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Denice Moffat - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Dr. Denice Moffat is a veterinarian and Certified Traditional Naturopath through the American Naturopathic Medical Association. She has a Master’s degree in Biology, a Bachelor’s in Animal Science, is certified in Contact Reflex Analysis and is a Teaching Karuna Reiki Master. She has taken classes in Neuro Emotional Technique, Cranio-Sacral Work, and has taken Dr. Randy Robirds’ Ener-Chi Quest Seminars. Dr. Moffat has been around veterinary medicine since 1974. She currently focuses on human ... [More]
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- The Hazards of Soy
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] For years I have purchased soy milk, stocked it on my shelf, told myself I should open it and include it into my diet. After opening it though, it just sits in the refrigerator for a month or two. Then, of course, it's too old to drink, so I throw it down the sink and the cycle repeats itself a couple months later. Now I believe that my body was telling me that it didn't want the soy milk as I've been reading up on the soy controversy lately. Here is a summary of that information...
- Winter Safety Tips for Pets and Wildlife
[Pets] This is the time of the year when you want to be diligent about replacing that water for the animals. Dehydration can lead to bladder stones and urinary track blockages. . . Exposure to salt-based ice melting products can cause dogs severe dermatitis, inflammation of the paws and serious gastrointestinal problems including vomiting and internal burns of the mouth and digestive tract. . . This is antifreeze season. Just one teaspoon of this sweet, delectable substance will totally trash your pet's kidneys causing an agonizing death.
- Six Common Causes of Lip Sores
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Sheila was having a couple different challenges with her lips. Because they were not responding, she kept trying new things. We found several things she was using occasionally and a couple of things she was using more consistently that she was allergic to.
This is a common thing that people do for both themselves and their pets (trying lots of products when something isn’t working then not knowing which products are causing the problem.) Unfortunately sometimes this only makes the problem worse and difficult to decipher—unless you use muscle testing which is what we did.
- Natural Help for Eye Floaters
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Do you have any magical cures for eye floaters? A common question I've heard over the years. Yes and no. Here's what I've learned. . . Products that seem to be working the best for the general population include. . . And if you have a zinc deficiency (like most of my clients seem to have) you'll have lots of other symptoms of that. The same goes for copper deficiency
- The Difference Between Hydrogenated vs. Partially Hydrogenated Fats
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Hydrogenated and Partially hydrogenated are not the same. When you have too many hydrogenated fats in your diet, symptoms of pain and stiffness are accentuated. Olive oil is an example of unsaturated fat so it is in liquid form. The thinner the oil and less hydrogenated, the better the cell-to-cell communication and the transport of nutrients both in and out of the cell membrane. Natural saturated fats are like beef fat, milk fat, chicken fat and fish fat.
- FOS (Fructooligosaccharides): A Gut Flora Balancer and Sugar Substitute
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Fructooligosaccharides (usually abbreviated FOS) and inulin, are terms referring to naturally-occurring, mildly sweet, indigestible carbohydrates. FOS does not affect blood sugar levels and so is suitable for diabetics and hypoglycemics. FOS has also been shown to reduce both cholesterol and triglyceride levels and may provide improved absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and phosphate. FOS is commonly extracted from chicory roots and Jerusalem artichokes. . .
- Eating Sugar Causes Copper Deficiency. . .SO?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Symptoms caused by copper deficiency include: Loss of hair color, dry brittle hair with split ends, diminished senses of taste and smell, sagging eye lids, skin, breasts and stomach, varicose veins, anemia, thyroid disease, arthritis, ruptured discs, learning disabilities, high LDL blood cholesterol and more (in this article). What else does sugar do? Here’s a list. . .
- The Healing Power of Crystals-Which Ones are YOU Attracted To
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Now if you are not in fine tune with your body this topic may not concern you, but it seems to me that many of my clients really are attracted to one or more types of rocks/crystals without knowing that these stones are healing some aspect of their being-Here are a few of the most common stones that come up in my practice-
- Ginseng Differences and Benefits—How to Choose the Best Ginseng for Your Needs
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Ginseng is grown in many parts of the world. The roots are the part of the plant used for all Ginseng products. Each variety has its own health benefits. Ginseng benefits are cumulative. Taking the herb for several months to a year is far more effective than short-term doses. Ginsengs discussed are Panax (Asian, Chinese), Siberian, American, Pseudoginseng, and Manchurian Wild ginseng which is valued more than gold!
