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How to Manage an IBS Flare-up

Living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is like being a detective in your own health mystery. When it’s calm, everything seems fine. You might even forget it’s there until your belly tightens like a vise, your bowels go rogue, and

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20 Ways to Stay Healthy

Your health is everything. Staying healthy helps you have the energy you need to work and play. Here are twenty simple ways that will improve your health: Integrative Medica specializes in complementary and alternative medicine. Patients that come into Integrative Medica can

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What Happens When You Have Poor Circulation?

If your fingers and toes frequently fall asleep or feel tingly, it could be a sign that your circulation isn’t as good as it could be.  Your circulatory system is responsible for delivering oxygen, blood, and nutrients to your entire

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What Happens If Lyme Disease Is Left Untreated?

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. You get Lyme disease when a tick infected with the bacteria bites you.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they receive about 30,000 reports

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Lyme Disease: Don’t Let It Ruin Your Vision

Did you know that a routine eye exam can detect signs of Lyme disease? This tick-borne illness, spread by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi starts out as a rash and can lead to a wide variety of symptoms, such as joint

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