Ever notice how the more things change the more some people stay the same? To resist change is to deny who we are. Like our cells, we naturally react to stimuli in order to maintain balance, or we die. Making adjustments to this universal flux is how we adapt, learn, and grow.\ Greek philosopher Heraclitus [...]
We in America have been easily swayed into accepting labels as gospel. Labels give us parameters from which to make decisions when it comes to how we choose to eat and live. They tell us who we are (in case we didn't know), so we can subdivide ourselves. Whether in politics (democrat/republican/libertarian), religion (Buddhist, [...]
If only the "health authorities" knew the truth about pertussis and why pertussis outbreaks are increasingly observed in vaccinated populations. The culprit is a bacterium known as B. pertussis that has mutated to a more resistant form known as B. parapertussis. Research from 2010 shows that vaccination may be the reason for increased host susceptibility to [...]
Each flu season the CDC (Center for Disease Creation and Promotion) ramps up the fear factor to warn people of the impending viruses that naturally circulate in the population. In England, a report launched on Tuesday will call for increased adult vaccination against infectious diseases, including seasonal influenza, pneumococcal diseases, whooping cough, shingles, diphtheria and [...]
When it comes to vitamin supplementation there is never a shortage of information on Vitamin C However, some of it is contradictory and much of what we need to know is hard to find. How do we really know what the best source/brand of vitamin C is with so many choices? And how does Vitamin [...]
