Natural Health

The Health Freedom Alliance reported today that the new 174-page annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows that in 2008 there were zero deaths from any vitamins. Additionally, there were no deaths whatsoever from any amino acid or herbal product. In other words, natural supplements are safe. They sure as heck [...]

When will reports like this end? It just makes me sick to think that babies and their families are suffering because of prescription drugs that their mothers took in good faith – and without being warned that there were dangers to the baby. Television ads for anti-depressants carry the disclaimer that in some people, anti-depressants [...]

The Washington State House today passed a bill that would ban BPA from baby bottles, sports bottles, and eating utensils such as sippy cups used by children under 3 years of age. This bill was passed overwhelmingly and is expected to sail through the Senate and be signed by the Governor. Only one Representative voted [...]

Can beer be a health food? Apparently so, when taken in moderation. A new study published by the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture reveals that the hops in beer contain dietary silicone. Silicone is essential to the the connective tissues of our bones, tendons, arteries and lungs, and helps prevent osteoporosis. According [...]

Who doesn’t want a miracle drug that costs very little, has no adverse side effects, and can cure a multitude of ills? A while back I wrote about studies showing that drinking green tea can aid in weight loss, but did you know it can also prevent cancer, and can stop the progression of rheumatoid [...]

Someone near and dear to me has become more and more depressed lately. This isn’t completely unusual, but over the past couple of weeks it’s become more worrisome. Thinking about it last night I suddenly remembered something important – over the holidays when our refrigerator was crammed to overflowing, our Noni and Goji juices had [...]

You have to wonder if the pharmaceutical industry and the news media are in cahoots to steer you away from safe, natural, herbal remedies. Or, as this article about ginkgo biloba indicates, if the media merely loves to report anything they think is bad news. I urge you to read it for yourself, but what [...]

Natural health, using foods and vitamins to both prevent and cure disease, is coming more and more to the forefront lately, and that’s a good thing. The more we can learn about and practice good nutrition, the happier and healthier our lives will be – naturally. Now, it appears that Vitamin D plays a major [...]

When the doctors don’t know what to do, and all the creams and lotions in the store aren’t helping, some parents get creative. Who knows how or why someone thought of this solution to childhood eczema, but one doctor reported success with his own child… You wet a pair of cotton pajamas and wring them [...]

I just read an interesting article about “whole grain” cereals, crackers, and cookies… and it seems that the manufacturers are granted a little too much leeway in their packaging claims. If the front says something like “With whole-grain goodness” in every bite, don’t believe it. It has to have that whole grain goodness, but only [...]