- 18 Natural Tips and Tricks for Arthritis
[Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] There are lots of treatments on the market for arthritis. Over the years I have found a few basic herbs, supplements and techniques that work better than all of the fancy, high-priced combinations that come out seemingly every month with glitzy advertising. Here they are:
- Prostate Natural Health Tips Any Man Can Do
[Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] You may think that it's kind of weird for a female naturopath to be discussing prostate issues, but I had a partner die of colon cancer and the cancer spread to his prostate. I miss him. He knew something was wrong, but when he went to his doctor, they couldn't find anything. He happened to be a veterinarian who worked in a teaching hospital, so he went to the horse barn, pulled out the ultrasound machine and did an ultrasound on the place on his body that hurt. He saw what he thought was a lump, so he took a videotape of the procedure, took it to his doctor who looked at the tape . . .
- Word Phrases We Say that Cause Physical Disease
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Question: I've recently heard that we create certain health problems with what we say and think, is this really true? Can you give me some examples? Answer: It is absolutely true. Where the concentration goes, the energy flows. If you think more negative thoughts about what is happening to you and your body than positive ones, the negative ones win! For example, I had a client who once used the metaphor, "Let's go eat our Saturday triple-bypass breakfast." That is exactly what he manifested within a year.
- Sugar Substitutes: Licorice Root
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] I had just learned how great licorice root was for ulcers from one of the herb distribution companies when I first started practicing natural medicine, so I ordered a couple bottles. Within a week, I had two ulcer cases that week, which is usually the synchronistic way things happen in my life. . .The second client came back with an almost full bottle in her hand. "Have you ever tasted these?". . . I popped one into my mouth and chewed. "Woof!" I said, as I made a dash to the sink to wash my mouth out. "I had NO idea!"
- Do You Love Gingersnaps, Ginger Ale, Or Anything With Ginger In It
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Ginger comes in many forms. You can cook with the powder, grate the raw root into your cooking, or use ginger juice or paste to make a nice cup of tea. The other way to use it is to take a couple of sugared ginger slices or cubes (also called crystallized ginger) after you eat your meal. More tips and ways to use ginger as a culinary herb and medicinally include-
- Sugar Substitutes: Stevia
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Stevia is a great sugar substitute known to help regulate blood sugar, helps to lower high blood pressure, aids in weight loss by decreasing the desire for sugary foods. Some people even report that it reduces their desire for tobacco and alcoholic beverages. Stevia is also used in facemasks to smooth out wrinkles and heal skin blemishes and acne. So why don’t we see more of it?
- Best Bet Food Sources for Vitamins
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] I work a lot with natural foods and supplements in my practice. If I can be assured the client will eat the right foods, there is often no need to supplement. If the deficiency is mild, specific food supplementation works perfectly well. And it does often turn out that the client just loves the foods they need anyway!
- Honey - Benefits Allergies but Harmful to Babies
[Food-and-Drink] We don't really know why direct exposure to pollens causes hay fevers whereas small doses of honey (up to two teaspoons per day) does the opposite. Some people think that the tiny doses of pollens in the honey act as a homeopathic. A homeopathic dose of something works in the body by allowing it to recognize a particular foreign body within the body (like a pollen) and get rid of it by attacking it and eliminating the harmful toxin through the kidneys, liver, bowel and skin.
- Natural Help for Epilepsy
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] I’ve been determining which fats work best for epilepsy cases with muscle testing for years. The addition of fat usually DOES work for most seizure cases. Sadly, for some cases it doesn’t work, but it wouldn’t hurt you to try. Two other helpful things to add to the program are Carob powder (to bind heavy metals which can often be responsible for seizure activity) and Burdock Root (to cleanse the liver.) Doses vary from individual to individual. Min Chex by Standard Process labs helps control the electrical activity in the brain and works quite well.
- Natural Help for Colds and Flu
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] It’s amazing how many people don't understand the difference between colds and flu and viral vs. bacterial infections, so lets review that first. Bacterial infections are often associated with colds: Bacterial signs and symptoms include. Viral infections are usually responsible for flu symptoms: Flu symptoms include. So, here's what's working for most people.
- Celery and Celery Juice Health Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Celery is rich in sodium. "So?" you say, "I eat table salt. Doesn’t that count?" Actually, no! Table salt is composed of insoluble inorganic elements which lead to the development of varicose veins, hardening of the arteries and other aliments. Sea Salt is a better product, but the sale and types of sea salt can be misleading. Celery juice helps to regulate body temperatures, helps with bronchial and lung disease and elimination of carbon dioxide from the system. It also helps
- Enema Tips And Tricks And What To Put Into An Enema And Why
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Herbs, oils, juices, teas—what to put in an enema and why. Enemas best suited for various diseases like cancer, AIDS, malabsorption and other chronic diseases.
