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Love Your Immune System with Del-Immune
Hello to all! I hope you all have been feeling more heartfelt, happy and connected by doing a gratitude practice with me this past month....

Carrie Ballas FNP
Feb 1, 20207 min read


Positivity Creates Longevity
My New Year’s wish is for you to stay positive, practicing love, compassion for yourself and others, so that you will therefore reap the benefits of optimal health and longevity!

Carrie Ballas FNP
Jan 1, 20208 min read


GMO Foods and Why You Should Never Eat Them!
According to the FDA, we are being fed GE foods to feed the world with a food that has better flavor, higher crop yield (output), greater resistance to insect damage, and immunity to plant diseases.

Carrie Ballas FNP
Oct 13, 20199 min read


Insomnia, an American Epidemic!
As a follow-up to my “Stress, Friend or Foe” Newsletter last month, I thought it would be appropriate to write about a topic that is an epidemic in our society, at least our American society, which is Insomnia.

Carrie Ballas FNP
Jun 4, 20196 min read
Omega-3: Polyunsaturated fatty acids & immune related diseases
Inflammation is part of the normal host response to infection and injury. However, inappropriate inflammation contributes to several diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both conditions are characterized by the excessive production of inflammatory cytokines, arachidonic acid (AA)-derived eicosanoids, and other inflammatory agents (e.g., reactive oxygen species, adhesion molecules). By virtue of their anti-inflammatory action, ome

Carrie Ballas, FNP
Jun 27, 20171 min read
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