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Change is a conscious choice that often times is conquered by unconscious baggage.  Take smokers for example.  Most people who smoke cigarettes know that they will eventually kill them and want to “quit”, but can’t.  Why?  Because there are underlying conflicts that keep the person “hooked” and any change is experienced as terrifying.  Yep, that’s […]

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There are many types and causes of headaches.  Regardless of the cause, if you have a headache, you want it to end.  Fast!  This has produced a large market for medications that cover up the symptoms of headaches without addressing the root cause.  These powerful drugs numb the nervous system so the pain doesn’t register. […]

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Cleanings are some of the most popular treatments requested at Torrey Hills Dental.  Many patients will call and request a dental cleaning, in order to ensure plaque and bacteria are removed from their teeth.  But most people are unaware of the different types of cleaning offered, and which one is right for them.  At Torrey […]

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The ‘Birds and the Bees’ conversation is what Healthy Chats aims to ease and demystify.  Whether you attend a seminar or not, once the day of the ‘big talk’ is over, there’s ultimately got to be some follow up.  In this post, we’ll review how to approach – and survive – the next conversation. 1.    […]

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With the recent kidnapping and molestation of an 8 year-old child, parents are once again encouraged to sit down with their kids and discuss “Stranger Danger” which typically leads to children being “afraid” of talking or interacting with “strangers”. Beware of strangers is something that is common for parents to teach their children and for […]

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A senseless bombing at the end of the infamous Boston Marathon has now forced parents to go to work securing their children that “everything is going to be okay”.  After all, the role of a parent is to secure and protect their children.  But, how from senseless Terrorist attacks?  Whether it’s a terrorist act, an […]

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There are more than 200 bones in the body.  Wherever two bones come together at a joint, there is movement.  Since joints in the spine are very close to the spinal cord and nerve roots, too much or too little joint motion can have serious effects on overall health. When spinal bones get “stuck” and […]

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We often hear people talk about eating “clean”.  Unfortunately I think there is often a lot of confusion about what that is. First, this is not a new, novel idea.  The entire definition of “eating clean” is eating the way nature intended – real foods with as little processing as possible.  Eating clean doesn’t really […]

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April is one of the two best months of the year for planting in the garden (October is the other one).  Now is the time to be thinking ahead for summer.  If you like to plant seeds, beans, beets, carrots, chard, corn, cucumbers, edamame, eggplants, herbs, leaf lettuce, melons, peppers and chilies, potatoes, radishes, summer squash, sunflowers, […]

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So often, clients are frustrated by how hard it becomes to lose weight as we get just a little it older.  There are so many factors, but here are eight very common reasons that you may think you are doing all the right things, but still not losing weight. You are underestimating your calories.  A […]

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March, for me, is a month for garden preparation.  I feed my soil with compost and fertilize my plants with organics like alfalfa pellets, bone meal, blood meal, Epsom salts, and anything else I have lying around from the previous year.  I put it all together in my wagon, mix it up and portion it out to […]

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Creating your revocable living trust is the first step of your estate planning.  Once you sign your trust, however, there is additional work to be done.  A trust needs to be funded with the property you want the instructions in your trust to apply to.  Simply attaching a list of your assets as a schedule […]

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