Hypothyroidism, The Unsuspected Illness

Hypothyroidism is missed more than 80% of the time in medicine — because of how it is diagnosed. Prior to 1975, hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) was diagnosed by symptoms. The three top symptoms are fatigue, depression and pain. In 1975, a blood test was discovered that measured a certain hormone in the blood. It is called the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). This hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and turns on the secretion of thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) from the thyroid gland. …Read More

Treating Chronic Viruses

There a lot of chronic viruses that people live with – some with symptoms and some without. Why do some people express symptoms when others don’t?

The health of the host is the determining factor

There are many types of chronic viruses that can be latent or active. Most common ones are Herpes I and II, Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), or one of the two viruses that cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Epstein – Barr virus (EBV). …Read More

Healthy Sinuses

Trillions of dollars are spent on over the counter as well as prescription drugs for sinus health from colds and flu’s to allergies to bacterial infections. There is a lot we can to do strengthen our sinus health to prevent the need for so many suppressive medications and here are a few.

First and foremost, sinus congestion is related to gut inflammation. Our digestive tract and our sinus tract are created from the same embryonic tissue while we are developing as an embryo. …Read More

Treating Infections Naturally

Oil of Oregano

Wild Oil of Oregano is an edible medicinal grade essential oil that is grown from a wild species of oregano especially in the Mediterranean. There are a multitude of conditions that Oil of Oregano treats, but the most famous use is its ability to kill infections in the body. Most organisms cannot survive when exposed to the powerful phenols (carvacrol and thymol) which are the active ingredient in this Wild Oil of Oregano. These ingredients work well on their own but have an added potency when found together in nature. …Read More

Holiday Time with Natural Sugars with ZERO Calories

Sugar (sucrose) is a carbohydrate that occurs naturally in EVERY fruit and EVERY vegetable. It occurs in the greatest quantities in sugar cane. Please do not confuse sucrose with sucralose. Just one extra syllable makes a food into a poison. Read labels closely, if sucralose is anywhere on it – avoid it at all costs as it is a highly toxic chemical.
…Read More

Choosing Healthy Protein Bars

In our fast paced lives we often look for a quick nutritional snack or meal replacement. Protein bars have exploded on the market and fill isles at health food stores and have even cropped up at regular food stores within the past few years. Reading labels can be tricky so I’ll give you some tips as you choose the best one for you. Look at the protein source and amount. Most protein bars use whey (dairy) and/or soy. Other types are derived from rice. Look at the type of sweetener used. …Read More

Aging With Grace, Strength and Beauty

The word “anti-aging” has been coined within the past two centuries. The reason is because we know more about aging than ever before in medical history and we realize there are things we can do to both enhance the quality of life we have now and to prevent the “normal” degeneration that comes along with aging like heart disease, bone fragility, Alzheimer’s, cancer etc… …Read More

Fiber in Our Diet

We all know the benefits of fiber in preventing and treating constipation. Other benefits include prevention of:

• Bowel disease including hemorrhoids, diverticulitis and colon cancer
• Diabetes by decreasing the absorption of sugar into the blood
• Heart disease by lowering bad cholesterol, increasing good cholesterol, …Read More

What Do I Do About My Cravings?

So many of us have strong cravings for certain foods – sometimes always and sometimes it surfaces with specific situations.

Below is a common list of cravings and potential causes that you can use to address them. …Read More

Get Ahead of Cold and Flu Season!

This time of year as the temperature drops and we are spending more time together at intimate gatherings, eating more sugar, drinking more alcohol is when more lost days at school and work occur due to more frequent infections. There are a few home remedies that can boost your immune system and assist you to recover more quickly. …Read More

The Importance of Vitamin D

There has been much progress on understanding the vital role Vitamin D plays in our over all health over the past five years. Vitamin D acts more like a hormone than a vitamin. Vitamin D is carried in the blood by binding proteins to their target organs. By understanding the target organs that contain Vitamin D Receptors (VDR) you can begin to understand its health benefits. Overall, when Vitamin D stimulates its receptors, there is proliferation and differentiation of cells which means that each cell is stronger and more vital on its own. Prior to the recent studies flooding scientific research, Vitamin D was only implicated in conditions such as Rickets (softening of the bones in children potentially leading to fractures and deformity due to a Vitamin D deficiency), Osteomalacia (softening of the bones due to defective bone mineralization caused by low Vitamin D levels) and Osteoporosis (poor bone mineral density). Multiple organ systems are affected by vitamin D, not just the bones. …Read More

Mosquito – “The Little Fly”

Mosquitoes carry disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without exhibiting symptoms themselves. Diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue, encephalitis, West Nile, Chikungunya, and filariasis (thread-like parasitic worms that live in the human lymph system) are spread through mosquitoes. Outside of overt diseases, the saliva of the female mosquito (males don’t bite) carries its own venom.
…Read More