By Jacob Teitelbaum Does this sound like you: irritable when you’re hungry, sudden periods of intense food cravings, exploding over little mistakes or problems? Welcome to the world of adrenal exhaustion. Our adrenal glands make the stress hormones, adrenaline, and cortisol. Excess stress can exhaust your adrenal gland, leaving you feeling anxious and irritable, tired—sometimes … Read more
Yep, that’s right, chocolate: that oh-so-indulgent treat that makes women around the world swoon. But it’s not the convenience store candy bar or the box of chocolate-covered cherries that best support your heart. It’s the dark and cocoa powder varieties that work best. When you surf the shelves for the best chocolate, keep this in … Read more
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a complex pattern of symptoms, including fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, chemical sensitivity, headache, “brain fog,” poor memory, changes in appetite, and sleep disturbances. Regardless of Western medical terminology, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) characterizes all illnesses as imbalances of organ function or poor circulation of qi (pronounced chi), or energy, and blood … Read more
By James Keough Holistic practitioners have long extolled the virtues of cranberry juice for overcoming urinary tract infections (see Alternative Medicine magazine), and in recent years, researchers have identified proanthocyanidins (PACs) as some of the berry’s more important health-promoting constituents. The berries also pack more antioxidants than grapes. Because they are so tart, however, the … Read more
A type 3 sugar addiction needs sugar fixes regularly. From morning to night, the type 3 sugar addict noshes on donuts, Danish, cookies, cake, Ho-Hos, and other sweets. Without knowing it, however, when you feed yourself sugar, you are also feeding the yeast in your body. No, we’re not talking about the type that you … Read more
You run marathons, regularly lift weights, and are the Pilates queen. But when’s the last time you worked out your brain? That gray matter needs exertion, too. More than that, it needs variety. Just as you exercise your entire body and all its muscle groups, likewise, you should exercise your entire brain to stay sharp … Read more
In America, almost one in three adults are living with high blood pressure, that’s why the topic of dietary recommendations for high blood pressure is becoming more and more popular these days. What causes high blood pressure? Normally not consuming enough vegetables and fruits can result in a high sodium intake and low potassium intake, … Read more
The question of the century seems to be, “how can I be happy?” and most importantly, “what does it take to be happy every day?” Interestingly enough, happiness isn’t exactly what we think it is. In a way, happiness, which has been inaccurately distilled down to the idea of constant and unwavering euphoria, is much … Read more
Forget about starving the cold and feeding the fever. Ayurveda, naturopathic medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine can stop a sickness at first sniffle. We all seem to face colds and flu, what can we do to protect ourselves? Ayurveda The centuries-old Indian healing practice of ayurveda views colds and flus as signs of an imbalance … Read more
If you’ve ever experienced stomach bloating, you know how uncomfortable it can be. Maybe it feels like there’s a balloon about to burst in your belly, or you get painful gas. Your stomach may even bulge out so much that you need to unbutton your pants just to breathe. Bloating can be caused by a … Read more