- Raw Foods That Hurt Your Thyroid
[Health-and-Fitness:Eating-Disorders] Have you heard of goitrogens? A Goitrogen is a substance in some foods that prevents the thyroid gland from working correctly by blocking the uptake of iodine. I think the best way to handle these kinds of problems is to find out what the core cause is, correct that, minimize what you can, eliminate what you can and repair the damaged thyroid cells with protomorphogens and glandular supplements. Alternative therapies that seems to be working include:
- Potassium Broth
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] When people are sick I tell them to make chicken soup using the old Simon and Garfunkle song, "Are You Going to Scarborough Fair." The chorus to this song has all the antiviral and antibacterial herbs our grandmothers used to use for various colds and flu-Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. But even though you have some great herbs on board, you will still need to alkalize your body by eating lots of raw fruits and vegetables and a good dose of cooked vegetables. This is where Potassium Broth comes in.
- Low-Fat Cranberry-Raisin Carrot Salad
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] This salad recipe is healthy and great for providing extra Vitamin A, which is necessary for a healthy immune system and great vision. It especially tastes good after the second day because the dried raisins and cranberries have soaked up the juice of the orange. It's sweet enough that even children go back for a second helping. Stores in refrigerator up to one week.
- What Every "Brain-Fog" Person Needs
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] "It's not coming to me. I'm completely without thought. I don't recall. My short-term memory is just gone! I used to remember stuff like that. I can't think straight. My mind is gone. I can't remember. I don't recall. I didn't catch that, say that again. I have CRS disease (can't remember sh_t). My brain is always in a haze. I have Brain Fog!" These are the phrases I hear my clients say in normal conversation when I know they are working with sub-optimal planes of nutrition.
- What Do My Lab Results Mean?
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] One thing I've found over the years was that my clients had no idea what their lab results meant (or their pet's lab results), what a "rule out" was, or what they could do naturally to repair the abnormal values. Everything seemed so complicated for them and by not understanding the results (often people in the medical profession use big words that most people can’t understand) this disempowered my clients.
- Natural Treatments for Hepatitis C
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] This month I had a run of Hepatitis C clients. They each had contracted the disease differently, but none-the-less, their lives have been permanently shifted from this terrible disease which is seemingly not curable. The common thread that assisted these clients was that each person had to make some lifestyle changes (a permanent lifestyle choice that was healthier than they were living.) Stressing the optimal amounts of raw fruits/vegetables is always a staple in my programs—especially the dark green ones in hepatitis cases, but we also centered on several other treatment modalities including...
- Vitamin C Cold and Flu Drink
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] I’ve used this recipe for many years on myself with great success, but a few times I have made it for my friends, family members and employees. They hover over me and first ask, “What’s in that stuff?” After they are better, they end up calling me for the exact recipe.
- What is a "Normal" Bowel Movement?
[Health-and-Fitness] With every new exam I ask the question. . . "How many bowel movements do you have each day? Do you see any mucous, blood, diarrhea or constipation?" Feces, crap, stools, shit, poop, manure, BM, #2, dung, droppings, and bowel contents are all the same thing. I use all these terms as sometimes my clients don’t know what feces or stool is. If I can’t communicate with my clients, I can’t help them.
- Germanium—An Essential Holy, Trace Mineral
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Certain disease conditions respond favorably to germanium supplementation including: arthritis, asthma, neuralgia, diabetes, leukemia, food allergies, yeast infection, HIV/AIDS, chronic viral infections like Epstein Barr syndrome, angina, stroke, Raynaud’s disease, burns and pain associated with cancer. Germanium may reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol and favorable influence the immune system. Natural food sources of germanium include. . .
- Best Bet Food Sources for Minerals
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Here's a list of the most common mineral deficiencies and some best bet foods to eat for replenishing them: Remember: Eating raw foods to replenish nutrients is one thing. We can easily overdose and imbalance our body with supplements, but not with foods.
- Meditation Tools: Spikenard Essential Oil
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] There is currently an experiment using Spikenard Essential Oil ... The experiment sounded interesting, so I ordered a couple bottles to use during my meditations. The directions said to put a drop on your third eye (the spot between your eyes directly between your eyebrows) just before meditating, so I did.
- Coffee Enemas—Getting Your Caffeine in Unique Ways
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Now why would anyone want to do an enema, let alone a coffee enema? Well. . . Coffee enemas are used routinely in the process of detoxification to stimulate the liver, control pain, nausea, general nervous tension and depression. . .The caffeine is absorbed from the fluid within ten minutes through the hemorrhoidal veins directly and is then transported directly through the portal veins and into the liver. This stimulates the production of bile and gets that elimination system moving.
