It’s natural to crave sweet foods. Thousands of years ago, when foraging for food, humans would come across a berry bush and eat as many as they could for survival. We live in a very different time now. Now, most Americans are eating way too much sugar. (Source: Healthline) We are surrounded by sugar: donuts and…
“Ph” is a scale of 0 to 14 with acid being at “0” and alkaline at “14”. The most acidic substance on earth is Hydrochloric Acid, with a Ph of 0. Hydrochloric acid is inside your body and helps you digest all the foods. Battery acid is a “1.” Lemon juice is very acidic as well,…
For years, the go-to medical treatment for pain was RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Only now people are starting to come around the to idea that ice for pain (especially of the chronic variety) does NOT work. Sure, it may feel good temporarily. But for the long run, if it works so well,…
In traditional Chinese medicine, we say there are 6 pathogenic factors, or “Evil Qi.” These Evil Qi “invade your body” and cause health problems. In the Shanhan Lun, a book written in 300 BC by Zhang Zhongjing, he details how illnesses progress. Most sicknesses start with Wind, especially if you didn’t wear a jacket when…
In the 1930s, Francis Pottenger, MD, conducted a 10-year study in which nearly a thousand cats were fed the same basic diet of milk, meat and a small dose of cod liver oil. “The healthiest cats were the ones who received raw meat and raw milk. This was the only group to produce generation after…
The plaque that can build up in your blood vessels is made out of cholesterol. It can detach from the vessel wall, causing a blockage which is the beginning of a heart attack or stroke. But if cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease, we’d have it licked by now, right? Cholesterol-lowering drugs, called…
Do we really even need vitamins? I used to think “not.” But the fact that many of us don’t eat the kinds of food our ancestors ate (organ meats, fermented foods, saturated fats), the soil is depleted of nutrients, and the level of processing our food goes through, I think now that vitamins are indispensable. The big change for…
When I was in college and struggling to turn my health around, I read a nutrition book that suggested eating seaweed. So, being the “A-student” I am, I bought some nori sheets (sushi wraps), wakame, and crumbed dulse. The first meal I had with a significant amount of seaweed, I noticed an instant feeling of relaxation. …
Why does salt have such a bad rap? The word “salary” is derived from salt. “Salt of the earth” is what Jesus called his buds. Salt is used in many religious purification rituals. The words “salad,” “sauce,” and “sausage” are all rooted in the word “salt,” their inherent deliciousness depending on it. The early American pioneers used…
Dieticians are still trying to figure out if bone broth is an essential food or not. They know it has calcium, iron, collagen, amino acids, and trace minerals, but can’t you just get those from a supplement or other foods? Do we need to eat bone broth? There’s an idea that nutrients are more than just…