[Guest Blog Post from Jackie Patti of Deductive Seasoning.]

You don't know me and that my avatar is wearing a lab coat should NOT make me…

[Guest Blog Post from Jackie Patti of Deductive Seasoning.]



Someone posted elsewhere about her husband having high cholesterol and a history of heart disease in his family and a doctor wanting to put him on statins. I decided to answer here so I could share my answer with everyone. I have HAD a heart attack and do not take a statin. Statins are…

ADHD? In 30 years there has been a twentyfold increase in the consumption of drugs for attention-deficit disorder.

• "TO date, no study has found any long-term benefit of attention-deficit medication on academic performance, peer relationships or behavior problems, the very things we would most want to improve."…

Breastmilk is a detox pathway. So, we don't want to do anything to dump more toxins into our blood circulation than our urine/feces can excrete. Sweat is another detox pathway which bypasses breastmilk.

Basically, the detoxification system is like a funnel. We can dump a lot into blood circulation but we have a narrow exit.



For sensitive baby, I'd be concerned about…

Ann Armbrecht

Co-Producer, Numen: the Healing Power of Plants

•  What circumstances led you to your current…

[Guest Blog Post from Michelle Czolba - Wildly Natural Skin Care.]

• What circumstances led you to your current health and wellness mission?…

[Guest Blog Post from Todd Caldecott, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Medical Herbalist]…

[Guest Blog Post from Deborah Donndelinger - Family Energetics.]

I recall a study where an apple with about 25mg of "Vitamin C" was eaten and measurable blood levels of vitamin C change were HIGHER than when someone consumed 1000mg of "Vitamin C" supplement.



Synthetic "nutrient" supplements are not utilized by the body the same as nature's real nutrients. Additionally, many synthetic, chemistry-laboratory derived "nutrients" are actually "mirror-image" chemical combinations and do not function in the body the same as the natural…

Meningococcal Disease and College Students:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a2.htm



"This report provides information regarding the modestly increased risk for meningococcal disease among college freshmen, particularly those who live in dormitories or residence halls. It presents recommendations developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the education of students and…

I'd be very careful with iodine supplementation and thyroid disease. Many women are thrown into thyroid crisis as a result, due to undetected Hashimoto's disease.



Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease based on a…

an open letter to "The Doctor" (if he appears to be a sort of doctor who might listen)



by Jill Herrron Chapin

• Be honest…

An herbalist first brought the issue of detoxifying volatile oils up. I used essential oils daily (for a long time) and neat, at that. I didn't realize the risk of toxicity from essential oils. So, I want to understand too. But, this CYP450 enzyme is somewhat new (last 10 years or so with genetic testing) and different people have different ability/impairment of their detoxification system. MTHFR and CYP450 are two biggies.

SSRIs and 80% of pharmaceuticals…

There is an active theory and research regarding the necessity of helminths (parasitic worms). List of peer-reviewed, Journal-published science regarding helminthic therapy and related topics:

• asthma
• allergies
• anaphylaxis
• psychiatric disorders
• inflammation
• ASD
• autism
• cardiovascular disease
• IBD
• Chron's
• liver disease
• MS
• diabetes…