With the growing threat of antibiotic resistance so much in the news, all eyes are on efforts to combat drug-resistant infections. The crisis has become so serious that the United Nations convened in general assembly for only the fourth time in its …
Spring Clean with Body Detox
Good Things In, Bad Things Out! Putting good things INTO our bodies - the first step we need to do. This means eating nutritious foods as much as possible and taking our Ultimate Foundation multi-vitamin, mineral and herb formula. Taking bad …
Does Chronic Lyme Exist?
It is amazing how Lyme disease can cause incredibly deep-seated controversies. This often pits you against your doctor and insurance company. Even members of the medical establishment disagree with each other. One of the key points of their …
Help! I Think My Pet Has Lyme Disease!
No need to worry, there is a natural answer for treating your furry friend – and its simple. Monolaurin! Adjust Monolaurin dosage for the weight of the animal (180#=3 scoops, 80 pellets per scoop) Add the Monolaurin to your pet’s food 2-3 …
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3 Steps to Removing Ticks Safely
Tick season is HERE!! If you, your kids or a pet are bitten -don’t panic, just follow these simple steps to remove it safely! Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. Pull upward with steady, even …
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids’ Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
(Excerpts from Allison Aubrey) A new study suggests wrangling your kids to bed at the same time each night could help set them up for a healthier future. Nagging your kids to stick to a set bedtime each night may feel like a thankless task. But …
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Nuts? Eat Up!
The holidays are full of delicious and tempting snacks and treats, but you don’t have to feel guilty about this one anymore – Nuts! But don’t nuts have a lot of fat calories? Yes, nuts contain about 170 calories per ounce! So, why aren’t these …
Where to Find Grass-Fed Meat
(Our thanks to Dr. Al Sears for his input.) Profit VS. Quality The food industry, like any other industry, has always had the goal to sell food with the highest profit margin possible. Unfortunately, modern technology has made it easy to put …
Away With Acne
An Easy Answer That Actually Works The good news: Chocolate has nothing to do with it! The bad news: Your favorite junk foods do! The old tales of chocolate causing acne may not be the true culprit – unless you are eating an entire bar of …
15 Ways to Eat Your Water
(Excerpts from Amanda MacMillan’s article “15 Foods That Help You Stay Hydrated“) According to the old rule of thumb, you’re supposed to drink eight glasses of water per day (and some experts recommend even more). That can seem like a daunting …
3 Good Oils Everyone Should Have
(We appreciate input from Dr. Sears, one of our favorite nutritional doctors.) Generalized Nutritional “Facts” You've probably heard some very confusing advice about which cooking oils are best for your health. Almost every time you read an …
White Meat Versus Dark Meat
(We appreciate input from author, Cat Ebeling.) White Meat – Manna from Heaven? White meat chicken and turkey have been the darling of health and weight loss. It has been promoted as the “low fat / low calorie” perfect protein meat. The …
Coffee – the Good, Bad and Ugly
(This is a topic that always brings up a pros and cons debate and, sometimes, a lot of emotion when talked about.) Many people don’t know it but there have been 24 beneficial compounds identified so far in coffee. (Note that we’re …
Blue Bedrooms for Better Sleep!
Americans do many things in the bedroom - watch TV, work, and exercise - but many of us aren’t doing the most important thing we need to do……sleep. It is actually quite a serious matter. The Center for Disease Control says up to 70 million of us …
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Diabetes
Exciting new research! Science has linked alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) to increasing our mitochondrial energy production and helping prevent diabetes. At first, medical researchers initially classified alpha-lipoic acid as a new vitamin but then …
Diabetes in The Spotlight
Learning to manage your Diabetes symptoms can be tough - having people to support you can greatly impact your success. For some, Mary Tyler Moore was that support. She spent decades advocating for diabetes research and for people with diabetes. We …