Tag: Mind & Body

The Simplicity Cycle

Simplifying your life isn’t a one-time project that you can finish and be done with; it’s actually a continuous cycle. At least that’s what I’ve found in my many years of simple living. I’ve downsized numerous times, in all areas of life, and I keep coming back to the process of simplifying. The simplicity cycle…


Honey Beats Traditional Treatment for Respiratory Infections

The medical term to describe the common cold is an upper respiratory infection (URI). This is often caused by a virus that infects your nose, throat and mouth. There are more than 200 different viruses responsible, with rhinoviruses being the most common. In one cross-sectional study published in 2016, scientists in India analyzed the incidence…


What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic?

This article is about the 1918 flu and the mythology that surrounds it. It is about mask mandates, aspirin overdoses as a possible cause of death, and fascinating historical parallels. When it comes to history, we are dependent on the “expert opinion.” History is usually written by the winners and shaped in real time to…


Diabetes Skyrockets Amid a Pandemic of Sitting

New figures show that global diabetes prevalence has increased by 16 percent in the past two years, with 537 million adults (aged 20–79) now estimated to be living with the chronic condition. Over this same time period, COVID-19 has stopped us from doing some of the things that help prevent and manage diabetes. One of the ways…


Supreme Court Could Decide Fate of Monsanto/Bayer RoundUp Cancer Suits

On Dec. 13, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to offer the United States’ views on “Monsanto vs. Hardeman”—the latest move in what could be a landmark case for multibillion-dollar litigation linking the pesticide RoundUp to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, if the Supreme Court agrees to review the case. After a call for the views of…


House Republicans Ask Biden When Legal Immunity for Vaccine Manufacturers Will End

A group of House Republicans has asked President Joe Biden about the legal immunity granted to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, expressing concern about the immunity combined with the administration’s vaccine mandates. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and 15 colleagues told Biden in a Dec. 20 letter that the mandates raise “many concerns as to the ethics of…


Anti-Inflammatory Cider Recipes for Cold Weather

Unlike filtered apple juices (likely a mix of many varieties of apples), fresh-pressed cider has terroir, flavors unique to the soil, climate, and varieties of apples grown in that particular region. No matter what your local cider situation, any unfiltered apple cider will do for a sweet, hot refreshment. For the classic version, heat cider with whole cinnamon…


Are Your Digestive Problems Caused by Low Stomach Acid?

While most doctors prescribe antacids to lower stomach acid for heart burn and acid reflux, the real culprit may be that your stomach acid is already too low. This is called hypochlorhydria. Sufficient Stomach Acid, or Hydrochloric Acid (HCl), Is Necessary To: 1. Protect the body from pathogens When we consume food, bacteria and other…


Federal Involvement in Health Care Drives Treatment Choices

Around the United States, in numerous cases, hospitalized COVID-19 patients have asked for Ivermectin but were denied the drug, and then sought a court order forcing the hospital to provide the requested medication. Ivermectin, which has been used safely in humans since 1985, has shown promise in treating the virus, especially when taken early. Although…


University of California Fires Director of Ethics Program for Defying COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, the longtime professor of psychiatry at the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine who sued the university over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate because it made no exceptions for natural immunity, has been fired by the institution for refusing the vaccine. In a blog post titled “Farewell, University of California,” Dr. Kheriaty said…