- What to Juice and Why: Vegetable Juices
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] During a juice fast, select juicing materials and teas specific to your health conditions. Most of the people I see in my practice do well on Dr. D'Adamo's, Eat Right for Your Type Diet. If you don't know your blood type, here is a short list of vegetables juices with the maladies they are good for:
- What to Juice and Why: Raw Fruits
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] "I try not to eat fruits because the sugar/carbohydrates are so high," say many of my clients. The fact is that all of us need sugar for our brains and the sugar in Latte’s, processed fruit juices, sodas, candy, baked goods and pastas are not the best sugars for us. If we would just cut out a few of those highly processed sugars and add some natural fructose to our diets in the form of raw fruits, we would be much healthier.
- Natural Iron Supplements: If a Little is Good, a Lot is Not Better
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] I have been seeing literally GOBS of clients with that tell-tale characteristic tan mark around their cheeks and chin indicating iron deficient anemia lately. I don’t quite understand why, but it certainly goes with extreme exhaustion. Possibly they are eating too much white sugar which interferes with iron absorption. Most of these clients have not visited their doctors office yet to get iron pills, but I know their red cell counts are down just by looking at that hazy yellowish-tinged chin.
- Lithium - Natural Sources for Depression
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Lithium is a trace mineral found in the earth's crust (and I bet you thought it came in a little pill the doctor gives people!) The medical field refines this crust to produce lithium arginate. It is most often known for its use in manic-depressant syndromes, but did you know that it is also used for treating ADD, epilepsy, alcoholism, drug withdrawal, kidney stones and migraine headaches? Some research shows that it may also be effective in treating malignant lymphatic growths, arteriosclerosis and chronic hepatitis.
- Yin vs. Yang - What Does it Mean?
[Health-and-Fitness] Personally, I don't think Oriental philosophy should be so daunting but it sure seems to be! I think everyone should work towards understanding each other's cultures so we can integrate and utilize information better and with more clarity. I like using whatever works, no mater where it comes from and I think we can integrate all kinds of techniques. This is what I have gleaned on the Yin/Yang philosophy so far
- Which Alternative Health Techniques Should I Choose?
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] After many years of exploration, I have learned that there is something good to learn from everybody. Don’t "throw the baby out with the bath water" if you don’t vibrate positively with a certain healer. Glean what works for you and move on. Don’t be afraid to explore new healing modalities. Shifting and returning to practitioners you have not seen for several years also helps. As you grow, so does your lens of perspective and understanding. What one practitioner says to you today may mean something totally different to you years from now. What you don’t understand, put on the "Cosmic Bookshelf."
- Men Sweat, Women Shine: The Benefits of Perspiration
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] At the cancer clinics in Mexico they use showers in the healing process. Hot and cold alternating showers are done after you drink a glass of fresh vegetable juice and before you eat anything solid. You stand in the shower and turn the water as hot as you can stand it for 15 seconds then you turn it as cold as you can take it for 15 seconds and repeat this process for six cycles. After the shower you put on a thick bathrobe and walk barefoot around the lawn until you dry off. What does this accomplish?
- Get Healthy-Eat More Fat-Well, Maybe Just Certain Types Of Fats Anyway
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Did you know that your brain is composed of more than 60% fat? If you don't have the proper fats to nourish the nerve cells and myelin of the brain you will have some problems down the road (like Alzheimer’s disease). There are two different kinds of fats-bad fats, and good fats. Examples of bad fats include meat fats, processed fats, trans-fats, hydrogenated fats and fats processed under high heat. Good fats are unsaturated and in fluid form at room temperature and are what you should be ingesting as your fat calories. Fat deficiency signs include-
- Music as Medicine
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] In my practice I sometimes use a drum to find the blockages of energy in the body. As you hold the open side of the drum toward the body and beat on the top surface you will hear rebound—except where the energy is blocked. When energy is blocked, there will be a dull thump instead of a rebound. When I find an area like this, I beat the drum into that area until it opens up.
- 14 Tips for A Better Juice Fast
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Tips for a better juice fast and general rules on what to juice and how, what to juice together and what to juice separately given by a naturopath who did her own 40-day juice fast.
- Is Fasting Safe and What Kind of Fast Should I Do
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Nobody has ever died as a result of a few weeks of intentional fasting. If it makes things better in your home, call it a liquid diet. If you talk to anybody about fasting, most people will think you have totally lost it. Don't listen to them. Get educated! Before fasting you should have a thorough understanding of all the steps involved and you should become acquainted with a practiced practitioner who knows what they are doing (and has done a fast of the duration you would like to do) that you can call to ask any questions if necessary.
