Author Archives: Dr. Durrell Handwerger, DNP, APRN

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The Healing Foods Of Rosh Hashana for a Healthy New Year.

We at South Florida Integrative Health Center would like to take this time to wish everyone a happy and healthy year. Although last year has been a difficult and challenging year, there is now a new opportunity to bring in healthy changes in mind,...

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Obesity Leads to Vitamin A Deficiency

https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2015/11/obesity-leads-to-silent-vitamin-a-deficiency-in-major-organs With all the talk about Vitamin D, its sister vitamin, Vitamin A is not getting the attention it deserves. It is one of the very important...

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Environmental Chemicals and Health

Every day we are exposed to hundreds of toxic chemicals through products like medications, pesticides, processed foods, cleaning products, pollution and cosmetics. As the chemicals increase so do chronic diseases. What does it mean when a...

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Stress and our Immune System

Did you ever notice after a stressful event, maybe a deadline, a speech, anything that makes you feel really anxious and then afterwards you feel a cold coming on. Yes, stress releases a hormone called cortisol because your body and mind perceive...

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Detox for life

Cholesterol diet, diabetes control and healthy food nutritional concept with clean fruits in heart dish with cardiologist and nutritionist monitoring conceptual idea What does detoxification mean to you? Is it getting rid of animal foods and...

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Whats in your medicine cabinet?

Early in my career as a Nurse Practitioner , I would make home visits to the elderly. There I would do primary care. I would check their medications, diagnose and prescribe; the usual for a primary care office visit. But one thing was different. I...

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