Mainstream medicine is entering the fray on GMO labeling, on the side of those of us who think we ought to have a right to know what is in our food. In an article published a couple of weeks ago in the usually stodgy New England Journal of Medicine, doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical … Read more
from What Doctors Fail to Tell You About Iodine and Your Thyroid By Robert Thompson, M.D. Americans are experiencing a dramatic drop in iodine levels and a corresponding deterioration in our collective health. Between the early 1970s and the early 1990s, we experienced an average drop in iodine levels of 50%. In just 20 years! … Read more
No doubt you’ve heard by now that green tea is packed with health benefits. I’m here today to tell you the whys and the hows: Boosts metabolism: Green tea is our best source of metabolism-boosting EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) and the mild stimulant effects of its low levels of caffeine (24-40 mg per cup compared to … Read more
Updated: November 10, 2017 – This article originally appeared in Natural Awakenings Magazine. In case you haven’t noticed, food prices are climbing steadily. I get sticker shock every week at my local supermarket. We’re all been financially squeezed from time to time and some of us have really been rocked by the economic downturn, perhaps … 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
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
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
Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden By Kathleen Barnes There is a certain romance to growing your own food. Whether it comes from a solitary basil plant on a window ledge, a potted tomato on an urban balcony, a small plot in a community garden or a well-manicured full-scale spread, we humans take … Read more