Health & Wellness

Q. Will HgH help me lose weight?

A featured question in our Ask. Dr. Huber section was "Will HgH help me lose weight?" Dr. Huber's reply is as follows: HgH (human growth hormone) is a hot topic but this issue must be approached with great caution. For those who actually have a low HgH then this type of treatment can have a big impact on the quality of their life. But it is not a parlor trick that anyone can just pug into and magically... [Read more]

Cheap and easy hair detox

Wintertime isn't a happy time for my hair. As a dish-water blonde the roots of my hair get dull and darker and the texture of my hair feels coarser in the shower. I try to dry my hair less and use leave-in conditioners, but it doesn't seem to do a tremendous amount to help the situation. Then I stumbled on a natural hair rinse, using apple cider vinegar (ACV). Sure enough, after one treatment in the... [Read more]

The 4 Rules of Health Food vs. Junk Food

How does any given food earn the label of "health food" while another is called "junk food"? Surely President Obama can assign a task force to lead us in the right direction. Some foods get placed on a pedestal as being above all others in the eyes of health minded individuals yet I constantly see some foods that seemed to have snuck onto that list by bribing the doorman and sneaking in the back door.... [Read more]

Want to feel better? Drop acid.

No no no, not the acid your college roommate accidentally took on that road trip to OSU that one time. I’m speaking of your acid/base balance or pH. This is a simple concept and does not require a slide rule, calculator or quantum physics so just relax.  Your pH is a simple measure of acid and its opposing counterpart, base, on a simple scale of 1 to 14. A pH of 1 is very acidic and a pH of 14... [Read more]

Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Part 2)

Since we now have a bigger appreciation for cell membranes and quality bouncers everywhere from part 1 of our story, let's step just inside the doors of the exclusive A-list night club called The Cell. Here we meet the next two sets of players in our tale; the brains of the place and the dancing queens. And oh…do you hear the rumbling? There might be trouble brewing outside. Player #2: The Brains... [Read more]

Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Meet Player #1)

Whether it's sustained weight loss, a sculpted body or vibrant health, if you don't get this you won't succeed: If you're not on the inside you can't impact change. It's often true for the board room and it's certainly true for the 100 trillion cells in your body. In this simple 2-part series we’re going to examine this portion of your insides to see if it spells trouble for your outsides. Getting... [Read more]