Tooth Decay

Apr 24, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is able to fight the bacteria that cause tooth decay, according to scientists who recently presented their work at the University of Warwick in the UK. What’s more, coconut oil appears to have a broad impact against many pathogens – making it... read more

Bromelain

Apr 22, 2013 | Digestion

Bromelain is a proteolytic (protein digesting) enzyme most concentrated within the core and stem of the pineapple. For centuries, people of South and Central America, where pineapples are native, have used the fruit to treat indigestion and inflammation. Bromelain... read more

Put the Magnifying Glass Down and Pick Up the Mirror

Apr 21, 2013 | Self-Improvement

Oh, how I love focussing on you! If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you’d start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I’d be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, resentful and dependent on you. If... read more

Inappropriately Hungry?

Apr 19, 2013 | Digestion

If you feel hungry, even though you have had plenty to eat, it is probably because your body is starving – for the nutrients that you find in real foods. If you eat processed foods (foods that come in boxes, packets, cans, and jars and that you buy in... read more

Coconut Oil Pulling

Apr 19, 2013 | Coconut Oil

Ayurvedic literature describes oil pulling as capable of both improving oral health and treating serious and systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and asthma. According to Dr. F. Karach, M.D, oil pulling is a simple, completely harmless, and inexpensive therapy... read more

Dangerous Tattoos by Dr Theodore Dalrymple

Apr 14, 2013 | Health

An editorial in a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine drew attention to the outbreak of skin infection caused by tattooing. The bacteria that cause the infection are of the same family as that which causes tuberculosis. They are difficult to detect,... read more

Meditation for Longevity

Apr 10, 2013 | Self-Improvement

Meditation works wonders. Recent studies concluded that meditating positively impacts gene expression in the body, promotes longevity, protects against stroke and heart disease and drastically reduces doctor visits. Heart disease and stroke are the number one and... read more

Fifty Shades of Low Testosterone by Virginia Hopkins, MD

Apr 7, 2013 | Health

I’ve been trying to figure out why EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a runaway bestseller among women from twenty to seventy. (It’s been close to a year on the NY Times bestseller lists.) When I first started listening to it, I thought for... read more

Diabetes

Mar 31, 2013 | Health

A new study published in Nature indicates that the present epidemic of type 2 diabetes is directly related to the lack of healthy bacteria in the digestive tract. “We have demonstrated that people with type 2 diabetes have a high level of pathogens in their... read more

Do You Get Sick?

Mar 27, 2013 | Health

I do get sick. But I haven’t in about three years. Here’s how I get sick. It’s a tried and true formula and it works every time. I sleep for less than six hours for three days in a row. I drink every night. I eat heavy dinners every night. I meet... read more