That famous phrase was not just the philosophy of the Borg, it is a continual struggle in conventional medicine. Bugs are smart and the more we use a drug to treat an infection, the more adapted to the drug and therefore the more resistant a bug becomes. But natural medicine uses a different approach.
Read MoreRight now, in every single person, there are multiple viruses…
Why, you may ask, since I’ve never had a virus and never get sick. Whether or not you have experienced symptoms at the hands of a virus, if you have been exposed to a virus and it has entered your system, it will never leave you. It will simply go into dormancy. Whether it will stay dormant depends on you.
Read MoreCan I tell you how many people say to me how healthy they are because they never get sick. This is not the best predictor of your health. The truth is that periodic immune challenges are essential to not only “exercise” the immune system, but to encourage adaptation to your environment and working with pathways of elimination to move toxins from the cells and out of the body.
Read MoreVomiting may not be the most desirable of topics but it is an interesting one. Why is it that when you’re on a cruise ship having just enjoyed lobster and a glass of wine followed by a Charlotte Russe for dessert, you will inevitably come across a fellow passenger vomiting in the hallway which makes you want to discharge everything you’ve just eaten? The answer is simple - it’s an immune response.
Read MoreWhether you are talking about CoVid, asthma, shingles or fibromyalgia, more and more of us are living with chronic, unresolved illness and its symptoms. Conventional medicine offers one drug after another but symptoms return again and again. The longer this goes on, the more debilitated we become. The loss of health is causing our society to become incapable of living our lives.
Read MoreTo truly face the future of illness, we have to realize the complexity of bio burdens that can weigh down our defenses and keep us from living full lives. Don’t rely on treatment, start creating stronger resistance.
Read MoreThis spring I have seen more allergies in my patients than ever before. Not just environmental allergies, particularly in people who have had none previously, but food allergies as well. You might think this is somehow related to the weather, the pollen count or stress. Many people will assume it has to do with a recent vaccination. But the truth is that it has to do with our skin.
Read MoreImmunity is vital to our survival. If you think about it, almost all illnesses can be attributed to an immune problem of one form or another. Heart disease? Yes. Diabetes? That too. Psychological challenges? Yup. Cancer? You betcha.
Read MoreThousands of people are suffering with chronic Lyme which is unnecessary because it is not as difficult as you might think to treat. Why? Once you accept that it is a condition, like many illnesses, that is unique to each person who is infected. Which is why one treatment for all people doesn’t work.
Read MoreLet's say that recently you began eating organic whole-milk yogurt. After you eat it, you don't feel so well. Your stomach feels upset a bit. So what do you do? I can't tell you how many people instantly assume they are lactose-intolerant. Well, the first fact you should know is that there is no lactose in yogurt.
Read MorePart of a parent's job description is constant control over their young child's eating of the world around them.
Read MoreNow we have all known commitmentphobes. Usually men, usually the great-looking men with flashing smiles who smell great and say all the right things. But we are all commitmentphobes of one sort or another.
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