“So, what do you do for a living?” the young woman sitting next to me on the airplane asked. “I’m a science writer,” I explained. She looked intrigued. “What do you write about?” “Mostly health and wellness,” I said. “Wow,” she answered. “You must be really healthy!” My seatmate, who had recently graduated from college,…
I’m a Science Journalist, Here Are 5 Things I Do Differently to Improve My Own Health
Different Factors Contribute to Autoimmunity, but Gluten Sensitivity Is a Common One
Joanne, 43, received a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and gluten sensitivity from her functional medicine doctor. Her doctor placed her on a leaky gut diet that eliminated gluten and all grains and prescribed multiple supplements for leaky gut, and high doses of vitamin D and probiotics. The protocol resulted in modest improvements, but she still…
Texas Couple Create Incredible Hay Bale Sculptures That Delight Their Community
A creative couple from Texas has been bringing smiles to people’s faces with their incredible hay bale sculptures. Jerry Don and Melissa Kelley who are in their mid-50s have created hay bale art featuring bears, cows, and popular characters such as Minions from the movie series “Despicable Me,” and Woody from “Toy Story.” They have…
Totally Reversible, Urinary Incontinence Isn’t ‘Normal Aging’
The relationship between low back pain and urinary incontinence has been observed by physiotherapists for some time and confirmed by many studies. A deeply personal and relentlessly taboo issue, incontinence is rarely divulged—in doctors’ offices or with friends—leaving many women to believe the misconception that leaking urine is part of normal aging. In fact, regardless…
Natural Diuretics For Fighting Fluid Retention?
What are some of the best natural diuretics for getting rid of fluid? Diuretics, whether natural diuretics or synthetic, increase the amount of urine you would normally excrete. Ordinarily, the kidneys make urine by filtering out water and sodium and potassium ions from the blood. Through a complex process, the kidneys return an exact amount of sodium…
Parkinson’s Disease—50 Percent Undiagnosed: Study
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common age-related disease affecting adults. However, recent research revealed an alarming observation: current estimates for the number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s could be nearly 50 percent low. The revelation is the result of work by researchers who combed through patient data from 2012 across several locations and health…
Why You Don’t Take Action (and What to Do About It)
My relationship with taking action has changed in the past two years. About two years ago, my wife and I decided to start a blog to document all that we were learning and experimenting with in our lives. Since that decision, made on a long car ride together, we’ve published more than 100 blog posts…
Lavender for Migraine Headaches
A placebo-controlled clinical trial of lavender essential oil aromatherapy shows it to be an effective migraine therapy. “Lavender…has been studied recently for several purposes including treatment of mood and anxiety disorders,” as well as a number of other things. Its “analgesic effect,” however—its painkiller effect—is one of its most “widely studied properties.” Surprising, then, that there…
Ivermectin’s Mechanism of Action Against SARS-CoV-2 Described
Researching our book—The Courage to Face COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex—was often a distressing and maddening experience. The systematic lying about hydroxychloroquine to suppress its use in the outpatient setting was infuriating. However, for me, the most upsetting stories were about people who died in hospital after being systematically denied…
The Fat-Soluble Activators
Historically, the diets of healthy nonindustrialized peoples throughout the world varied according to climate and terrain—but all of them can be described as nutrient-dense and rich in vitamins and minerals. Weston A. Price, an influential researcher from Cleveland (1870–1948), analyzed some of these foods and found that the diets of “primitive peoples” contained four times…
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