Hippocrates: “Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine”
“You are what you eat.” There’s a scary thought for you, but it can also be an empowering one. Before the introduction of processed, prepared, canned, boxed, frozen, powdered, freeze-dried or instant “convenience foods,” the type of food we ate was a non-issue. We ate local because that’s what was available; from the time human beings started to settle in one place…
Lowering Our Susceptibility During “Flu Season”
There are many theories circulating about the flu, and given the vast amount of information available, it is challenging to separate facts from fiction. Nevertheless, data is available to show what makes us vulnerable to these infections and how we can remain healthy when the weather turns cold. Although there may be some truth to the claim that bugs are getting nastier…
By Request, A Recipe for Master Tonic
There are multiple references on the Internet for this recipe, which by all accounts was adapted by Dr. Richard Schulze, a renowned authority on natural healing, from an anti-plague tonic created by his mentor, the late Dr. John Christopher. As discussed in the TVR article, “Healing During Flu and Cold Season With Nature’s Powerful Ingredients” by Rishma Parpia, the…
Healing During Flu and Cold Season With Nature’s Powerful Ingredients
As we transition from summer into the fall and winter seasons, flu and cold outbreaks are to be expected. But what can you do to prevent or reduce the symptoms of these common illnesses? Traditionally, herbal remedies have been used as immune boosting preventatives without interfering and altering your body’s natural immune system. Such remedies are still used…
Study Concludes Rise in Autism Not Due to Better Diagnosis
A new study recently published in Frontiers in Pediatrics provides evidence challenging one of the biggest myths about the autism epidemic among children, which is that “better diagnosis” is entirely responsible for the substantial increase in the diagnosis of cases of autism and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) over the past three decades. The study, “A prospective…
Under Our Skin: A Film About the Hidden Story of Lyme Disease
Andy Abrahms Wilson’s documentary Under Our Skin tells the sometimes hidden story of Lyme disease, an infectious disorder caused by the bite of an infected deer tick, a tiny parasite not much bigger than a pencil point. Wreaking havoc across the country, the disease was originally called “Mrs. Murray’s Disease” after the mother in Lyme, Connecticut, who noticed…