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True confession: I am a catalog addict. I’ll read any catalog, even if it’s for farm equipment or shipping materials, in which I have zero interest. Mind you, I rarely order anything from these catalogs. I just like to look at them. So when the latest catalog came from a national bedding store, I naturally … Read more
My regular readers know that I have particular concerns about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia since they run in my family. All of us are concerned about retaining memory and cognitive function as we age and most of us know that dementia is not a normal part of the aging process. Here are some excellent natural … Read more
Most of us have probably taken melatonin to help us sleep after a stressful day or to get sleep patterns back in sync after an international flight. Now new research shows that melatonin has other important benefits outside of its ability to regulate sleep rhythms. In fact without the brain’s ability to manufacture the hormone … Read more
I get this question all the time: Isn’t soy a health food? The answer, in a nutshell is: No! Unfermented soy is about as far from a health food as you can get. I’ll get into fermented soy products in a moment. Soy dangers Over the years, solid research has linked soy to: breast cancer … Read more
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