
A COVID-19 risk factor you can avoid
One of the biggest factors that has emerged that exponentially increases someone’s risk of complications from COVID-19 is the presence of diabetes. It should be no surprise. Diabetes impairs your body’s functioning from head to toe, and has a very long resume of the health problems it causes or worsens. COVID-19 is just another checkmark on the list. But the glimmer of hope here is that in many cases of diabetes are very PREVENTABLE! ...

Become a less attractive home for COVID-19 (and other sickness)
I think it’s safe to say that most of us don’t want to catch a bacterial or viral infection…and many people are understandably concerned about what would happen if they got sick (especially in the wake of the COVID-19 situation). But the interesting thing about bacteria and viruses is that not everyone is “fair game” to get sick. Some people seem to catch everything that’s going around, while others almost never get sick—even when...

Real answers (and relief!) for ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a painful, debilitating condition that affects roughly 900,000 Americans. Unfortunately, the standard treatments for ulcerative colitis frequently make things even worse! Medications (which can include anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs) cause a variety of side effects and surgery can be life-changing, plus the disease can recur after surgery. But many colitis sufferers have gotten tremendous relief by helping to safely and naturally reduce the stress on their colon, promote smooth digestion,...

Strong protection against COVID-19
To say that the last 6 months have been an unprecedented challenge is a vast understatement…and hats off to all individuals who have tried their best to unravel this situation and look for real answers. In the course of conducting studies and examining trends, one fact that has continued to emerge is that the existence of co-morbidities exponentially increases the risk of COVID-19 infection, severity and death. These include: High blood pressure, heart disease,...

All disease begins here—could it be affecting you?
When disease strikes, many people have the belief that it just “came out of nowhere.” Nothing could be farther from the truth! Disease is not a monster lurking around the corner waiting to jump up and bite innocent little you in the derriere. Instead disease is carefully CREATED, and although there are many contributing factors that determine whether your doctor will say to you, “Um, we have a problem here,” far and away the...

For men: Take this prostate health quiz
Happy Tuesday, guys. I'd like to talk about a subject that might make some of you feel a little, well, uneasy. Your prostate gland. And whether or not yours is as healthy as it should be. It used to be that prostate problems were primarily something only elderly men had to worry about, but no longer. Unfortunately, increasing numbers of men are experiencing prostate challenges at younger and younger ages. Let’s take a closer...