Elle had “estrogen dominance.” She received this diagnosis from a functional medicine practitioner.
I’m actually happy for the likes of functional medicine doctors. Finally, an MD specialty that takes a holistic view, paying attention to how all the systems of the body function together. (more…)
Last installment I wrote about the often-troubling side-effects of synthetic hormones on the female body by sharing Robin's story with you.
Now, I write about how they don’t just influence emotions and thinking; they can also cause long suffering physical ailments as well. (more…)
“The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine.” Dr. William Osler, a founding father of Johns Hopkins.
Exactly! (more…)
Free Homeopathy First Aid Chart
(Make Your Kitchen Your Emergency Room)
Years ago as a young mother, I read that deaths in children occurred more often from accidents than illness.
It was a pivotal moment for me.
Fevers don’t kill, I learned, but a head injury could. Chickenpox might be uncomfortable, but it wasn’t going to maim my child like a burn or laceration. (more…)
I love those “itis” diseases. You know, the suffixes where “itis” is placed after the noun that determines the location of the disease. Since it means “inflammation of,” it’s easy to determine the ailment: (more…)
This week I’m passing on a request to you to do me, you and the rest of the U.S. a favor and read below what is in the works with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Below is a letter from the National Center for Homeopathy that helps explain what is happening in the U.S. regarding homeopathy.
Here it is:
We know you love homeopathic remedies — so help us tell the FDA and FTC! (more…)
Put down the Tylenol.
Don’t touch that antibiotic.
You can do this on your own!
Fever is not a bad word. It is your friend.
In fact, it’s the mechanism that the body has intuitively designed to cook off illnesses such as the flu, colds, ear infections and the like, and it serves an important purpose because it is the body’s way of curing the illness.
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