John WhitcombFor a column that has spent some effort to advocate for Vitamin D and its benefits, it’s important for us to also know where our upper limit is. What is toxic? I get that question all the time and we haven’t had a clear answer. Now we do! It’s...
STRESS!!! We all have it. We are up to the eyebrows with stress and are assaulted on all sides, every day with anxiety, job stress, chemical stress, fighting politicians, anxious news reports, TV with murder and mayhem. Where do we find a quite...
Nuts - you’ve just gotta love ’em. They’re the friendly food that brings you many more benefits than you expected. Be a good buddy to nuts, invite them to breakfast, lunch, or dinner and discover the tasty, healthful surprises they’ll deliver.
One of the areas where we can shift our tastes slightly and make a significant impact on our health is by steering away from the traditional ground crops providing us with corn, soy, safflower and vegetable oils. Coconut oil research has now cracked...
As a Naturopathic Doctor I have been taught to think about health and healing in a very comprehensive, holistic manner. In fact, the science that drives my thought process is that of Vitalism. Vitalism states that our bodies have an inherent self...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world. Although this disease employs more doctors than any other branch of medicine, recent discoveries show some fundamental flaws in our understanding of it - particularly the basic...
It is very good to meet you, Susan. Yoga has definitely moved into the mainstream, along with healthy aging which is coming to the forefront of baby boomers’ thinking. Can you tell me how you first came to yoga? I discovered yoga while I was...
After using beta-blockers as the drug of choice to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) for 30 years, doctors have finally been warned that the drugs are ineffective and dangerous.
Fasting is the voluntary abstention from food for a period, which can range from 12 hours to 90 days or more. Most therapeutic fasts are, however, usually for between three to seven days. Liquid ...
Scientists believe they have figured out why hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has caused coronary heart disease. Apparently it's to do with estrogen that relaxes the blood vessels in a younger woman, and then suddenly does the opposite once the...
