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...
inflammation
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...
Carrot Cake Recipe
You asked for it - the Carrot Cake recipe you tasted - or hearing about it, you wish you had tasted. I made a gluten-free carrot cake for a birthday party on Sunday. It turns out that about 100 people had some! A lot of people had no clue it was gluten-free, it was...
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,...
Health as a Wealth of Reserve Energy
Reactional Modes: The Ability to Respond We recognize health in individuals with abundant reserve energy, a radiant aliveness. This aliveness is dependent on the ability to identify what is beneficial to one’s own growth and development and readily and efficiently...
The Energy Crisis in Modern Medicine
This was the title of a talk presented by James L. Oschman, PhD at the Bio-Energetic Medicine conference in Tempe, AZ this weekend (June 2 - 3). It was sponsored by the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association and I enthusiastically attended the whole conference. The...