Does Cancer Screening Really Save Lives?

Apr 29, 2015 | Self-Improvement

Anne is a good patient. She sees her doctor for regular checkups, has yearly mammograms, Pap tests, and colon cancer screenings, and she even paid for a full-body CT scan out of her own pocket. She figures she’s doing everything she can to make sure she... read more

Magnesium Boosts Learning and Memory

Apr 26, 2015 | Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential nutrient that benefits health in important ways. Research has shown it helps to prevent heart disease, slashes the risk of cerebral palsy, and can even treat age-related hearing loss. Now, a study by Chinese scientists, published in the in... read more

Kidney Stones in Children

Apr 23, 2015 | Health

Just the phrase “kidney stones” is enough to send a shudder through most people. And when you imagine this gut-wrenching pain being visited upon a small child, well… it sounds cruel beyond belief. But anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that more and more kids are... read more

Food Enzymes and Hydrochloric Acid Can Relieve Gas and Bloating

Apr 20, 2015 | Digestion

Many people experience gas and bloating after eating. Gas can accumulate in the stomach or the intestines, causing pain, rumbling and indigestion. Gas is a product of incomplete digestion and an indication that food is fermenting in the gut, instead of being digested... read more

Coconut Oil and MRSA

Apr 13, 2015 | Coconut Oil

MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) is a contagious, potentially lethal bacterial infection that’s difficult to eliminate, because it’s resistant to antibiotics. But the problem is that physicians are trying to use antibiotics to fight the... read more

A Rational Approach to a Marriage Crisis

Apr 6, 2015 | Self-Improvement

LET’S say you have what you believe to be a healthy marriage. You’re still friends and lovers after spending more than half of your lives together. The dreams you set out to achieve in your 20s — gazing into each other’s eyes in candlelit city bistros when you were... read more

Magnesium Deficiency Linked to ADD and ADHD in Children

Apr 1, 2015 | Magnesium

Our children are born into a world in which Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are diagnosed at an escalating rate. These conditions are often hastily medicated while parents are given a few vague lifestyle... read more

Improve Your Digestion

Mar 25, 2015 | Digestion

Did you know that you could be eating the correct nutrients, but not absorbing them? In order to build muscle, strengthen your immune system, and get the energy you need throughout the day, the nutrients you eat have to be absorbed in your digestive tract. And that... read more

Coconut Oil for Mothers and Babies

Mar 18, 2015 | Coconut Oil

The unique composition of human breast milk fat includes fatty acids (lauric acid and capric acid), which have potent antimicrobial properties. These fatty acids offer the nursing infant protection from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa such as giardia lamblia,... read more

A Partner’s Language

Mar 11, 2015 | Self-Improvement

For Women: 25 common mistakes that can alienate the man in your life. Exclude him from important decisions. Correct what he says. Question his judgment. Give unsolicited advice. Dismiss his opinion. Imply inadequacy. Make unrealistic demands of his time and energy.... read more