by Les Cole | Aug 16, 2017 | Autoimmune, Multiple Sclerosis
By Les Cole, MD Vitamin D is important for a host of immune functions in your body. Vitamin D is critical to both the development and functions of your immune system. It is known that vitamin D is important in many immune functions that protect you from bacterial,...
by Les Cole | Jan 6, 2016 | Autoimmune, Diabetes, Gluten, Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis
For years we have known that salt could contribute to High Blood Pressure and that cutting down on salt in our diet was a good thing to do. Now, there are several recent studies showing that salt intake increases autoimmunity. Autoimmunity occurs when your own immune...
by Les Cole | Mar 7, 2015 | Aging, Andropause, Anti-Aging, Antioxidants, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Estrogen, Female, Hormones, Male, Menopause, Supplements, Testosterone, Toxicity
. What is osteoporosis? To be honest, this is not really an easy question, though you will hear simple answers from many practitioners. “It is thinning of the bones.” “It is low...
by Les Cole | Jun 22, 2014 | Autoimmune, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Lifestyle Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Natural Medicine
The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the...
by Les Cole | Mar 23, 2014 | Adrenal Fatigue, Alzheimer's Disease, Autoimmune, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Sensitivity, GI Disease, Gluten, Heart Disease, Leaky Gut, Leaky Gut, Lifestyle Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, Nutrition, Overweight, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Skin Conditions, Thyroid
What is Gluten? Gluten consists of 2 proteins: gliadin and glutenin. They are stored with starch in the seeds (grain) of wheat and they provide nourishment for the seedlings to grow upon sprouting until the roots are established. Uses of Gluten The word gluten...