According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million people in the United States. Although it's known to affect adults 65 years and older, up to 5 percent of those diagnosed have early onset Alzheimer's. This generally means that the person diagnosed is...
Everyone experiences occasional aches and pains. In fact, sudden pain is an important reaction of the nervous system that helps alert you to possible injury. When an injury occurs, pain signals travel from the injured area up your spinal cord and to your brain. Pain will...
Being “skinny fat” may be worse than just being obese. Being overweight or obese is associated with a host of increased health risks, including heart disease, cancer, and in some cases, dementia. Now researchers are finding that people who are “skinny fat,” or have sarcopenic obesity, may...
For most people, among the scariest aspects of growing older is the possibility of losing one's memory and mental agility. While there is no way to absolutely prevent this from occurring, there are many things you can do to increase the odds of having a...
Mente, cuerpo y espíritu ¿Qué piensa cuando escucha la palabra holística? Es posible que piense de un swami en la India, meditando en un estado de trance Un hippy descalzo vistiendo pantalones y una camisa floreada O algún tipo de hocus pocus filosofía fantasiosa Por definición, la palabra holística significa...
You’re not stuck just eating yogurt if you’ve recently taken antibiotics! You know that eating probiotics every day is vital, but maybe you hate yogurt or are sensitive to dairy? Never fear! Every culture on earth has its own cultured food traditions and it’s time...
We can’t talk about healing probiotic foods without mentioning yogurt, used as a kitchen staple in any healthy home. In Greek cooking; as a base for smoothies, in sauces, as a snack, yogurt is an ancient healing food. If you’ve recently taken antibiotics, eating yogurt...
It costs pennies to make these cultured, healing foods! Today we’ll discuss sauerkraut, a soured cruciferous cabbage condiment that has known anti-cancer and antioxidant properties, is inexpensive and plentiful. Its low calorie, and you can eat it freely with no worries about getting fat! Raw sauerkraut...
If you’ve taken antibiotics, Rx prescriptions, been under stress, eaten a heavily processed diet, this is important! Studies show your gut flora are damaged up to one year after taking one round of antibiotics! Rebuilding is necessary. Enter “kombucha culture”; a great fizzy healing...
Granny knew it; now so many people are again swearing by this time honored tradition. This South American proverb: “broth will resurrect the dead” is (almost) true! Bone broth is one of the best healing, nutrient-dense foods. In our recent Digestion posts we discussed all disease...
In our last post we discussed pushing “rest and reset” for our busy overworked digestive tract using raw fruits, veggies, fresh juices, and teas for gentle cleansing. Our processed food diets are causing disease which all begins in our digestive tract, but we can take...
In our last post we discussed how enzyme content is important to life, and digestion in our gut health, and ways to incorporate more live foods containing live enzymes into our diet. You’ve seen dogs who suddenly begin to eat shrubs, or green grass, attempting to...
In our last post we discussed how poor food choices exacerbate or even cause faulty digestion leading to all diseases, and Digestive medications don’t solve your digestive problems! Many of those problems will not go away by themselves. You hold your own key to improving your...
Most disease originates in your digestive system, including physical and mental disease. By healing and sealing your gut lining, making your digestive system work properly again, disease symptoms will typically resolve themselves. Could your DIET be ruining your digestion? That hot, burning feeling, GERD, IBS, bloating,...
Poor digestion and gut dysfunction can be linked to virtually every disease and can cause cancer, neurological illness, fatigue, depression, food sensitivities, chronic pain, allergies, chronic inflammation, and more. Even if your struggle is not listed, please keep reading! Why? Inflammation is caused from poor...