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Calcium and Your Thyroid By Ruth Sackman
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Magazines, television, radio, all contain advertising touting the great importance of adequate calcium intake, along with the calcium supplements they want us to buy. Yes, we need calcium, but do we need it in a tablet made from some inedible source, such as, chalk, eggshells, dolomite, or any chemical (carbonate, citrate, gluconate, lactate, phosphate) combination…Calcium and Your Thyroid By Ruth Sackman
Read more...Blue Light – Something Else to Worry About?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Cavemen had plenty of things to worry about - lions, bears, starvation….. Today, in the digital age, we've got a different set of anxieties. One that is coming more and more into the spotlight is blue light. Before the advent of artificial lighting, the circadian rhythms of all living things - the natural 24-hour wakefulness…Blue Light – Something Else to Worry About?
Read more...Are You Over-Tense?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
We live is an increasingly fast-paced world or, more aptly, whirl! Chronic stress and tension have become problems for many of us and can lead to serious physical ailments. While, in some cases, professional help may be called for, there's a lot we can do to help ourselves. Here are some self-help measures recommended by…Are You Over-Tense?
Read more...Are You Grounded?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Is it possible that the simple, regular act of walking barefoot on the Earth can reduce stress, improve sleep, relieve chronic pain and reduce insidious chronic inflammation? We humans spend our entire lives on this planet, yet we barely make physical contact with the actual ground. Most of our time is passed indoors, often living…Are You Grounded?
Read more...Tegison: Would You Take This?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
In the mid 1990's, we received this consent form from someone whose husband had been prescribed Tegison therapy for severe psoriasis that had not responded to standard drug treatments. It seems, when the man had gone to fill his prescription, the pharmacist handed him this release and told him to read it carefully before signing:…Tegison: Would You Take This?
Read more...Is Witch Hazel in Your Medicine Cabinet?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
Don't let the name deter you - witch hazel is a good witch! Actually, the "witch" part comes from the Old English "wice," meaning "pliant" or "bendable." "Hazel" is the name of an English shrub (Ulmus glabra) with very flexible branches. This hazel twig was used in early Anglo-Saxon times for divining rods (dowsing) to…Is Witch Hazel in Your Medicine Cabinet?
Read more...What is Ripe?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
Are you one of those people who looks for the guy in the produce department to tell you whether the pineapple or melon you"ve picked out is at the peak of ripeness? Are you a little in awe of those humans who, with a surgeon"s precision — a little pinch here or sniff there —…What is Ripe?
Read more...The Banana Trick By Andrea Candee, Master Herbalist
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
When there is a splinter, sliver of glass, or any other unwanted foreign object under the skin, the customary plan of attack is to go in after it with a sterilized needle. This can be an uncomfortable experience for a young child or a queasy adult, but the alternative is generally to do nothing and…The Banana Trick By Andrea Candee, Master Herbalist
Read more...The Absurdity of Water Fluoridation By Paul Connett, PhD
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
Water fluoridation is a peculiarly American phenomenon. It started at a time when Asbestos lined our pipes, lead was added to gasoline, PCBs filled our transformers and DDT was deemed so "safe and effective" that officials felt no qualms spraying kids in school classrooms and seated at picnic tables. One by one all these chemicals…The Absurdity of Water Fluoridation By Paul Connett, PhD
Read more...Tegison: Would You Take This?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Miscellany
In the mid 1990's, we received this consent form from someone whose husband had been prescribed Tegison therapy for severe psoriasis that had not responded to standard drug treatments. It seems, when the man had gone to fill his prescription, the pharmacist handed him this release and told him to read it carefully before signing:…Tegison: Would You Take This?
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