Is It Better to Treat the Symptoms or the Causes?

Illness symptoms have been given names such as: headache, indigestion, stomach ache, diarrhea, constipation, hayfever, asthma, eczema, sinusitis, arthritis, high blood pressure, and cancer. They are called diseases, but are more correctly “dis-ease indicators” These indicators are signals, or symptoms, of more serious problems within the body. They are the body’s effort to get our attention, telling us that it needs supportive help to correct underlying conditions of imbalance... Read more »

Food Supplements: Helpful or Harmful? Part Two

The purpose of supplements is to compensate for nutritional deficiencies in the food we eat, or to correct deficiency conditions already in the body. True supplements are composed of whole food ingredients; they feed the body with balanced nutrients it can use to heal itself. It is my belief that when the body has been starved of vital nutrients or has been abused from an intake of improper nutrition and toxic substances, supplements are needed to correct deficiencies. Many people take supplements... Read more »

Health Implications of Acid / Alkaline Imbalance

Have you ever checked your body’s pH? Do you know what body pH is and how it plays an important role in good health? Do you suffer from acidosis? Many people never ask themselves these questions. Yet, body pH plays an important role in maintenance of your body’ many intricate systems. Acidity and alkalinity are measured according to the pH scale. Pure water, with a pH of 7.0, is considered neutral. Any substance with a pH below 7.0 is acid, while anything with a pH above 7.0 is alkaline.... Read more »

Why are Doctors a Poor Choice for Nutritional Advice?

Medical doctors are educated and trained to look for disease, and to use pharmaceutical drugs as the treatment of choice. They receive almost no instruction in the nutritional aspects of disease prevention. A 1999-2000 survey of 122 medical and osteopathic schools in the United States found that, in the 98 schools responding, only an average of between 6 and 30 hours of nutrition courses was required, including material integrated into other courses. The report noted that “exposure”... Read more »

Thumb Arthritis: This Joint Pain Is More Common Than You Think

This condition can cause many problems for sufferers, including loss of grip and, of course, a great deal of pain. But what are its causes and is there a remedy? Thumb arthritis usually occurs after the age of forty and is more common in women than in men. The first symptom of thumb arthritis is usually pain experienced at the base of the thumb when gripping an object or when applying force - say to turn a key or open the lid of a jar. This form of osteoarthritis can make these simple household tasks... Read more »

The 3 Critical Aspects to Physical Health

There are 3 critical aspects to sound health. Ignoring any one of the following may leave you susceptible to disease and degenerative effects of premature aging. 1 Electrical Energy - life and vitality are all about electrical energy. 2 Chemistry - optimum health happens only with pH balance. 3 Belief - our reality is created by our thoughts. We can think of health as a bank account. In each area highlighted above, we are either making deposits to, or withdrawals from, our account balance. As long... Read more »

Medical Resource A List of Unusual Alternative Medicine

A list of some of the alternative medicine practices you’re likely to encounter in the United States. Some of these are considered border-line acceptable even in the professional medical field, and many understand that this is unfortunate. Mostly these are just scams, quackery, and nonsense, which unfortunately gullible people believe in if they are desperate and grasping at false hope. Keep your eyes peeled for any of these, and be prepared to stamp out the harmful ones. Hallelujah Diet “Reverend”... Read more »

How To Slow The Aging Clock

Some people age gracefully; they are active and appear to be much younger than their chronological age. Others age more quickly, and may even “die before their time.” Aging is inevitable for all of us, but the rate at which we age is variable. It is dependent on how well we cooperate with our bodies. We can age more slowly and maintain many of our youthful qualities well into our advanced years. As we renew our health, we can also regain some of the youthful vitality we have lost. This... Read more »

What Is Cancer?

Cancer! The BIG C! The very word strikes fear into the patient who has been told that he or she has it. People say, “I got cancer,” as if some cancer bacteria or virus had decided to settle into their body at random. They were picked. Bad luck! Cancer is looked at as a death sentence. And because cancer is not understood, that is often the end result. What is cancer? If disease is not something we “catch,” how does cancer fit into this understanding? Can cancer actually be... Read more »

Medical Resource A List of Unique Alternative Medicine

A list of some of the alternative medicine practices you’re likely to encounter in the United States. Some of these are considered border-line acceptable even in the professional medical field, and many understand that this is unfortunate. Mostly these are just scams, quackery, and nonsense, which unfortunately gullible people believe in if they are desperate and grasping at false hope. Keep your eyes peeled for any of these, and be prepared to stamp out the harmful ones. Doman-Delacato Treatment This... Read more »