Natural Health

Painted Children's Hands

Developing children–balancing childrens’ immune systems

I love the topic of children’s health. In my first podcast here: https://youtu.be/-7w50h-CO9k Armando Salcido of Success Tutoring Online interviews me regarding how the massive marketing aimed at children by sugary drinks, junk food, fast food, and other unhealthy choices … Read More

How the gut microbiome connects and influences brain function

Your Gut Microbiome is KEY to Your Health

Gut Microbiome Restorative Diet & Habits Some trillions of microbes: bacteria, viruses, yeast/fungus… and others reside in your gut. The question is: Do they represent a healthy balance or are they impacting your health? This is so important, I’m giving … Read More

COVID-19 SARS-Cov-2 infections and health conditions leading to severe symptoms

Melatonin for COVID-19: Cure and symptom relief options? Other natural foods?

This post is updated from my original of March 2020—as of March 2021, nearly 40 peer-reviewed papers discuss melatonin for COVID-19 and at least four clinical trials are underway. Forty papers! reflects a lot of research on melatonin and one … Read More

Typical American Diet is Causing Our Health Problem

Are you worrying about the Coronavirus?

Are there natural approaches to boost the immune system and prevent coronavirus infection? Absolutely … Read More

Shifting diet into fall—an Ayurvedic view

September, Indian Summer, a hint of chill in the air, shortening daylight and the midday sun doesn’t seem as bright… gardens grow “leggy” and we watch frost warnings… While some of us wish summer could last forever, with each new … Read More

Do we really want to achieve the lowest blood pressure or cholesterol possible?

The BIGGEST question we want to ask when our labs, exam results, etc. etc. come back “out of range” or “concerning is… WHY WOULD THE BODY THINK THIS IS GOOD? Think about it. You are designed to survive. These are … Read More

Flipping accountability on its head: Functional Nutrition

There is a monstrous gap between spending on public health initiatives (just 3 percent of healthcare dollars) and treatment of chronic disease (a whopping 86 percent of healthcare dollars). Something is very, very, broken if we spend more than $12,000 per person attempting to create … Read MoreRead More

Is your low energy adrenal fatigue? Autoimmune? Or something else?

Tired? but wired? Is your fatigue because you’re not sleeping? Or is “can’t sleep” the cause of your fatigue? Burned out? Sure, we all know this feeling well—maybe all too well as we live a fiery, fast-paced life. If you … Read More

triglycerides, high cholesterol, heart health, high triglycerides, nutrition, HDL, LDL cholesterol

Correcting High Cholesterol: Inspect The Numbers

Why not everyone thinks “high Cholesterol” is high… Cholesterol is essential to your health. Every cell in your body needs it to make vitamin D, to make cell membranes, for making hormones including estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, cortisol, more… Cholesterol-derived hormones … Read More