The Many Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicines on the planet. Of the 140,000 species of mushroom-forming fungi, science is familiar with only 10 percent, according to world-renown mycologist Paul Stamets, who has written six books on the topic. About 100 species of mushrooms are being studied for their health-promoting benefits. Of those hundred, [...]

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Iodine — Open Letter to Dr. Mercola written by Gabriele Cousens, MD

Dear Dr. Mercola, I have great appreciation for the good information you bring to the public as well as for your stances in favor of labeling GMO foods in California and against vaccinations. However, recently you made a statement that the highest amount of daily iodine intake should be no more than 400 micrograms, and [...]

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A Daily Routine Keeps the Body, Mind and Soul Healthy

Ayurveda recommends that we all keep as close to a daily routine as possible. If the mind knows there will be exercise each day at the same time, there will be no internal argument about exercising. If you go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time each [...]

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Alternative Methods for Reducing Hot Flashes in Women

What are hot flashes? Hot flashes are experienced by many women, but not all women undergoing menopause experience hot flashes. A hot flash is a feeling of warmth that spreads over the body, but is often most strongly felt in the head and neck regions. Hot flashes may be accompanied by perspiration or flushing. Hot [...]

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Hay Fever and Seasonal Allergies Can be Prevented

Hay fever is a common allergic response to dust, pollen, mold or other irritants in the air. When the body does not tolerate a foreign substance coming in, it signals a response in attempt to rid the body of the offending substance. The severity of the response is dependent on how hypersensitive or overloaded with [...]

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Skipping Meals and Skipping Sleep Leads to Weight Gain

When people don't get enough sleep they tend to eat more, causing them to gain weight. This was the conclusion of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder in the US that was published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that volunteers who slept [...]

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2013 Trip to Machu Picchu with Keesha and Friends

Immerse in the Mystical Magic of ancient Machu Picchu while experiencing the warm and welcoming spiritual and cultural life of Andean Peru. There is an ancient Peruvian prophecy that the land of the Eagle (North America) will join with the land of the Condor (South America) to assist in the evolution of human consciousness and [...]

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Lessons for the heart we can learn from both sides of the aisle: Dick Cheney and Bill Clinton

Dick Cheney got what he called, “years of the absolute best possible medical and cardiac care in the world”. Now he has a heart pump implanted in his chest to keep his blood flowing and he is facing the final stage of heart disease, with all of the intensive medical care a heart transplant requires, [...]

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Your Genes Are NOT Hardwired: The Study of Epigenetics

Until recently, it has been thought that we inherited all of our traits from the chromosomes passed from parent to child, in the form of a genetic blueprint, and it was all set in stone. However, researchers in the last decade have been realizing that genes are not fixed or pre-determined. Rather, they can be [...]

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Cold and Flu Prevention

This is the season when I am getting multiple calls and emails about how to treat and/or prevent colds and flu. The flu vaccine does not work. Canadians had mandatory flu vaccinations and then studies done on their population and it turns out they got MORE flu infections than we did in our country. The [...]

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