- Dry Brushing: How To Do It, And It's Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] The skin eliminates over one pound of waste acids each day in the average adult, most of it through the sweat glands. Dry brushing is a way to quicken detoxification. How to do it and its benefits are explained.
- Conversations with Animals by Lydia Hiby
[Book-Reviews:Pets] Boo was using the bathmat in front of the litter box to urinate on. The owner was, of course, frustrated and sought out Lydia to find out why this was happening. Boo said, “The bathmat is new and I don’t like the odor of the rubber backing.” Boo continued, “I like my new uncovered litter box. I liked my old litter better, though. The new scented litter gives me a headache.”
- Parasites—How Do You Know if You Have Worms and What to Do About Them
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Diseases caused by parasites such as menstrual cramps, heart palpitations, cravings, weight gain, bowel problems, and much more; humans getting parasites from pets (zoonotic parasites); ring worm, tapeworms, roundworms; store-bought wormers; symptoms of worms; natural treatments; effective safe cheap medical treatments; how often to worm.
- Canine Influenza
[Pets:Dogs] Until such time as a vaccine is developed for canine influenza, a strong immune system will be your dog's best defense against infection. For those of you who would like to be prepared, get a bottle of Pet Vaccinosis Nosode drops. These drops will help detox the negative aspects of all vaccines. The drops should be given orally for two weeks prior to vaccination and up to two weeks after being vaccinated. They can also be used for the treatment of many of the diseases that you are vaccinating for and as a substitute for vaccines
- Hearty Potato Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Hearty Potato Soup is one of our favorite winter soups and I love it because it is quite versatile-you can also add clams to make it into New England clam chowder. You can make it low-fat, or you can add some sour cream for a few more calories. . .I mean to make it creamy.
- Chitosan: A Natural Alternative to Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] When I ask my clients if they have ever heard of Chitosan for their cholesterol, high blood pressure, weight issues, kidney challenges and yeast problems—most have never heard of the product. Nine benefits of Chitosan, how to take it and contraindications for this alternative to cholesterol-lowering drugs.
- To Vaccinate or Not-It's Your Decision
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] How would you feel if you decided not to vaccinate your child and he or she came down with polio? I have several clients with Post Polio Syndrome, and let me tell you, their life is constant and unending pain. Granted, you may have a bank account large enough to overcome a case of Parvo in your puppy (if it survives) but is it worth it for the puppy to have to go through that? Or Feline Leukemia in your cat? Vaccines are cheap and effective insurance for these deadly and debilitating diseases. Now let me give you some other options.
- Rice, Bean and Corn Salad
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I'm always looking for complete protein, low-fat, tasty salads that are not boring. Here's a recipe we like. The neighbors like it too, so it must be a keeper. We took a bowl over to our neighbor, Tim, and he ate both servings before his wife made it home for a taste. When Barb finally made it home, she was asked to trek on over to get the recipe. She made another whole batch the next day. Here's the recipe.
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): One Little-Known Common Cause
[Health-and-Fitness] "Pregnant Women, Infants Must Avoid Contaminated Water. Bottled Water Only Safe Choice" stated a newspaper in our area, but this problem is a common occurrence all over the United States. So, why should pregnant women avoid drinking this particular water? Because, it has been contaminated with nitrates. Nitrates are associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in children, and pregnant women and families with infants should avoid drinking tap water when nitrate levels are in excess of Federal EPA standards (10 parts per million.)
- Skin Allergies-14 Holistic Treatments That Work
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] You are the best doctor you have. I was gifted with having skin challenges most of my life. These challenges taught me to listen to my body and to trust it. With a little education and some new ideas and perspectives, an allergy sufferer can take these 14 tips and get their life back.
- Digestive Help for the Holidays—Gallbladder Tips
[Food-and-Drink] Eat bitter stuff first: In France, as my grandmother taught me as a child (she was 100% French,) you are always served your bitter foods (like endive in salad) first. That is because bitter tastes stimulate the gall bladder to release bile, which is necessary to digest the fat within the main course foods. Other tips to help digestion--especially during the holidays are. . .
- Willard Water and Spider Bites / Burns
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Willard Water once came under the scrutiny of the FDA. During the legal processing resulting from this scrutiny, literally thousands of users came to testify of Willard Water’s effectiveness expounding on all of its different uses. The public demanded that the product stay available to them. Because the FDA could find nothing that seemed in the least damaging to the general pubic, it was allowed to stay on the market and is still in use today. I love it for burns and spider bites.
