Essential Fatty Acids | Dr. Chad Edwards

Where Do We Get Our Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

March 15, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

It is important to understand good sources and ratios of Omega-3 & Omega-6 fatty acids. This post will help.

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Portion Control is Key!!!

December 25, 2009 By Doc 3 Comments

As stated previously, controlling intake is an essential component to weight control. You must know how much you are taking in. Otherwise, you will never know what adjustments need to be made. The scientific method requires the manipulation of only one variable and evaluating the results. The fact is, many people are inadvertently manipulating multiple variables [...]

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Acai is common to many health related fruit juices

December 25, 2009 By Doc Leave a Comment

Acai has been included in many health beverage fruit juices lately due to its numerous vitamins and phytonutrients. The benefits of Acai as a superfruit/superfood, as well as some of the research behind it, is discussed below. Euterpe oleracea is a species of palm tree Found in South America. The polyphenols in acai slow the [...]

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Fish Oil Is A Great Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]

Tensegrity Tip – 2 Ways To Increase Vitamin D

Dr. Chad Edwards recommends ensuring adequate Vitamin D levels. Most patients will need some supplementation in order to ensure these appropriate levels. Here are 2 ways to supplement…

Tensegrity Tip – Gut Health & The Paleo Diet

Dr. Chad Edwards is one of the few doctors in Tulsa, Oklahoma practicing Functional Medicine. Functional medicine seeks to identify the source or root cause of the problem and focus efforts on treating that issue. When that issue is fixed then the subsequent problems will take care of themselves. The Tensegrity Tip for today is [...]

Tulsa Prolotherapy – Is It Right For You And How Do You Know?

Prolotherapy is, without question, one of the greatest procedures I have ever seen or experienced. Before I moved to Tulsa, I started looking for prolotherapy physicians in the Tulsa area. Now, I know a lot of drug reps and physicians in Tulsa. I found 1 pretty quick but it took months to find the second. [...]

Are diet drinks really helping?

When it comes to drinking sweet tasting substances (soda, coke, coca cola, pop, tea, etc) there are no free rides! I’ve seen extremely overweight people drinking a 44 oz ‘diet coke’ and just had to chuckle. Now, I’m not saying that drinking any diet drinks make you fat but it reminds me of a comedian [...]

Where Do We Get Our Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

Portion Control is Key!!!

Acai is common to many health related fruit juices

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