Contaminated food or drinks can cause travelers’ diarrhea and other diseases and disrupt your travel. Travelers to some destinations are especially at risk. Find out which safe eating and drinking habits can reduce your chances of getting sick. Safe vs. Risky Food The following foods are usually safe to eat: The following foods can be risky to eat: Safe vs. Risky Drinks The […]

Most folks believe that aging is a matter of wear and tear, as if our bodies were like an old, worn tire.  But aging is an active process of self-destruction.  After the body has done its job of reproducing, Mother Nature says, “Okay, you’re done! Now it’s time to get out of the way.”  Some […]

How’s that New Year’s resolutions coming? Uh, huh! If it were anything like mine, it went something like, “Well, I’d start that diet if it wasn’t so cold, January’s not the right time. After all, I’ve almost mastered my Olympian sumo-couch-potato with the aspiration of becoming Jabba the Hutt, and in these cold winter months […]

Ever think to yourself, “They’ve got all the luck”? It’s just their luck that an equally skilled or talented person gets that dream job you always wanted. Or those who find the love of their life are often chalked up to being “lucky in love.” Well, it turns out that luck may be more scientific […]

Valentine’s Day again. Flowers, candy, thoughtful little gifts and all those mushy Hallmark cards: “No matter what happens in life, things are always better with you by my side,” Life may change, but our love will always be the same. “I choose you. Now and forever” Really? Is that true? According to the US Census […]

Don’t expect any New Year’s resolutions from me. I intend to remain the same sarcastic, lil’ bit pudgy, long-winded, foul-mouthed delight you’ve all come to know and love. Ahh, yes, it’s the New Year. I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person. I thought about it last January and […]

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Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking support can help ward off stress and depression. By Mayo Clinic Staff The holiday season often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. And it’s no wonder. The holidays often present a dizzying array of demands — cooking […]

I love this meme: “I hate when people ask me if I’m ready for Christmas. No, Susan, I’m not even ready for today!” Well, sigh! It’s that time of year. The frantic, hustle and bustle of the Holidays. Whether it’s the dread of slogging our way through an overcrowded shopping mall, the ordeal of picking […]

By consciously practicing gratitude every day, we can help our immune system, our central nervous system, pain response, sleep, even our memory and cognitive function. The effects of gratitude, when practiced daily, can be almost the same as medications in strengthening neural pathways. Here’s what happens when we express gratitude: Feelings of gratitude activate the […]

Whatever the occasion, an overstuffed tummy is uncomfortable and unhealthy. Depending on the kind of foods you ingested the larger the amount of food you eat, the longer it takes to digest. As food lingers in your belly, it can start pushing itself upwards against your diaphragm, causing you to have shallow breaths, heartburn, acidity and other troublesome […]

COLD AND FLU SEASON Folks are contacting us about symptoms they are having. Is it COVID? Is it a cold or flu? Is it allergies? Check out this cool graphic we posted on our October, monthly newsletter about cold and flu season. And most of you know about our favorite go-to cold and flu support […]

Dr. John Cannell was a psychiatrist at the Atascadero State Hospital in California. In 2005, he was in charge of a maximum security facility for the criminally insane. Knowing that the patients got very little sun exposure, he prescribed high doses of vitamin D to all 32 of his patients. As the winter came the […]

The moment you feel tired or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud with Oscillococcinum, Nature’s #1 Flu Medicine! Clinical studies show that it reduces the duration and severity of flu-like symptoms such as body aches, headache, fever, chills, and fatigue.*1-2 Oscillococcinum is easy to take. Pellets quickly dissolve under the tongue — no water, […]

The name Thieves’ Oil has an interesting history dating back to the 15 th  century.During the bubonic plague in Europe and Asia, an estimated 150 million people diedduring this four-year pandemic. As the story goes, four European thieves had a successful practice of robbing the homes and bodies of the sick and deceased of anything […]

A lot of people think of COVID19 as a respiratory disease, but I have been saying for a long time, based on my research and clinical observations, that SARS-COV19 is a vascular disease and that this piece of the puzzle has been woefully overlooked. A research paper, published on April 30, 2021 in Circulation Research, […]

Our immune system coordinates a potent defense that consists of the production of specific antibody molecules and lymphocytes, (white blood cells that are also one of the body’s main types of immune cells), capable of reacting with and inactivating foreign invaders such as yeasts, funguses, and bacteria, either directly or indirectly through the involvement of […]

The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome that occurs in some people with this coronavirus, happens when an uncontrolled immune response triggers an overproduction of immune cells and their signaling molecules which leads to what’s called a ‘cytokine storm’. This cytokine storm is generally what causes the severe and potentially fatal symptoms of pneumonia and breathing difficulties with a COVID19 […]

Well, now that we are all wearing masks every day, we’re forced to confront the smell of our own breath. Sometimes that can be more unpleasant than the darn mask itself.  Unlike “morning breath” or a strong smell that lingers after a tuna sandwich, the condition known as halitosis can really stink up our mask […]

The past three decades have witnessed a large number of clinical studies, including a multitude of randomized controlled clinical trials, investigating the therapeutic benefits of various turmeric and curcumin preparations, with varying degrees of clinical benefit. All sources of orally consumed nutrients must pass through the gut before moving along to the rest of the […]