This “Master Mineral” is absolutely essential for over 300 metabolic processes in the body. This mineral is so vital to human health, only oxygen and water surpass it in importance....
When author Isak Dinesen poetically wrote, “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea,” her statement was more accurate than she may have realized—especially when it comes...
From a medical standpoint we are truly fortunate. For the most part, our society is free from the dread diseases of the past like the black plague, cholera, and smallpox...
“To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.” – Laurie Colwin It’s true, if there ever was a comfort food—homemade soup surely...
Not long ago, I tried farro for the first time–simply cooked with butter and salt. It was so delicious I had to find out more about this grain that has...
Golden milk gets its rich, yellow-orange hue and pleasant flavor from turmeric. Blended with additional spices, golden milk provides a pleasant beverage not only guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds,...
The story is told of an elderly gentleman who went to the doctor with a flatulence problem. In the examination room, he explained to his doctor, “Doctor, I have a problem...
Cortisol – the “stress hormone” – has become a dirty word due to its role in causing weight gain, suppressing the immune system, raising blood pressure and more. But is...
When penicillin was introduced in 1940, it was considered a wonder drug. Bacterial infections that had been life-threatening could now be cured within days.[1] Today it appears that we may be reentering...
You know you’re enjoying cayenne peppers when your eyes are watering, your nose is running and you break out in a sweat! On the Scoville scale of heat units, cayenne peppers come...
At times, we try to solve one problem, but unwittingly create other more serious problems with our solution. In the 60s, comedian Pat Paulsen was a regular on The Smothers Brothers...
Our skin, the largest organ of the body, takes the brunt of all sorts of abuse. The skin is exposed to hot and cold, wet and dry, coarse and soft,...
