Don't fall prey to fear. Take charge of your health! Just today, I saw about 10 different signs advertising the flu vaccine. Have you noticed over the last few years, the ads are becoming more fear based? I’ll never know why, the CDC and the AMA refuse to acknowledge and promote the role of immune boosting herbs and healthy diet and lifestyle tips for preventing colds and flu ..and instead ...
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Just today, I saw about 10 different signs advertising the flu vaccine. I’ll never know why, instead of this massive ad campaign, physicians don’t just encourage the use of immune boosting herbs such as Echinacea, and Elderberry or recommend fresh-made vegetable juice, essential oils, miso soup, Omega 3’s and Vitamin D. Actually, I do know why...except for a few docs who have broken from the pack, physicians are not trained ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Eating , Healthy Kids , Mental Illness , Pregnancy , Prevention
Super Foods for a Healthy Family
I know the names Acai (pronounced ahh Sigh Eee), Cacao (pronounced Ca Cow) and Goji sound like exotic, foreign substances, but the truth is these are nutrient-dense “superfoods” that are rapidly gaining in popularity. And my prediction is, as more of us focus on ways to live longer, healthier lives, these strange sounding powders and berries will soon become household words. The term “superfood” was coined in 2004 by Dr. Steven Pratt ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Kids , Healthy Living , Pregnancy , Prevention
One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Give Your Child (& Yourself)
Get Healthy BEFORE You Get Pregnant... by Maureen McDonnell, RN We all know there are many factors at play in the days and weeks following conception that are crucial for the survival and healthy development of a fetus such as diet, stress, infection, tobacco use, environmental toxins, alcohol, drugs etc. But what we don’t often consider (and yet it may be of equal, if not greater significance) is the health status ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Living , Mental Illness , Pregnancy , Prevention
Stop the Insanity! The Over-Drugging of a Nation
The Over-Drugging of a Nation
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Kids , Healthy Living , Prevention
What Do Cigarettes, Sugar and Vaccines Have in Common?
In 1958 the Center for Disease Control (undoubtedly influenced by Big Tobacco) announced: “Smoking does not cause lung cancer.” In the 1970’s, the Sugar Industry began its well-funded PR campaign to shift public opinion away from the health destroying effects of sugar. Documents have recently been unearthed from the archives at Colorado University’s library (1) revealing the strategy the industry took to make this happen. By financially supporting (pre-determined outcome) studies, manipulating ...
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To Juice or Not to Juice? To juice or not to juice is definitely “not” the question! I don’t think there is much of a debate regarding the health benefits of consuming such a rich source of nutrients & cleansing elements, or how these organic, fresh-made drinks boost your energy and improve immune function. But just in case you are not yet convinced of the advantages, here’s a quick review of ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Eating , Healthy Kids , Mental Illness
The Relationship between the Gut and the Brain
Typically, gut specialists (gastroenterologists) and the brain docs (psychiatrists) do not function under the premise that their specialties are in any way related. However, new understandings have emerged which show a wonderfully interwoven, codependent relationship between what goes on in the gut and how well the brain functions. The relationship is so profound, that I and many practitioners in the integrative, functional medicine community often refer to the famous quote ...
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Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Healthy Eating , Healthy Living , Prevention
Flushing out the Toxins
We have all come a long way in our awareness of the role the 87,000 chemicals that have been created in the last hundred years (which are mostly untested and unregulated) play in conditions ranging from Infertility, Autism, Cancer to Obesity. As a result of our understanding of just how detrimental these substances can be to our health, most of us are now using “green” cleaning products, natural deodorants (without ...
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ADD/ADHD , Adult Health , Allergies/Asthma , Autism , Healthy Kids , Pregnancy , Prevention , Vaccines
10 Facts about Vaccines
Important Facts To Know Regarding the Current Vaccine Debate We are the most heavily vaccinated country in the world. We give 26 vaccines to our babies during their first year of life and administer 36-45 before the age of 5. 300 new vaccines are currently being developed. In 1986 Congress released vaccine manufacturers from any liability associated with illness or death from vaccines. The current Disneyland measles frenzy is uncalled ...
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