When we think of our health, we don’t tend to think of our health in separate parts. We usually eat with our eyes. “Look, a pretty donut!” But, we fail...
We have been told that our genes are responsible for everything from how we look, to what foods we like, to whom we marry. The old concept of “fate,” “determinism,”...
Eating right isn’t just about being able to fit into your skinny jeans. What you eat has an effect on a different kind of jeans; the kind of genes you...
“My itching is gone! I no longer have headaches! And, that rash disappeared!” Marilyn exclaimed very surprised. For three weeks she had been on an elimination diet for problems in...
Your body is trying to tell you something. It is screaming out in pain or discomfort, but you continue to misinterpret its cries for help. You blame your body as...
Cancer. The mere word strikes fear in most people. And with justified reason. Who wants to be diagnosed with this terrible disease? But, what many people don’t realize is that...
What you eat can literally turn the dial-up or down when it comes to your thyroid. This little butterfly shaped gland controls your body’s metabolism and it is very particular...
One of the biggest issues over the past hundred years since the discovery that specific nutrient deficiencies can cause disease is whether we should be taking vitamins every day. The...
Do you consider yourself to be a healthy eater? Maybe you’re one that piles your plate high with vegetables and avoids drive-thrus like the plague. Surely you are getting all...
Are Vitamins Really a Waste of Money? An editorial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine say that yes, they in fact are a waste. The editorial is titled,...
I remember when I first heard, or rather saw, Crohn’s disease. I opened up a book titled Patient, Health Thyself. Inside was this before and after photo of a man...
Irony: A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects. This is the definition of my experience for the entire past month! Without being...
