Veterinary surgeon Dr. John Carter, MRCVS, MB, AcA was very odd. His office had no receptionist. There were no appointment times. You just showed up with your pet and waited. And waited. And
Are you following the advice of medical authorities by working up a sweat, avoiding dairy foods, and keeping the salt shaker at arms-length?Exercising is generally good advice, avoiding salt is
Four centuries ago, the Chinese began brewing the leaves of this plant and drinking it as a hot beverage. Today, it’s the world’s most popular beverage besides water. Hundreds of millions of people
With millions of people sitting in harm’s way for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, people who fall prey often find themselves asking, “Why me?”One reason is a weak immune system. The
With so much negativity surrounding sugar – weight gain, diabetes, cavities and more – it’s only natural to seek alternatives, and the food companies have complied. But artificial sweeteners have
There are a number of cancer-causing chemicals which lodge themselves deep inside your body’s tissues, resisting even the most powerful detoxification efforts to remove them. No one knows this better
One of the most frequently cited reasons for a poor diet is the cost of fresh produce, especially organic produce. I confess it gives me sticker shock, and I don’t know how anyone who’s not in the
No one quite knows how to classify this culinary favorite…Is it a spice? An herb? A vegetable? Or in a class of its own?Whatever you call it, it’s one of the world’s favorite foods AND it does more
Scientists are pointing to one supplement that can slash the risk of a variety of cancers in patients at high genetic risk.The scientists call the new findings “unexpected,” “exciting,” and “vitally
Chinese healers have used the leaves of the artemisia plant as a medicinal tea for thousands of years. Lately, even mainstream medicine has crowned it as a highly effective treatment for malaria.Now
Food may be what sustains us, but you can sabotage even the healthiest diet if you cook your food in toxic pots and pans.Fortunately, more people are getting wise to the dangers of cooking with
It’s likely that you come into contact with this type of chemical every day. And that’s not a good thing.Science shows it can disrupt your hormones, wreck your thyroid, raise cholesterol levels, make
Two years ago, I wrote to let you know the fumes from Teflon, given off when a pan is heated, were killing people's pet birds (that was Issue #49, if you want the details). As far as I'm concerned,
These days in our germ-conscious world people assume that heating, frying, and cooking foods will always lead to a safer, healthier diet. A closer look, however, reveals that the opposite is often
The typical office environment in corporate America is furnished with items made to resist wear and tear and to be more stain-proof than the textiles we use in our homes. This is all accomplished
In the middle of the twentieth century, Andrew Ivy, M.D., Ph.D., was one of the most respected scientists in America. Vice President of the University of Illinois and a director of the American
It was discovered 69 years ago by the famous nutritional pioneer, Dr. Weston A. Price – yet the vitamin he dubbed the “X-factor” continues to be misunderstood even today. Now, a growing body of
We’re approaching the time of year when many of us will spend a lot more time in the sun, so soon our radios and TVs will resound with warnings about skin cancer.The warnings are somewhat overblown.
This ancient herb is known in Sanskrit as “the smell of a horse.” That doesn’t sound very attractive (to me, anyway). But it’s one of the most life-giving herbs in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine