As you pass through life, there are few things that destroy confidence more than pimples and a poor complexion. Here is a short video that shows you the proper way to wash your face.

This video gives you some basics. Growing up in a family with a pharmacist as a father exposed me to many prescription remedies for acne.

Today it is not uncommon for me to see a frustrated teen in the pharmacy that just came from the dermatologist with several HUNDRED dollars worth of prescriptions to treat acne. Cleansers, creams, antibiotics, gels. etc…. I often feel it is overkill.

Here is my formula for maintaining a healthy complexion.

Magnesium is important for over 300 metabolic reactions in the human body.  A growing crisis is emerging the the United States as some studies report that 60 to 80% of Americans are Magnesium deficient based on consumption of the standard American diet (S-A-D) How can this be? Many factors lead to magnesium deficiency: Many people [...]

Trying to prevent colds and flu is one of the questions that I get in the pharmacy every day this time of year.  While it may be impossible to prevent contracting a cold or the flu it is possible to ramp up your immune system to help it be as prepared as possible for the [...]

The Kidney and Liver are the most important waste management organs in the human body. The kidney works so hard at filtering and cleansing contaminants and toxins from the blood stream that it can lose most of its functioning capacity before the body starts to show signs and symptoms of a problem.  The kidneys are [...]

Liver Detox The liver is the body’s most important tool for cleansing the body of unwanted toxins and waste. The liver is also a warehouse and factory of vitamins, amino acids, proteins, fat and glucose. Two different phases of detoxification are performed in the liver. The liver works with other digestive organs like the gallbladder. [...]

Time is running out to register yourself to win a iPod and Nike+ Kit.  Register today for our newsletter and put your name in the pumpkin! What can you do to help purge your body of impure chemicals or heavy metal toxicity?  Well you could go out and spend $30 to hundreds of dollars on [...]

Detoxification is the process of purging toxins from our body.   This process can be done regardless of when the exposure has taken place, it could have been yesterday or ten years ago. The body has defense mechanisms to purge toxins from the body and does so every day.  Examples of detoxification can be as simple [...]

Over the weekend my wife and I helped my parents strip walpaper in their living room and dining room.  Thankfully, the larger living room was done quickly and easily with sponges and putty knives in about an hour and 20 minutes.  Dreadfully, the smaller dining room was a nightmare and we had to resort to [...]

Are you time starved?  Who isn’t right?  One of the most challenging things for people is to get exercise wedged in their day, let alone make a trip to the gym.  I found a great article about 10 Tips for a full body workout.  If you can spend 1 hour three times a week, this [...]

Let me give you an example of an enzyme that is very important to our health, nitric oxide. Nitric oxide can be inactivated by even low level lead exposure. Where do you get lead exposure from? Well if you live in an old house or older city you have the potential for exposure to lead [...]