Mold Toxicosis: Sneaking Around Your House

Pillow Allergy

Are you afraid of your pillow?  One of the funniest scenes in the movie Four Seasons has Carole Burnett asking her friend if he really is afraid of his underwear after he tearfully confesses anxiety over a number of personal … Continue reading

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Making An Informed Decision About the Flu Vaccine

To Vaccinate?

Everyone is concerned about the flu. With the Swine (H1N1) Flu virus invading our population, fear becomes a big motivating factor in looking for preventive options. The one suggested and even insisted upon by most allopathic physicians, television commercials and … Continue reading

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Are Greener Lightbulbs the Way to Go?

CFL Lightbulbs: The Herbal Advisor

I’m sure you have noticed that the light bulb section in your local store is really changing. It is amazing how quickly businesses have taken the new compact florescent light bulbs. That is because at heart we all want to … Continue reading

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Are Mammograms Effective?

Are Mammograms Effective

Research on 500,000 women worldwide seems to suggest that through current breast cancer screening techniques there are many more unnecessary breast cancer treatments administered than previously thought. Recently a report was published in the Cochrane Library that seems to point … Continue reading

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Spin The Bottle: The Truth About Fiji Water

Fiji Water

Fiji Water travels across oceans, on diesel-belching ships, in bottles made from Chinese plastic. It bolsters a military dictatorship whose subjects drink dirty H2O. Meet the official drink of the green elite. Read what Mother Jones magazine discovered: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/fiji-spin-bottle

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A New Mother’s Fear: Post-Partum Depression

Post-Partum Depression

A new mother can’t respond to her child’s cries. She can’t get out of bed. She cries all the time. She wants it all to go away and can’t get anyone to understand that something has happened to her. She’s … Continue reading

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Doctors and Nurses in 10 States Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals

Doctors and Nurses Risk

It is widely accepted that Americans live in a sea of 80,000 chemicals and that these are stored in our bodies, but the long-term consequences remain unknown. A small study recently released was the first to measure the presence of … Continue reading

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Breathe Freely in the Spring

Spring Allergy Options

Do you spend your spring indoors? Do you have to pop a benedryl just to get from the house to the car? Never fear, natural options are here. Allergies are something you don’t have to just live with. Want to … Continue reading

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The Hidden Power of Houseplants

House Plants for Health

Can a Boston fern save your life? Hmmmm…. Pollution has long been a concern, but few of us realize that the indoor environment is up to 10 times more polluted than the outdoor one. The Environmental Protection Agency calls indoor … Continue reading

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A New Study About Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Study

A new study has told us some remarkable things about the connection between estrogen and breast cancer… All women produce and utilize estrogen. But not all women make estrogen in the same way, nor the same types of estrogen. In … Continue reading

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