The Link Between Nutrition and Mental Illness
Clinical psychologist Julia Rucklidge at the University of Canterbury insists that optimizing nutrition is a safe and effective treatment for mental illness. She argues that our reliance on...
View ArticleLow-Sodium Recipes for Glorious One-Pot Meals
Reader question: Love the recipes! Am a former culinary instructor who just recently was put on 1500 mg of salt per day. As a result I have been concentrating on your low sodium recipes. After making...
View ArticleWould You Rather Take A Daily Pill or Change Your Diet?
To what lengths would you go to to avoid taking a daily pill that promised to increase your life span? New research out of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of North...
View ArticleBought: The Truth Behind Vaccines, Big Pharma, and Your Food
If you haven’t seen the movie “Bought” yet, it’s free until March 15th, so click over there and sit back to watch the state of health in our country unfold before your eyes. The film looks at the...
View ArticleTreat Hay Fever Symptoms Naturally
Spring has sprung early here and plants are budding, which means pollen is in the air and wreaking havoc in people’s sinus passages. Migraines, runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, itchy mouth, foggy...
View ArticleIs It A Cold or Is It Allergies?
Your nose is running, your head feels stuffy, you’ve been sneezing… you know you feel crappy, but how do you know if it’s a cold or if it’s allergies? A better question might be: What color is your...
View ArticleA Natural Treatment for Depression: Probiotics
Participants in a study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity showed a reduced amount of ruminative thoughts leading to depression after supplementing with several species of probiotics for one...
View ArticleDoes Parkinson’s Disease Start in the Gut?
A fascinating study funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research looks at the microbiome (the population of bacteria in the human gut) in people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Lo’...
View ArticleCould You Be Drinking Too Much Water?
Are you over-hydrated? In an age when the idea that we always need to drink more water is drilled into our consciousness, it’s easy to forget that drinking too much water can be just as bad as drinking...
View ArticleCould You Be Getting Too Much Calcium?
For decades, women have been encouraged -and even bullied- by health and medical experts to supplement with calcium in order to combat a possible osteoporosis diagnosis in the future. But could this...
View ArticleNutrition and Autoimmunity talk in Frisco, CO May 23, 2016
Just a quick post to let you know that I’ll be speaking at the new Natural Grocers Vitamin Cottage in Frisco at 12 pm on Monday, May 23, 2016. This talk is free and open to the public! Autoimmunity is...
View ArticleIs the Gardisil Vaccine Safe?
One more pre-teen girl has died after receiving the Gardisil vaccine, an unnecessary and dangerous vaccine that is being pushed on parents of adolescents as an imperative safeguard for your child’s...
View ArticleThe Teal Pumpkin Project = Allergy-Safe Trick-or-Treating
Have you heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project? Begun by FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) and in its third year, pumpkins painted a bluey-green teal indicate a house that hands out...
View ArticleChanging Your Mindset Can Change Your Life
When I was a 14-year old high school freshman, I decided I was tired of being lonely and wanted to have more friends. This was a conscious thought. Changing my mindset worked and by senior year,...
View ArticleAre You Itchy Down There? Natural Remedies for Itchy Anus and Genitals
I was asked for suggestions to help someone who has continued to suffer from itchiness on her rectum even while following a customized anti-inflammatory diet based on her MRT results and after...
View ArticleThe BEST clean foundation: Beautycounter
I’ve found the pot of gold at the end of my quest for the perfect foundation: Beautycounter’s Tint Skin Hydrating Foundation! Even better: it’s free of a lot of the nasty stuff that’s in regular...
View ArticleRelieve a Sunburn with Apple Cider Vinegar and Coconut Oil
As hard as I try to help my kids avoid a sunburn, there have been a couple of times over the years when they’ve gotten sunburned regardless of my best efforts. Learning about this surprising use for...
View ArticleFace Cleanser for Sensitive Skin
Clear skin can be accomplished simply by have a good skin care routine, and the foundation of your routine should be a nourishing, non-drying, non-abrasive skin cleanser that does a through job of...
View ArticleWhat’s In an Egg at Fast Food Restaurants?
Getting an egg may seem to be a healthy option when you’re looking to grab something at a fast food or fast-casual restaurant. But is it always just an egg that you’re getting when you order that egg...
View ArticleCan You Get Parasites from a Water Park Visit?
I am working with a man in his 30s who is in overall good health. Eats well, works out regularly, keeps himself fit. About three weeks ago, he took his family to a water park and almost immediately...
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