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Too many of us think a diagnosis of cancer is a death sentence. The truth is that more and more people are surviving cancer. There are 14.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S. today, according to the American Cancer Society. In this column, I won’t go into the minutiae of the types of diagnoses and … Read more
(from 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress by Kathleen Barnes) Meditation isn’t complicated or particularly esoteric. Meditation is simply stilling your mind. Since we know the mind and body and spirit are all interwoven, stilling the mind will heal body and spirit as well. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, but modern science … Read more
Brain health is on my mind lately, as it should be on yours if you want to keep your brain healthy and your mind clear. My mother and grandmother both died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t want to know if I have the APOE gene that predisposes one to Alzheimer’s, simply because I … Read more
Nowadays, everyone wants super bright pearly whites. But if you want your smile to last a lifetime, you need to be just as concerned about fighting gum disease, which affects almost 90% of all of us over the age 20. Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease that can easily be reversed; with regular … Read more
Last Updated: June 28, 2019 From The Healing Power of Trauma Comfrey by Holly Lucille, ND, RN It’s that time of year—for bumps, bruises, sprains and all of the not–so-fun adjuncts to an active outdoor life. If you’ve ever had a sprained ankle, a black-and-blue bruise or an aching back – and who hasn’t? — … Read more
For some reason, we and our modern medical practitioners have forgotten the value of food, not only in creating our general health, but in actually correcting health problem. Yes, my friends, food is medicine. And yes, you can find healing in ordinary foods you can grow in your garden or buy at your local farmers … Read more
Imagine a substance so powerful that it swiftly moves through your body, soothing inflammation, repairing cell damage and pumping up your immune system, maybe even reversing the hands of time. Let me introduce you to alpha lipoic acid (ALA), which researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have discovered its antioxidant power is 400 times greater … Read more
From What Your Doctor Fails to Tell You About Iodine and Your Thyroid by Robert Thompson, M.D. I’m going to make a bold statement here: Iodine shortfalls coupled with bromine and other toxic halogens cause fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer. Breast tissue contains the body’s third highest concentrations of this essential mineral, so shortfalls … Read more
RoundUp is everywhere. It’s on your shoes, in your drinking water and in your food. This insidious poison is part of a greedy and misguided effort to completely control our food, engineered by Monsanto, to promote the sales of its GMO and RoundUp Ready seeds. The evidence is mounting. There’s no longer any question that … Read more
RL for neonicotinoid pesticides—the ones largely held responsible for the sharp decline in bee colonies around the world. The order does not affect neonicotinoids already on the market—including the massive numbers of plants sold in big box stores, including Home Depot, Lowe’s and Walmart, as well as other large garden centers. In fact, after the public … Read more