Guard the Temple

David L. Antion, Ph.D. is a certified Nutrition Consultant

He has studied clinical nutrition for over 40 years.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

How They Make Us Sick Trying to Make Us Well

Prior to 1997, a person was not considered to have only mild hypertension with a blood pressure level of 160/100. Doctors were advised to use their own discretion as to whether or not they felt the necessity to treat a patient with mild hypertension.
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The Deception of Heartburn

Have you noticed the number of antacids, acid blockers, and aids for indigestion on your local over the counter medicine shelf? They range from Tums to Rolaids, from Pepcid-AC to Tagamet, from Mylanta to Pepto-Bismol.
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The Good and Bad About Cholesterol

Cholesterol has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of decades. There has been much misleading information leading to a great deal of confusion in the general public. Most of us have heard all the bad things about cholesterol and many don’t realize that the body makes its own cholesterol.
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Understanding Free Radicals

“Free Radicals” is a term that sounds like Muslim terrorists being let out of prison. But that’s not what I’m talking about here. Perhaps the best way to describe a “free radical” is to explain the difference between carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
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The Nightmare of Diabetes

A client of mine came in with tears this morning. She just got news that her mother, age 69, had only a short time to live and was in the final stages of kidney failure.
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Calcium Complexities

They say, “Take calcium. Take more. Add citric acid. Add phosphorus.” Did you know that there are three “kinds” of calcium in your body? What do you need to build bone and absorb calcium?
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