WIN Health Institute Blog

Vitamin B12 Health Benefits

Vitamin B12 Analyzed Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and a prescription medication. Vitamin B12 exists in several forms and contains the mineral cobalt, so compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called “cobalamins”. Methylcobalamin and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin are the forms of vitamin B12 that are active in human metabolism. Vitamin B12 is required for proper red...

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Glutathione For Disease Prevention

Glutathione is a naturally occurring chemical used by the human body to protect against chemical and environmental threats. As a consequence of aging, lifestyle, diet, and disease, a gap can develop between the needs and availability of Glutathione. Glutathione decreases in association with risk factors for disease and undergoes a variation with lowest values beginning in the morning and extending through midday. Decreased Glutathione has been associated with specific diseases, including...

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Cellular Health Analysis

Dr. Dave Note: The following information has been provided by Gary Tunsky. Tunsky is a world renowned cellular disease specialist incorporating a custom tailored, multifaceted, integrative treatment approach to successfully assist individuals for achieve total health and wellness.   Gary Tunsky uses the ES-Complex scanners to provide cellular toxicity information to enable him to build a cellular treatment program for his patients.  See the description below.  His practice is in Florida,...

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Warning: Protect From The Sun’s Rays

Don’t Leave Home Without it It’s that time of year again. Backyard bbqs, afternoons in the park, swimming and bike rides. All that extra time outside does a number on your skin if your not prepared. Protect your skin with these tips on how to select the best skin protection. Technological advancements and improved knowledge about the sun have complicated issues regarding sunscreens. The best sunscreen for your skin is dependent on a number of factors including sensitivity, your skin type,...

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More About Your Gut Bacteria

It is eye-opening to take a step back and recognize that so many aspects of our physiology are actually under the control of the countless microbes that live within the intestine. The 100 trillion intestinal bacteria that make up what is called the human microbiome are involved in countless functions that have a profound effect on our health, risk for disease, longevity, mood, and even whether we are slender or fat. In the past, we have been led to believe that bacteria were basically to be...

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The Gut Microbiome and The Gut-Brain Link

From Chopra.com – Why Microbes and Probiotics Matter to Your Health –  The digestive tract works like an assembly line in reverse. Instead of creating food, the digestive tract breaks it down into basic parts to make it easier to absorb and metabolize. As efficient as the digestive tract is, a large portion of the energy stored in food is not processed and metabolized by the human body. Undigested food travels through the intestinal tract and is often fermented and metabolized by...

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Muscular Pain Might Indicate Fibromyalgia – Treatment Available

Dr. David Jensen, WIN Health Institute, LLC and The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.f4cp.com), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic, want you to know that chiropractic care has been shown to reduce the agonizing pain, debilitating fatigue, and joint stiffness associated with fibromyalgia. While fibromyalgia, a medically unexplained syndrome affecting the muscles and connective tissues, responds to various treatments,...

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Exciting News About Vitamin C

In this day of newly discovered and seemingly exotic supplements it is exciting to know that research of the benefits of our old friend Vitamin C is still being carried out.  It appears that this Vitamin must not be overlooked for maintaining optimum health. A new study has found that high dose of Vitamin C can suffocate mutated cancer cells and stop the spread of cancers in certain cases. The study conducted on mice found that cancer cells spreading due to KRAS and BRAF gene mutations could...

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Botanical Flu & Cold Therapy with Shorter Duration & Fewer Side Effects

The coincidental timing of holiday air travel and flu season poses an increased health risk for patients. As your patients begin their travel plans for the holidays, two new studies on elderberry or a combination of Echinacea purpurea and elderberry may reduce the duration and severity of symptoms from colds and flu. The randomized, double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial was conducted with 312 economy class passengers travelling from Australia to an overseas destination. Cold episodes,...

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Chiropractic Care as Primary Approach for Management of Low Back Pain

CARMICHAEL, Calif. – September 14, 2015 – A recent study, Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Radiculopathy and Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Annals of Internal Medicine 8.25.15), concludes that epidural corticosteroid injections for radiculopathy and spinal stenosis are ineffective for long-term pain relief and have no effect on long-term surgery risk. In response, experts at the not-for-profit Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), point out that...

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