I’ll start your day with a not-so-rosy statistic. Currently nearly 70% of US adults have at least one chronic disease, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory disease (like COPD), Alzheimer’s, diabetes, kidney disease and liver disease. And across the world, the US is number one among its peer nations in rates of many chronic diseases. That’s certainly nothing to brag about, my friend. Our food and healthcare systems play a significant role in...

  If there’s one thing about me that I hope you’ve noticed, it’s that I walk my talk. I’m not a hypocrite who sits behind my desk writing these articles telling you to eat better, exercise and supplement appropriately while I do exactly the opposite.  In fact, I like to share my personal stories with you now and then so you can see that I’m on your team and would never tell you to do...

  If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while, you may recall that I’ve written several times about subtle signs that your body gives you when things aren’t quite right. Take for instance your “products of excrement.” You can learn a whole lot from looking in the toilet bowl at your urine or feces before you flush. The tongue is another example.  A healthy tongue should be very light red to pinkish and...

  You may not realize this, but “modern medicine” really isn’t “modern” at all. In fact, it was incepted by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller in the early 1900s to expand his revenues by creating pharmaceutical drugs out of petroleum by-products (petrochemicals). At that time, medicine was primarily focused on helping the body to heal and restoring its normal functioning using plants, herbs, natural homeopathic remedies and nutrition. Rockefeller knew he had his work...

  Step into any grocery, drug or department store and you will quickly see that the personal care industry is BIG business. Entire aisles and store sections are devoted to an array of lotions, creams, shampoos, conditioners, cleansers, toners, scrubs, etc. And the manufacturers of these products know darn well that people are willing to spend large amounts of money and do practically anything to look good. I swear that a personal care company could bottle...

  Although heart disease and cancer still remain our top 2 killers, there is another disease that can affect your mortality and quality of life and it’s experiencing unprecedented, explosive growth.  Diabetes.  I remember when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, diabetes was something that was relatively rare. One of my mother’s friends had it, and all I can remember is that she had to limit sweets.  Well, once the 80s hit, things...