Posted on: December 3rd, 2021
Amazing doors open when we are aware that it is possible to communicate directly with the spirits of things. Flower and vibrational essences are one example of healing tools born of an expanded understanding of interrelatedness. Essences are vibrational impressions of a flower, leaf, gem, or other entity, stabilized in water and preserved with grape alcohol or another neutral medium. Essences have been used extensively in healing by various cultures as a form of spirit medicine. Essences were possibly important tools in ancient human societies such as those of Egypt and Sumeria, as well as in fabled societies like Atlantis … Continue Reading →
Posted on: October 22nd, 2021
Mentioned in the attention focused on COVID-19 are contributing factors that make an individual more at risk for experiencing serious symptoms. In most cases specific diseases are included on a list of these factors: hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, immune compromised status, cancer, and obesity. However, some lists also include environment exposures to toxic substances that negatively impact your immune system. To protect against the latter, we rely on a product’s ingredients label and the efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify any chemicals that might pose a potential risk. Therefore, it was alarming last … Continue Reading →
Posted on: January 12th, 2021
Q. Is it difficult to switch from a poor diet to a healthy one?
A. Armed with reasons to improve your diet, you will be more successful if you do not attempt to implement an overnight Bolshevik Revolution. Gradually oust the bad and the ugly and phase-in nutritious, health-boosting fare. Eat smaller portions (using smaller plates and bowls), and progressively eliminate frequent junk nibbling, replacing them with one nutritious snack between meals.
Q. Is cooking healthy more time consuming?
A. Absolutely not! Literally hundreds of delicious dishes can be made with little time investment. Quality-oriented food preparation also takes less … Continue Reading →
Article from Townsend Letter
The clinical importance of 5alpha-reductase in human health and pathology,
part 2: Women – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Premenstural Dysphoric Disorder, hormone replacement therapy and beyond.
by Alan B. McDaniel, MD
Introduction
Men and women have the same sex hormones, made from cholesterol by our ovaries or testicles and adrenal glands, also the brain… and even the skin! The body assumes male and female forms depending upon on how much of which hormone we make. This net effect is determined by enzymes, which produce our hormones and then alter them, to subtly “fine-tune” the messages … Continue Reading →
Posted on: March 6th, 2020
Although parents are responsible for their children until the age of 18, including providing consent or refusal of treatment for theirminorchild, the parens patriae doctrine gives state governments the right to intervene when a parent’s decisionis deemed to be contrary to the best interest of the child’s well-being. States are increasingly invoking this privilege by enforcing mandatory vaccinations. As serious as parents having their child’s healthcare decisions preempted by the state is, there is another legislative trend that further reduces parental authority. Children are increasingly gaining their right of consent for their own healthcare decisions. Many states are lowering the … Continue Reading →
Posted on: October 8th, 2019
In Part One, (September 10, 2019), we presented healthful breakfast and snack ideas. In this Part Two you will find main meal, dessert, and light meal suggestions. Always keep in mind that it is necessary to plan ahead each day, when you will actually start to prepare a meal. Waiting until you are starving, ready to devour the kitchen counter, is a prescription for: “It’s too late now,” and resorting to an unhealthy option. Remember also that a well-stocked kitchen, with a variety of ingredients from all food groups (whole foods, that is, not the processed stuff), and shopping once … Continue Reading →
Posted on: February 13th, 2018
Every year by mid January or February, New Year’s resolutions to improve eating habits are often relegated to the compost pile. The question is why? The reasons are usually logistical in nature. First, it is necessary to create a doable plan how to implement the changes. For example, if you want to stop skipping breakfasts or consuming “breakfast” junk on the run, make sure that when you go food shopping you stock up on wholesome ingredients, including quick-and-easy-to-prepare breakfast foods. Going to bed at night 30 minutes earlier than in the past, makes it possible to get up earlier in … Continue Reading →
Posted on: July 11th, 2017
Few family activities are more enjoyable than spending time with kids “playing” in the kitchen. We are not talking about letting a toddler slice raw carrots with a sharp weapon called a “chef’s knife!” The benefits of teaching children how to cook are numerous. Such activity leads to a deeper bonding between them and the adult(s) teaching them these skills. The children learn to become familiar with different foods and are therefore more willing to eat a wider variety of them. Reading and math are enhanced by learning to follow recipes, cooking vocabulary, temperatures, and how to count or measure … Continue Reading →
HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE FOR DEALING WITH AN ILLNESS
By Jan DeCourtney, CMT, CNA, BA, Walt Stoll, MD