With all the COVID-19 lockdowns, layoffs, job losses, destruction of small businesses, emptying of life savings and uncertainty about when and if life will ever return to normal, it is safe to say that the effects of this situation may linger and cause pain and suffering for far longer than the virus ever would.      And that is especially true when you consider the far-reaching and potentially deadly effects of chronic stress.    Most...

  Being in lockdown for nearly two months has arguably caused as many (or more) health problems than the coronavirus itself. Not only are people overeating, drinking far more alcohol than they usually do, gaining weight and not getting as much exercise (due to gyms and health clubs being closed), but there is also the potential for increased depression and anxiety, suicides, heart attacks and diabetic kidney problems and more. Yet there is another serious...

  In case you haven’t noticed, I am dedicated to helping people achieve better health in natural ways. But that doesn’t mean I’ve always been the picture of health myself. Quite the opposite, actually! But I consider my own ill health of the past to be “serendipitous” because it prepped me VERY well to be able to help YOU! Here’s what I mean—let me walk you through my “sickness puzzle” from my early 20s because...

  According to reports by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), serious chronic pain affects a whopping 116 million Americans—that is over one out of three of us! And naturally with all that pain going on, people are desperate for relief…so they usually turn to their local pharmacy. The most popular types of pain-relieving drugs include NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), acetaminophen (Tylenol) and opioid painkillers. While all three can achieve their desired result of reducing your...

  I don’t often do this, but for the last few days I have forced myself to sit and watch the mainstream news in the morning and evening. And all I can say is it’s no wonder that people in the US (and in other countries around the world) are frantic. First off, COVID-19 coverage COMPLETELY monopolizes the program.  It’s as if everything else in the entire world has come to a standstill.  A large...

 Let’s play a little imagine game for a moment. Let’s say you went to the doctor and reported that you’ve been feeling tired lately, you get indigestion a lot, and you feel depressed. You get tested for low thyroid, iron, hemoglobin A1C, cortisol, mono and maybe even get an endoscopy and everything comes back normal. So, at that point you might walk out with prescriptions for an ADHD drug (for the fatigue), an acid reducer...