The lungs are the main organs of the respiratory system. The lungs, along with the bronchi, larynx (voice box), and trachea (windpipe) make up the lower respiratory system. The upper consists of the nasal cavities and throat. The bronchi divide into smaller and smaller branches until they reach the alveoli. These are clusters of tiny air sacs which provide easy passage of gases into and out of the lungs and blood. The 300 million alveoli increase the inner surface area of the lungs to about 35 times larger than the surface area of your skin or about 60 square meters. The lungs, sinus cavity and digestive tract is our first line of defense has it is the only internal organ ...

By Ty Bollinger (5th Ed) Book review of text for the new Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner (CHCP) Diploma Program at Edison   As practitioners, we are seeing an overwhelming wave of cancer cases coming into our clinics. Every single one of us either knows a friend or a relative affected by cancer or has their own personal experience with it.  Many cancer coaching courses and books on cancer do a great job of educating about all of the conventional treatments. While this information is important to know when working within the current medical paradigm, there is not enough education and understanding about the alternative therapies available. Dr. Philip Binzel, in Alive and Well, states: “In the past fifty years, tremendous ...

When we first heard about metabolic balance® we thought, “oh here we go, another diet plan to add to the list.” Wrong! metabolic balance® is not a standardized weight loss diet.  The program is a holistic approach to "resetting" your body’s metabolism into a healthy balance and reaching your ideal weight, whether you need to lose weight or gain weight. With a balanced metabolism, each individual is able to select foods containing the nutrients the body needs through inner signals, which in turn, will allow our metabolic pathways to function at an optimal level. Most of us have lost this ability and eat until there is no food left on the plate or eat very minimal amounts. Nutritional balance provides ...

We all know the dangers of consuming sugar in high amounts....but companies are getting crafty at hiding the actual sugar and carbohydrate content of their products. For example: Products marketed as "diabetic friendly" or "sugar-free" actually contain substances called sugar alcohols - which are actually neither a sugar nor an alcohol but really just similar in structure chemically to sugars and alcohols! Essentially, any ingredient ending in "ol" such as xylitol, maltitol, sorbitol, glycerol, etc. are sugar alcohols. The catch however, is that each of these are not really natural products and have to go through processing to become a sugar alcohol and secondly, each one has a different Glycemic Index value. The GI Value of specific sugar alcohols: Maltitol ...