Safely Combining Prescription Drugs with Herbal Remedies
Consumers buying herbal remedies are increasingly concerned about how these herbs may interact with pharmaceutical or prescription drugs that they are also taking.
Category: Health and Nutrition
Mushroom Wisdom: Studying Their Health Benefits
I have lived long enough to see another year! In my younger years, because of many bad habits, poor eating, unhealthy lifestyle, plus a very low level of understanding,
The Cost of Health
If it were not for all of the pollution in our air, food, and water, and if good health habits were promoted to us (especially to our children) by the general media, maybe our disease rates and costs would not be soaring.
The Diaper Dilemma
Readers of last issueâ??s column about raising children in nontoxic, sustainable ways have asked me to follow up with thoughts about one of the omnipresent realities of parenthood: diapers.
Peripheral Neuropathy: The Number One Doctor-Ignored Condition
Too often in our office, we hear our clients say that their doctors have told them, â??Sorry, nothing can be done,â? for the pain, numbness, and burning associated with their peripheral neuropathy.
Spring Cleansing from the Inside Out By Maxine LeClerc
Spring is the perfect time to cleanse and detoxify, especially the liver, the organ associated with spring. Since the liver dumps directly into the colon, keeping the colon clean during any detoxification program enhances the bodyâ??s natural ability t
There’s What in My Shampoo?
Have you ever wondered what all those ingredients are in your shampoo, soap, lotion, deodorant, toothpaste, and so on? This is not to alarm you, but unless you are very diligent about shopping,
Healing Ourselves and the World
I have spoken to you all before regarding the natural beauty we live in and I hope that this year all of you took Earth Day to heart, that you took it to heart enough to truly motivate your ecological activities.
Babies and the World They Live In
I have a 2.5-year-old and a one-year-old and am well acquainted with how challenging this can be. Letâ??s focus on some of the ways we can make their very first out-in-the-world experiences healthy and happy ones.
Nourish Your Hardworking Hormone Producers
Hello again, dear reader, and happy spring equinox! As I drove this last weekend I couldnâ??t help but once again be in awe of what a beautiful area we have chosen to call home.