Lower Your Salt Intake? Fugetaboutit! Folks, I have written to you many times about the benefits of unrefined salt. Human beings are designed to desire and utilize salt on a daily basis. We can’t live without salt. Remember, we have no stores of salt in our bodies. Either we ingest adequate amounts of salt on … Read more
Why Are Women More Prone To Anxiety? Nearly a quarter of women between age 20 and 60—23 percent—are on antidepressants. Depression often coexists with anxiety; these are two common problems in terms of mental health, and both are very common in women. But why are women more prone to anxiety than men? For starters, the … Read more
The Importance of Brain Health We often don’t think about the brain—after all, we can’t see it—but throughout the last couple of decades as it’s becoming more thoroughly studied, researchers (not to mention the general population) realize that caring for the brain is a critical part of survival. Brain health directly relates to attention deficit … Read more
Folks, I sent the following letter (below) to the editor of the American Family Physician Journal. I wrote the letter after reading an article about the shingles vaccine. “Do I need the shingles vaccine,” is one of the most common questions I receive in my practice. I hope this letter will help you decide on whether to … Read more
The Value of Sugar Detox I know the value of ridding the body of excess sugar. For more than forty years, I have incorporated sugar detox into treatments for countless patients suffering from chronic health problems. I have also seen thousands of people whose chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were aggravated by their sweet teeth. … Read more
Sugar Addiction Are you a sugar addict? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. American adults consume about 15 percent of our calories from sugars that are added to foods during processing—or 140 to 150 pounds of sugar per person each year! A mind blowing 37 percent of added sugars are consumed in … Read more
Are you aware that cucumber juice helps bring down body temperature, is highly alkalizing and effective for removing uric acid crystalization in joints, like with gout. There may be a slight pain when drinking this juice – a sign of healing – it is the stirring of the old toxins to be eliminated. The celery … Read more
Ride a Bike. Live Longer. By Tina Schmidt Everybody is too busy. Too anxious. Most of us are struggling to fit in a fitness routine that’s effective without taking away time from the rest of our lives and our family. We’re concerned about the environment and wondering if we’re doing enough, or if what we’re … Read more
Using Lemon and Pineapple to Quickly Shift Body pH in your Favor There is a link between body pH and many diseases. Health conscious people often attempt to maintain a higher than normal body pH (alkaline). Those eating a healthy diet will naturally become alkaline from their diets, but it is very easy to become … Read more