The holiday season is around the corner! As Halloween decorations are put away, we ready ourselves for the last two months of the year which are traditionally full of celebrations with food. I encourage you not to be overwhelmed and go numb, but to continue to make...
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Celebration October 19
FUN - FOOD - PRODUCT SAMPLES - PRIZES All as promised - 35 people did drop in for my appreciation celebration, and many also sent their regrets. Thank you all for celebrating with me! I made a gluten-free stevia-sweetened carrot cake, and here is Clifford eagerly...
Am I Affected by Gluten?
What is gluten and why would it affect me? You might have heard of the "Gluten-Free" movement and are wondering. Read on if you or a loved one has lost their get-up-and-go, or has any of these symptoms: DiarrheaBloatingAbdominal painEczemaHeadacheFoggy...
Breast Health Awareness
It's October again and the campaigns with the pink ribbons, walks for the cure and being asked for contributions at the grocery store checkout line begins. Going against the grain of the mainstream, I am going to illuminate your choice: are you focusing on what you...
Peace Now
What is Peace?Is it possible to have it now?What would it take? People around the world have been exploring this forever. The reality is that the amount of peace we see in the world is a direct reflection of the amount of peace we have inside of us. This may be a...
Cholesterol – Friend or Foe?
Fire! When we see firemen running towards a fire and other firemen on the scene quenching the fire, do we blame the firemen for the fire? We recognize that with all these firemen working, there must be something wrong. But do we think that the firemen are the cause...
Vinegar – a powerful home remedy
I’ll bet we can all recite the first verse of this nursery rhyme: Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water,Jack fell down and broke his crownAnd Jill came tumbling after. Now, we might want to stop here and send Jack and Jill to the ER, but the...
Travel with Ease – No Jet Lag
Patients ask me about natural remedies for adjusting to time zones when they travel. I just got back from a trip to Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada. Here I am with my parents and one sister on the shore of Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin. The time...
Naturopathic Medicine: A Unique Choice in Natural Health Care
Where do you go in the Verde Valley for natural health care? How do you choose? First consider this. Chronic health care accounts for 70% of Western medicine. The reason is failure to prevent and treat chronic disease and failure to treat causes. However, there...
Nutrient Depletions from Prescription Drugs
Prescription drugs have side effects. That is, they have effects which are besides the intended effect. This can vary from person to person. The intended effects of drugs are mostly to stop a process in the body, hence the "anti-" designation: anti-inflammatory,...