The world is never going to be germ-free. We cannot live without microbes. They are the earliest and simplest form of life (1). Trying to kill them all is a battle we will never win, because it would mean killing the origins of life, and therefore killing ourselves. Yes, some microbes are dangerous to us, even deadly! Others are beneficial, and essential for our health. Research in recent years has shown that we have roughly ten times more microbial than human cells in and on us (see my ...
What does Jesus have to do with Easter bunnies and eggs?
Easter traditions Easter is a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion. Easter is also linked to the Jewish Passover. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Throughout the English-speaking world, many Easter traditions are similar. Many families observe the religious aspects of Easter by attending ...
Healthy New Year’s resolutions!
Make it specific! Make it possible! Make it public! First, we have to believe we can! Then, we have to set ourself up for success. And then, we might need a little help from our friends to make sure we actually do it! Make it specific! Pick an addiction of yours you want to get rid of. For example: Chocolate free month of January. There is an app called couch to 5K. Basically, it is a 30 min workout three times a week that trains you to run 5 K in eight weeks. Only one hour of ...
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ONCE YOU KNOW -A Guide To Preserving Your Child's Health It is a message that is so relevant for our times and has the potential to affect the future of generations to come. - Jami Lynn Sands - author of Heritage Quest, Uncovering Your Roots Introduction Throughout history, humanity has been in pursuit of knowledge. We have even named our species homo sapiens—the knowledgeable, wise man. Knowledge drives progress and has provided us with many benefits. We have extended our life ...
Celebrating the spirits of those who have died – same intention, different traditions
What do Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day have in common? Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, also known as All Saints’ Eve. It is celebrated on October 31st. This celebration is observed in a number of countries on the eve of the Western Christian celebration of All Hallows’ Day or All Saints’ Day, which is celebrated on November 1st, and followed by All Souls’ Day—Dia de los Muertos on November 2nd. All these celebrations have in common to remember the ...
How to help a picky eater
Clara Marie Davis wrote a study in 1939 which is likely the world's longest, most detailed and most ambitious dietary experiment entitled The Self-selection of Diets by Young Children (1). C. Davis described what happens when children have a choice between 33 available healthy foods. They get to choose which ones and how much they want to eat. When this study was conducted doctors prescribed with great detail what and when and how much a child should eat in order to be healthy. Children ...
Know how to read your poop!
Everything that comes out of your body carries information on what is going on inside your body. You just have to know how to read it. Taking a closer look at the color, odor, amount, consistency, and frequency of your body's excretions can be quite informative. So, let's take a look at poop! Color and odor are indicative of heat and cold in the body. Heat is usually colorful, smelly, and burning. Cold excretions are pale, odorless, watery, and the stool may contain undigested foods. ...
No added nonsense!
We are all familiar with these ‘no additive’ labels that are considered so normal here: non-GMO, no hormones, no antibiotics, gluten-free, no nitrites/nitrates, no sugar added, or even organic, which simply means a combination of the word ‘no.’ Why would this be a bad thing, though? Of course, we want to know that there are ‘no hormones’ in our food. The thing is, we have been conditioned to believe it is normal to label our foods that way. But seriously, wouldn’t it be much easier to ...
COVER REVEAL
ONCE YOU KNOW - A Guide To Preserving Your Child's Health Here it is!!! The cover of my new book. My new book is all about prevention. When I was working in the acupuncture clinic I couldn't help thinking that the people I was treating came to me 20-30 years too late. I found myself thinking "I wish I could have told them when they were still children." Then I learned that in ancient times doctors in China were payed to keep their patients healthy, and when the patients got sick, ...
Consider this before giving your children supplements
Sadly, America is overfed but malnourished. Despite the excessive food intake, the standard American diet leaves us with a lot of deficiencies. We do need a variety of nutrients each day to stay healthy, but since they are lacking in our diets, more than half of us take supplements. Some of us even take them not just to make up for what we're missing, but also to give ourselves an extra health boost. Fact is, the source of these nutrients is important. Nature is well designed and our ...