health and disease has changed through time. Evil spirits and vapors were once thought to be the causes of disease. Hippocrates advocated, “Let food be thy medicine.” With the Renaissance came an inquiry into science including that of the human...
by Les Cole | Jul 14, 2013 | Antioxidants, Natural Medicine, Nutrition
Nutrigenomic foods are foods that effect the expression of your genes! They actually turn on or off whole sets of genes that have similar functions. Oxidative stress and inflammation can both be diminished in this way. These are foods that are most powerful in their...
by Les Cole | Jul 14, 2013 | Antioxidants, Natural Medicine, Nutrition
Some Perspective There has been an explosion in nutritional research in the last decade and, by year, the number of scientific articles has increased exponentially. What this research is showing, and the CDC confirmed in 2000, is that health and its inverse, disease,...
by Les Cole | Jun 19, 2013 | Natural Medicine, Nutrition
Dr. Les Cole will be speaking on Eating Your Way to Optimal Wellness from 2:45-3:30PM on Saturday July 13th at the Roosevelt 2.0 in Ybor City during Optimal Wellness; “A Day of Personal & Planetary Healing” from 10AM-6PM. Dr. Cole’s wife, Delene Cole,...
by Les Cole | May 28, 2013 | Multi-Modal Detoxification, Natural Medicine, Nutrition, Toxicity
Detoxification along with healthy nutrition and exercise are the three pillars of healthy cells and a healthy body. We are exposed continuously to unhealthy, toxic substances and our bodies work 24/7 to capture and eliminate toxic additives and hormones in our food,...
by Les Cole | May 28, 2013 | Blood Pressure, Natural Medicine, Nutrition, Toxicity
What is blood pressure? When your heart contracts it squeezes all the blood inside it into a tube (the aorta) that is much smaller in size. That causes pressure. Think of a hose used to wash your car as your heart and the nozzle on the end of it as your blood vessels...
