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 [...]

Drinking water is one of the single-most important things you can do for your health. And yet, I know people who say “Water is for washing your feet. I don’t drink water.” And then they wonder why they’re tired, their muscles are weak, their skin is flaky, and they suffer from headaches – along with [...]

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 [...]

A new variant on an old leg and foot cramp cure has just surfaced – and I for one am going to try it the next time I’m awakened by that pain. You may have read before about pinching your lip just below your nose… That works fine for some and not at all for [...]

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 [...]

Al Sear’s letter today was a promotion for a book on cures from the kitchen. One of the things he mentioned was a demonstration he saw in which a gentleman had a 2-day migraine headache. The lady doing the seminar brought the man on stage and rubbed his temples with a lemon rind, then tied [...]

Children with ADHD are a trial to their parents, and to themselves. And when the problem carries into adulthood, it can be a serious barrier to financial and social success. Of course you can buy pills to tame it, but since those carry harmful side-effects, it’s a good idea to experiment with natural treatments that [...]