Ancient Wisdom meets Modern ScienceAyurveda + Natural Health News
While there is much more to discuss in this series on candida and SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), the major cause of these concerns has to do with the efficiency of your elimination. I have described the balance of the intestinal skin as in the story, “The Three Little Bears.” The skin or lining of […]
Nature provides the ideal harvest for each season to keep you strong, healthy, energized and focused. In the winter, we naturally crave soups, nuts, warm grains, and other high fat and protein foods such as meat and fish. In the spring, we want salads, berries, and leafy greens — a naturally low-fat diet. And in the […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 21 seconds I am an enthusiast of cleansing the body, but only because we do not (and maybe cannot) fully follow the natural cleansing rhythms of nature. For example, if we grew and ate all of our own foods, our diet would change dramatically with each season. Changes in […]
There is much debate over MSG, a flavor enhancer, linked to a host of health issues. There are dangers of hidden MSG, which may appear in many of our favorite “healthy” foods, without showing up on the label. Health Issues Linked to MSG fibromyalgia1 obesity2 fatty liver3 high insulin and blood sugar4 high cholesterol3 metabolic […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 12 seconds According to a new CDC report, average obesity rates for adult men and women rose from 32% in 2003 to almost 37% in 2014. Adult women in the US between the ages of 40-59 lead the field with an obesity rate of 42%, followed by men in […]
A few years ago, I saw a patient that I hadn’t seen in about ten years. She told me that she had lost 50 pounds by doing exactly what I had told her to do 10 years ago. Gingerly, I asked her, “What exactly did I tell you to do?” She told me I had […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 12 seconds Cholesterol has been under much media scrutiny of late as the medical establishment continues to argue over this issue. The still unresolved issue is whether or not saturated fat – which is high in cholesterol – is evil or not. To answer this, it might help to […]
Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 28 seconds Do you have an aversion to using public toilets? Do you hold it in instead of going to the toilet when you feel the urge? Probably the most important imbalance commonly found in our culture is occasional constipation. Many folks report healthy elimination when they are, in […]
The stomach produces an acid called hydrochloric acid (HCl) that is responsible for breaking down many of the hard-to-digest proteins we consume such as wheat, dairy, corn, soy, certain nuts and meats. While excess stomach acid is seemingly becoming an increasingly prevalent issue these days, sometimes it is necessary to boost the production of the […]
Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 55 seconds Autumn is in full-swing and just around the corner are the holidays. And with the holidays and the cooler weather moving in, many of us find ourselves gaining some weight during the fall and winter months. This is, of course, nature’s plan to insulate both humans and […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 55 seconds If you thought neurons were specific to your brain, think again. As it turns out, there are 100 million neurons in the gut wall that connect 100 trillion of the guts’ microbes to the human brain. (1) These gut microbes literally make the brain chemicals (they are […]
Who doesn’t love a good piece of chocolate? I know I do, and I’m sure many of you would say the same about the glowing feeling you get from eating chocolate. It turns out that not only is chocolate chock-full of delightful health benefits and mood-boosting properties, it is also a helpful component for a […]
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