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Please use our huge collection of natural health articles, reviews, and resource links below to develop a personal program that will help you lose unwanted pounds while gaining energy and peace of mind.

Beneficial Bowel Flora and Sauerkraut
The idea of microscopic organisms living and reproducing within you probably seems creepy at first. But when you see the good these beneficial bacteria do for your health and well being, you'll want to welcome them aboard instead of wanting to throw them over the side.

Cookie Recipe of the Week
This week we have Leah's Pumpkin Cookies. My daughter-in-law Leah Day is not only one of the world's great quilters (check out her hugely popular Craftsy Free Motion Quilting Class), she also bakes some darn right terrific cookies. Her pumpkin delights as spelled out in this week's recipe are one of favorites.

Crockpot Recipe of the Week
This week we have Laredo BBQ Pot Roast with Cornmeal Dumplings. Oh, my, the ranch hands at your house will shout "Yippi kay yay" over and over again once they hitch their horses, wash their hands, and sit down to feed this filling and delicious main course.

Healthy Recipe of the Week
This week we have Real Deal Mexican Rice. This is an authentic recipe from a Mexican American who grew up in Texas right on the border with Mexico, and it's as authentic as you can get. This rice goes great with enchiladas or tacos.

Seven Signs Your Relationship Is in Trouble
This article by Debbie Mandel highlights several signs and symptoms of an ailing relationship. Here are seven tips to help you reclaim your relationship with your spouse.

A Pesto Said to Remove Heavy Metals
Heavy metal poisoning is rampant. It may be a major cause of hormonal imbalances, cancer, thyroid problems, neurological disturbances, learning problems, depression, food allergies, parasites, and more. This is a great recipe that is not only easy to make but also really yummy, and it tells you how to remove heavy metals from the body.

Tomatoes and Arthritis
Eating tomatoes and other members of the nightshade family can make your arthritis worse. Read this article to learn more about the nightshade family.

Energy Unlimited
John H. Tobe took on and poked holes in practically everything that "mass manufacturing" and the "medical establishment" came up with until his death in 1979. He was also one of the few individuals to visit the Hunza people in the 1950's and then write about their remarkable health. The article you're about to read comes from his book, The Golden Treasury of Natural Health Knowledge, which is full of articles he wrote during his lifetime for his monthly magazine Provoker. Also contains one of the great recipes for muesli.

Are You Throwing Away Your Egg Yolks?
Cholesterol is not a deadly poison, but a substance that is absolutely necessary for you to be healthy. High cholesterol itself does not cause heart disease. Join Dr. Kim join in never throwing away another egg yolk.

Another Dissident Dermatologist
A disenfranchised M.D. breaks from the norm and challenges the pharmaceutical empire from one of the most well-respected dermatology institutes in the world. "The field is just replete with nonsense," he told the Times.

Five Tips for Insect Bites
I swatted away some flying bug when I was outside petting Bobby the Long-haired Stray Cat this time last year, and that got me to thinking about the wasp bites that so pissed me off a few summers ago, so then I wandered into the office and wrote this blog entry. So there! And if you don't get a big kick out of reading Tip No. 5 in this entry, then you need to kickstart your sense of humor back into gear.

The Surprising Effects of Posture
The latest research from Ohio University by psychology professor Richard Petty claims the effect of posture is even more profound, "But it turns out that our posture can also affect how we think about ourselves. If you sit up straight, you end up convincing yourself by the posture you’re in."

Overview of the Caveman Diet
Learn how your ancestors ate fifteen thousand to one million years ago, and learn how the nutritional intake may have been a lot more healthy than what we've eaten for the last ten thousand years.

A Natural Approach to Curing and Preventing Acne
Dr. Ben Kim loves to treat patients with acne because "Once a person identifies and addresses the root causes of acne, it predictability melts away." Read this excellent article and learn Dr. Kim's natural approach using preventative tips to keep acne at bay.

A Case Study in Yoga and Diabetes
The Yoga Biomedical Trust discovered in 1982 that if people practiced yoga for 30 minutes a day for one full month, the activity helped reduce blood glucose levels in some diabetics.

Shattering Bottled Water Myths
Did you know advertising execs for big bottled water companies have been wasting your money and playing you as a fool for years? Stop buying bottled water and start bottling your own.

Foods to Clear Brain Fog
I understand wanting to have a clear head with a functioning brain in the ol' skull cavity, so in this blog entry I point out a few healthy foods you can use to dissipate brain fog when it comes rolling in.

Vitamins and Minerals for Fingernail Health
Brittle or poor looking fingernails indicate the body's lack in certain vitamins or minerals. By watching your fingernails and keeping them in good shape, you help keep your body well rounded in nutrients.

Metabolism Boosting Exercise Tips
First off, forget the word "exercise." Call it activity. Here are several fun activities to boost your metabolism.

Blended Foods Are Healthy and Nutritious
In lieu of cooking, another way to soften and even break down fiber in plant foods and thereby get the most out of what you eat is to blend some of your foods.

