H1N1

It is mid October now and I'm hearing reports of MANY people ill with viruses: cold or flu.  I spoke with an ER provider last week who said they're seeing 3x the usual number of people and was frustrated by people coming in who didn't need to come in.  So for all: contact your local health department by phone or website if you wonder about the symptoms of influenza versus cold viruses and then what 'secondary' illnesses can happen that might need treatment if you chose to go that route (such as antibiotics).  Other clinics may have helpful webs  read more »

Mardy's Note: This is a piece originally written in the fall of 2009 which in fall of 2011 I am amending to make it more consistent with current, 2011 Lumigrate-ness. 

There is a lot of awareness and scrutiny right now -- perhaps 'criticism' related to what the media is providing us with for information.  I thought it would be interesting to add something here about our recent experience with The Denver Post doing a story about influenza.   read more »

Want to know what you can start doing NOW to have the best shot at being healthy this fall and winter?  We have some things to get you started on....  read more »

I decided to reverse the order I was going to do new blogs and put my summary about intestinal health from an integrative medicine perspective up today because I just read an article in the August 17th  Time magazine last night about influenza (those that know me know to tease me about my choice of bedtime reading).  Last week I was kind of sidetracked with all the hoopla over President Obama coming to Grand Junction and wasn't keeping up with the other news and hadn't realized there is quite a lot of concern about the pattern in the past of influenza not really sweeping until sch  read more »