- Alternative Therapies for Allergies: Allergy Allersodes
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] “Can I get another bottle of this? I’m out, it works great, and allergy season is here.” My clients say, as they hold up the tell-tale little brown bottle with its yellow label. I thought at first that I was manifesting a placebo affect because these products worked so well, but over the years clients have come in every other year or so just to pick up a bottle of Tree Mix I or II when they run out. I never see them any other time.
- The Hazards of Feeding Soy to Children
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Do you feed your baby something besides breast milk? Does it contain soy or Soy Protein Isolate (SPI)? Isoflavones in these soy milk replacers are a serious reason for concern. Approximately 25% of bottle-fed children in the United States receive soy-based formula. Would you feed your baby birth control pills? One researcher estimated that an infant exclusively fed soy formula receives the estrogenic equivalent (based on body weight) of at least five birth control pills per day.
- Book Review: Jan Fennell's book, The Dog Listener
[Book-Reviews] Animals are not disposable objects. If we take on the responsibility of having one, we need to do what we can to make their life and ours an enjoyable experience. Jan Fennell, in her book, The Dog Listener, discusses problems such as separation anxiety, biting, chasing cars/bicycles, soiling in inappropriate areas, pulling on the leash, and dog to dog aggression. Here are a few tips I picked up by reading the book.
- Talking to Your Cat—A Beginner’s Perspective
[Pets:Cats] Experimenting with Amelia Kincaid's Book, Straight From the Horses Mouth, I put forth the energy toward open communication and I asked to talk with a cat from my practice. Sherman agreed to be interviewed. I knew he would. He's quite the talker and we relate well together. Here’s how the interview went: (My questions in italics, his answers in quotes.)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder: One Easy, Cheap, Natural Way to Manage It
[Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Tyrosine manifests as depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD or the Winter Blues) and there is an easy, cheap, natural and effective way to manage these challenges. It doesn’t work for everyone—only most people. And it does a great job of doing it.
- Milk: How Come Mine Doesn’t Spoil?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Locally, I could get Horizon organic Half & Half, so I bought a pint, opened it, used a little and then left it on my kitchen table and forgot about it for a week and a half. (I'm not known for my housekeeping.) So, when it finally came time to neaten things up, I cautiously approached the almost full half & half expecting the worst. Well, there was nothing wrong with it. Didn't smell bad. Is there something wrong with this picture?
- Eggs—Eat Your Yolks!
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] I often find that my clients need more eggs as an excellent source of choline, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, magnesium and sulfur. Eggs are also a good source of easy-to-digest protein, iodine, Vitamin B2, molybdenum, phosphorous, Vitamin B5, Vitamin D and Vitamin K.
- Stress Reduction Techniques: Culling Negative Energy
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] “Take the rattle. I’m sure you will enjoy it much more than I have.” I said. Ha! It’s gone. What a relief. My entire environment that I work in for hours every day is now filled with total peace, beauty and positive energy.
- Worried about Chlorine? You Should Be
[Health-and-Fitness] Scientific studies have linked chlorine and chlorination by-products to cancer of the bladder, liver, rectum, and colon, as well as heart disease, atherosclerosis, anemia, high blood pressure, and allergic reactions. By showering in chlorinated water we are directly exposing ourselves through the skin and respiratory tract with a concentration of chorine equaling up to 50 glasses of chlorinated water a day!
- Dermoid Cysts and the Vanishing Twin Syndrome
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] A close friend of mine has a vanishing twin (I never told him this.) I could tell because he had what is called a dermoid cyst on his forehead. A dermoid cyst is a growth that has every conceivable type of cell in it. He actually had a little piece of nail growing out the center of the cyst. He had it removed, but some of it grew back!
- Juice Fasting for the Health of It - Our 40-Day Experience
[Health-and-Fitness:Popular-Diets] I figured if I had never experienced a long juice fast, how could I ask my toughest cases to do it? That would be hypocritical. There were definitely some days where we just had to CHEW something. Maybe it was because it seemed that all of our neighbors were barbequing ALL THE TIME! I almost lost it one night. I broke down and had half a cheese stick.
- Recipe - Spicy Tomato Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Last night we had to have something hot. My husband and I were on day 23 of a 40-day Juice Fast. How many days of cold juice and potassium broth can one couple take anyway? So I made tomato soup. I figured that was as close to juice that I could get. It didn't take very long-about 15 minutes total including the six minutes of hovering and sniffing. It turned out to be like manna from heaven!
- Parsley: One of the World’s Seven Most Potent Disease-Fighting Spices with 33 Health Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Parsley is one of the world's seven most potent disease-fighting spices. Most people do not realize that this vegetable has more uses than just being a decorative garnish that accompanies restaurant meals. Parsley's history, its 33 health benefits, nutritional value, how to pick it, process it and store it are discussed.