Herbal Remedies for Joint Pain
If you're suffering from joint pain as so many are these days, you may well want to try herbal remedies before turning to prescription drugs with their dangerous side effects that all too often cause more problems than they help.

Millet-- Good Enough for the Hunzas
Natural health writer Karen Railey continues her fascinating series on grains in this article about millet, a tiny grain that helps the Hunza people live healthfully over sometimes over a hundred years.

How to Deal with Dry Mouth
In this interesting article, Dr. Harold Katz discusses the causes of dry mouth and reveals what you can do to put an end to this annoying symptom.

Is a Strict Vegan Diet a Recipe for Disaster?
Dr. Ben Kim writes, "My experiences with my own body and in providing health care to many people over the years have led me to believe that a long term, strict vegan diet is a sure recipe for developing certain nutritional deficiencies and significant health problems." This is a must read for strict vegans.

Milk and Prostate Cancer
The overwhelming majority of research suggests strongly that increased milk consumption is associated with increased risk for prostate cancer.

Rivers Keep on Flowing
Monday, March 18, was the 41st wedding anniversary for me and my wife Ellen. In this brief blog entry, I write about that special day and also share a song I wrote last year to kind of celebrate our life together. The song's entitled "River Keep on Flowing." Just like the years keep on moving down the line, eh?

The Truth about Bad Breath and What the Symptoms Mean
In this interesting article, Dr. Harold Katz shows how bad breath is caused by anaerobic sulfur producing bacteria which normally live within the surface of the tongue and in the throat.

Everything You Need to Know about Arthritis
In this extremely detailed and useful article, Dr. Kim shares with you his encyclopedic knowledge of arthritis. Learn the causes as well as many natural things you can do to either avoid arthritis altogether or else reduce your pain.

Quinoa from the Andes
In this fascinating and informative article you'll learn just about everything there is to know about quinoa, a health-giving grain that has been cultivated in South American Andes since at least 3,000 B.C. and has been a staple food of millions of native inhabitants. If you have a wheat allergy (as so many people do), this article is a MUST read.

How to Make Healthy Fudge
This fabulous tutorial with lots of mouthwatering pictures details exactly how to make healthy fudge that is so delicious everyone in the family may well fight over the last few pieces. You can also call the recipe almond fudge brownies. Oh my gawd!

Workout Pick-Me-Up
In this blog entry I share one of my favorite drinks for a post-workout cool down that will flood my old body with vitamins and minerals to help create healthy new cells.

Efficient digestion
Dr. Herbert Shelton explains efficient digestion. Contending that at least half the food most of us eat passes out of us without being utilized or digestion, Dr. Shelton proceeds to give us specific details on what we can do to quit wasting 50% of the expensive stuff we send down our throats!

Is Fasting One Day a Week Good for You?
Is fasting one day a week good for your health? To answer this question, let's take a look at what happens in your body when you begin to eat and drink nothing but water.

Envelope Budgeting for Financial Health
My mother kept our family out of debt her entire life with a simple cash-based system called envelope budgeting. You don't hear much about envelop budgeting in our cash-less society, but if you're in debt, it may be the answer you've been looking for.

New Theory of Self-Deception
Self-deception is a common everyday phenomenon. Someone who sees the facts, but refuses to admit them, is generally described as unreasonable - wrongly, say two German university researchers.

Vaccine Legal Exemptions
Read our review of licensed attorney Alan Phillips' Vaccine Legal Exemptions, a comprehensive and authoritative 92-page report about vaccine legal exemptions you can trust. This is a MUST read for parents who don't want to pollute the bodies of their babies and children with potentially dangerous vaccines.

Nutrition for the Eyes
With so many new supplements on the market claiming to enhance and improve vision, it can be downright confusing choosing which one is right for you. This article discusses the best vitamins for eye health.

Say No to High Heels
What do toe pain, mid foot pain, heel pain, ankle pain, knee pain, hip pain, lower back pain, mid back pain, upper back pain, and headaches all have in common? You guessed it -- high heels.

Try Sequential Eating for Indigestion
If you're a slave to heartburn or excess gas or lots of burping after meals, I just blogged about a simple, natural technique that relieves indigestion and gas problems for a surprising number of people. You have nothing to lose (except your gas and indigestion) by trying this method, so take a chance and do it!

Natural Cures for Headache Pain
This interesting and quite comprehensive article details a number of natural techniques you can use to ease headache pain. Why resort to over-the-counter medications when you can help yourself with simple methods?

How to Live 100 Years
The doctors of his time told Italian nobleman Luigi Cornaro when he was in his thirties that he would die in a matter of months if he didn't change his ways. Talking them seriously, this young Venetian completely revamped his lifestyle and then lived happily and fully until he reached the age of 102. In Discourses on the Sober Life, you'll learn how he took responsibility for his own health and then amazed his family, his doctors, and the people of Italy.

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