We pee multiple times every day - but how often do we appreciate our kidneys which produced the urine? The kidneys filter our blood, removing waste products and excess water. Without this removal of toxins, our cells would quickly back up and not be able to function!...
Botanical medicine
Kitchen Remedies for Sleep
Is sleep eluding you? Tired of counting sheep? Are you looking to get the effect of an over-the-counter or prescription sleep aid from natural medicine? Keep reading, because it is possible to sleep and rejuvenate yourself, instead of knocking yourself out with...
Root Out Inflammation
Inflammation is a buzzword these days. "We all know" that inflammation is at the root of all illness. Inflammation causes pain. If we can stop the inflammatory process, we can relieve pain and root out illness. What can we do to root out inflammation? That begs the...
Protect Your Kidneys
Your kidneys will not tell you when they are ailing, most often, until it is too late. A colleague tells of a patient that came in with back pain that hurt all the time; it was not better or worse with movement. In addition, his face was puffy which showed that...
When Health Freedom Ended
“A new school of practitioner has arisen,” says Dr. Osler, “which cared nothing for homeopathy and less for so-called allopathy. It seeks to study, rationally and scientifically, the action of drugs, old and new.” The Journal of the American Medical Association, Aug...
Stiff, Creaking Knees?
Are your knees: stiff when you get up, and the stiffness eases up as you move around a while, then your knees get painful with more movement or exercise, If so, you may have osteoarthritis of the knee. You may hear or feel creaking, crunching, or grinding sensations...
Herbs don’t Work
Herbs do not work in the body the way that you think they do. Beyond St. John's Wort and grapefruit juice, the interactions of herbs with drugs are unpredictable and usually minimal. This is the bottom line of what I heard from Jonathan Treasure this past weekend at...
DandyBlend
Instant Herbal Beverage with Dandelion How to start the day? A cuppa DandyBlend! That's how Dr. Cheryl does it! Read my story here. full-bodied richness no caffeine no acidity no bitterness gluten-free DandyBlend Benefits Caffeine free, no acidity, not bitter. It is...
Signs of Summer
Signs of Summer When I see these things, I know it is summer! For tips on thriving in the summer, see Summer Adventures & Part II plus Summer Refreshers. 113 degrees in the shade Rainbows after the rain Mesquite tree blooming Vitex tree blooming Pink Mexican...
Female Hormone Update
Female Hormone Update according to the 2012 North American Menopause Society position paper. Which women benefit from estrogen hormone therapies? The bottom-line factors which are most important to weigh in the risk / benefit of estrogen therapy are Age: the earlier...