- Keeping Nuts and Seeds Fresh
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] People don’t eat enough seeds and nuts so most of us are missing out on all those great, polyunsaturated oils. In my practice, I often remind my clients to take their calcium supplements with some kind of fat like the fat in nuts or nut butters for better calcium absorption. Pumpkin seeds work great to help BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) in men, and sesame seeds are wonderfully effective for Seasonal Affective Disorder.
- Outsmarting the Midlife Fat Cell
[Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] Fat cells have an important mission of manufacturing estrogen and balancing our body during the transition into menopause. It seems women today have transitions that are more magnified than generations past. We are gaining 50% more weight than our mothers did and the time it takes to travel through perimenopause and menopause is 500 times longer. We have more hot flashes, more memory loss, and more insomnia.
- Help--Life Is Happening to Me
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] I guess, generally speaking, we all think that we are alone in the world and that our problems have never been experienced by anyone else. Why do we think that? We often suffer in silence. It seems that people experiencing a life of Spirit tend to take on more traumas and dramas in their lives than most people. Finally one day we wake up and realize that we create everything we put our attention into and that it is OUR attitude that makes all the difference.
- Our Four Favorite Raw Fruit Juice Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] My husband Michael and I did a 40-day juice fast. Over that time we tried every fruit and vegetable imaginable as a juice. We learned lots of tips and tricks to juicing correctly and found four really wonderful raw fruit juice recipes we think you will like.
- Pregnant Women, Infants Must Avoid Nitrate-Polluted Tap Water
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] Nitrates affect the red blood cells by disrupting oxygen availability which leads to blue baby syndrome, reduced vitality, increased stillbirths, spontaneous abortion, low birth weights and slow weight gain in livestock. The scientific name for this is methemoglobinemia. Boiling water will not reduce nitrate levels.
- Alternative Allergy and Hay Fever Treatments: Allergy Nosodes
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] "Can I get another bottle of this? I'm out, it works great, and allergy season is here." My clients ask, as they hold up the tell-tale little brown bottle with its yellow label. I'm talking about allergy nosodes-one of the secret weapons for allergy season in high-quality naturopathic practices.
- Natural Hay Fever and Allergy Treatments: Nettles
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Tired of taking over-the-counter treatments and medications for your allergies? Ready to try the natural route? Here’s one suggestion for hay fever symptoms.
- Total Body Detoxification Tips and Tricks You Can Do At Home
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] Disease happens through poor eating habits, overwork, stuffing your emotions, eating too many cooked foods, too much sugar, salt, caffeine, drugs, vaccines, tension, depression, lack of proper rest, lack of exercise, environmental contamination of the air/water/food and the retention of metabolic wastes (constipation). The only effective way to "cure" disease is to eliminate the causes. The body should be cleansed in this order: Bowels, liver, kidneys, blood and lymph.
- Sinus, Tooth and Eye Problem Self-Help
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] The most effective technique that I know of for sinus, tooth and eye problems is the hot/cold soak. This one is an easy, effective, cheap treatment that you can do at home. It helps for allergies, bacterial, fungal or viral infections, abscesses, ear infections and anything else associated with the head where many prescription drugs fail to penetrate quickly.
- Muscle-Testing and Applied Kinesiology: Uses and Tips on How to Use it
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Over the years I have answered numerous questions about muscle testing, how it is used, how to make it more accurate, how people misuse it, and what things to pay attention to. This is the culmination of all those questions including categories such as how to get the most accurate answer, how to use muscle testing in the areas of healing, animals, gardening, organizing, gift choices, dieting, allergy testing and in the area of spirituality.
- Cat Facts
[Pets:Cats] Did you know that cats are either right or left-handed, can run up to 31 miles per hour, that they like their food at room temperature (the temperature of freshly-killed prey), that they have a territory of 150 acres, that they only spend 30% of their time awake, and that each square inch of their coat contains 150,000 hairs? You do now. Here are more facts on cats.
- Grilled Chicken Fajitas - Cyrus O'Leary Style
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I love Chicken Fajitas. I order them everywhere I go that has them. Cyrus O'Leary's in Spokane, WA have the best ones I've ever tasted, so over the years I've asked, "What's in these?" and I've taken the bits and pieces of information and after many tries have recreated them in my kitchen. I think I've finally got this one down. Here it is.
