Category: Conditions
Urinary Tract Infections: A Potentially Recurring Problem for Women & Men
Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the body,
accounting for about 8.1 million visits to health care providers [...]
Food Sensitivities—Breaking Down the Basics!
We hear a lot about food sensitivities nowadays, with so many people avoiding one or multiple foods in their daily diets. Often, people cite food alle [...]
The Horror of Histamine!
After a long, cold winter we are finally starting to see the early signs of spring. The snow has melted. The temperatures are warming. Birds once agai [...]
Enjoy Springtime Without Allergies
After a long cold northeast winter, the light and warmth of the spring season is always a refreshing balm to the body and soul. The fresh green growt [...]
Say Goodbye to Fear, Stress and Anxiety, Naturally
One only needs to glance at the newspaper headlines or listen to a radio or news broadcast to know that the world we live in can at times be very fear [...]
Have You Sneezed Yet?
Is your nose running and your eyes itching? Are you wheezing? Coughing? You are in good company. It’s allergy season already. Pollen allergy is one of [...]
Really LIVING with Food Allergies
Researchers estimate that over 15 million US citizens suffer from food allergies. The allergy can range in severity from mild examples of itchy mouth [...]
A Multidimensional Approach to Allergies
Allergies or “Allergic Diseases” are conditions in which an individual’s immune system becomes hypertensive to triggers that are harmless to others. T [...]
New Risk Detection Strategies for Heart Disease
As a seasoned natural medicine practitioner, I have observed over the years the baby boomer population and how they age. There is an angst that comes [...]
Holistic Treatment of Acne
It’s that time of year again! We can start “stripping away the layers” and look forward to going outside without bundling up first. It is the season f [...]
Ask Dr. Jeff! Your Veterinary Homeopath
I’m honored and excited to be here to answer all of your natural and holistic veterinary care questions! Many of the readers of this magazine have alr [...]
How Bacteria Keep You Well
Probiotics are healthy bacteria and yeast that reside on and in our bodies. They outnumber our own cell count 10:1! With so many bacteria living off o [...]
Chinese Medicine & Today’s Immune System Issues
More and more diseases have been found to be related to the immune system today. The term "immune system" has to be borrowed from Western medicine. A [...]
How Our Mythology Influences Our Immune System
Autoimmune Disease (AD) is an illusive, painful and sometimes deadly force moving through our modern culture. It affects over 23 million people in the [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Gut-based Interventions
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) the prevalence of autism is now 1 in 68. This is a 119.4% increase over the rate of 1 in 150 that wa [...]
Finding Fertility in the Grocery Store Aisle
The secret ingredient to improving fertility might just be in the grocery store. While no single food can magically help someone conceive, a well-roun [...]
Beyond Calcium: Nutrients Critical to Bone Health
There is a general presumption, fed by dairy industry advertising, that adequate calcium
is all you need to maintain strong bones. However, several [...]
Got Winter Depression? How Moms Can Find ‘Better’ Feelings this Season
Toward the end of last winter, I found myself crying one day- for what seemed like no apparent reason at all. I felt horrible. Horrible about myself [...]
Ask Dr. Jeff! Your Veterinary Homeopath
I’m honored and excited to be here to answer all of your natural and holistic veterinary care questions! Many of the readers of this magazine have alr [...]
Oral Ecology: Prebiotics, Probiotics, & Alternative Natural Sweeteners
In high school biology, a small amount of time is spent on the topic known as ecology. Most students study this subject to pass a test, but few realiz [...]
How Does Our Diet Affect Inflammation?
It is no longer a question as to whether or not inflammation contributes to chronic disease. While it is a process essential to human existence, it ca [...]
What the Mind Believes, the Body Can Conceive
The Infertility statistics in the United States are a bit inconsistent, depending on the source you reference; but let’s face it, if you’re someone wh [...]
The Common Cold of Mental Illness
Because of its prevalence in our society, depression is often referred to as the “common cold” of mental illness. It may be common, but depression is [...]
How Echoes in the Energy Body Inhibit Fertility
There is a specific kind of pain that results from the loss of life in the womb. Many people have experienced this nameless pain and rarely find a saf [...]