- Gingivitis, Periodontitis, Receding Gums: A Gum Surgeon's Worst $2.65 Nightmare
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] As I tell my clients about White Oak Bark powder, "You know those TV commercials advertising Copenhagen chew? Just a little between the teeth and gums." Here’s a cheap, easy, fast and effective treatment for gingivitis, periodontitis and receding gums that works for even the toughest case. What have you got to lose?
- Fun Facts About Salt
[Food-and-Drink] Some of the medical websites I checked out when I had a friend with high blood pressure stated that eating up to an equivalent of 1 teaspoon of salt per day was safe! The sites never addressed the amount of salt in milligrams that we are getting from the foods we eat. Because of these websites, my friend was mislead into believing that salt was not hurting him (as his blood pressure went up a notch or two each month.) He started salting everything. One morning he put so much salt in our oatmeal I gagged and almost vomited. I knew this information was wrong, but I did not have anything to substantiate my gut instinct-until I read Sea Salt's Hidden Powers-then it all came together for me. I hope it helps you as well.
- Do You Want To Live?
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] This phrase, I totally and completely accept myself, with all of my problems and all of my shortcomings, just might save your life...
- Common Causes of Bad Breath and Some Natural Treatments
[Health-and-Fitness] As a naturopathic doctor, I go ahead and tell the client that they have bad breath and that it will clear if they do the work. I tell them that it will be used as an indicator of health as we go along. I feel it is part of my job as their health care practitioner. I can usually tell by the smell of the breath where the source of the problem is coming from...
- Herpes Breakouts? Try Natural Sources of Lysine
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Lysine is considered and essential amino acid, a component of protein that our body cannot make. Many people use it to assist healing of herpes sores. With other supplements, it can also be effective in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and hypothyroidism.
- Tan Chin? No Energy? You May Have Iron Deficient Anemia
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Sometimes I see clients with that characteristic tan mark around their cheeks and chin indicating early iron deficient anemia. When this happens the client is feeling run down. I set them up with foods naturally high in iron...
- How to Pick a Great Piece of Fruit
[Food-and-Drink] The most nutrition, vitamins and minerals are in foods that are picked fresh. Asking the produce manager at the store how to pick individual fruits and vegetables is a really good thing. They know how to choose the best quality produce, but here are few tips that you will be able to use.
- The Vanishing Twin Syndrome
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] The Vanishing Twin Syndrome is personified by certain personality characteristics, gestational features and spiritual lessons. There is a higher incidence of this syndrome in healers. The theory is that if they could not save their own twin, their destiny is to dedicate themselves to saving others in the world. Do you have a vanishing twin?
- The Healing Crisis
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] What is a Healing Crisis? What are the symptoms? How long does it last? How do you work through this process of healing? How do you know if you are getting better or becoming sicker? Apply what you have learned…
- Recipe - Granola
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Homemade granola is one of my very favorite health foods for many reasons you will read below. It is something the allergic person can closely regulate by making modifications to the recipe. This recipe is perfect because it is cheap, healthy, can be organic and pure, makes a lot and stores well. A great food for hungry teenagers.
- Four Meditation Exercises for the Beginner
[Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] How do YOU meditate? What works for you? What do you feel in your body? I know I'm not the only one to admit that I have a difficult time meditating. Here are some answers I received from the above question on an interactive Conscious Evolution site last year. I hope one of these methods will help you on your meditative journeys.
- Flea Control Strategies
[Pets] How to get rid of fleas in your house. Flea products and natural flea products for your cat and dog flea problems. How to choose the best strategy for you, your pets, your family and your particular environment.
- Bras and Breast Cancer - Are You Dressed to Kill?
[Cancer:Breast-Cancer] Breast cancer is a cultural phenomenon. The incidence of breast cancer is dramatically increased only in cultures that wear bras. How could this be? Read on to learn about this seldom-talked-about link to cancer and eight ways to prevent breast cancer.
- Be The Changes You Want To See
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Believe. Know that your history is not your destiny. Give up judgment - Know that people just do the best they can. Persist.
Pray and move your feet. This poem is a testimony of one person's process of healing. This was my journey into healing. I wrote it with the help of my Guides and Angels. It was published in the book, I Am a Miracle in November, 2005.
- A Gift Worth Giving - Picking The Perfect Gift - Always!
[Relationships] How do you know when you’ve picked the perfect gift? Do you wait for a smile? A romantic inflection of the voice? A warm hug, and a big thank you? Isn’t that the ultimate goal? To please the people you love the most? What if there were a way to always pick the perfect gift? Well, there is…
- Got Gout?
[Health-and-Fitness] Late summer and early fall is the season for gout. Got Gout teaches you which foods to avoid and which foods to eat to get your through your pain more quickly.
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