SPRING CLEANSING?! Hype or Useful?

Depends on the person and depends on the cleanse. If you are a individual who feasts on sugars, nuts, fast snacks, little sleep, coffee, type A, cheese, breads and processed prepared foods - then - yes - you need to cleanse. ...

Nutrient Values in Foods: a Resource

This resource is awesome...and it's by the USDA?! I haven't looked at it in depth but from what I have seen, I am impressed. You can quickly view which foods are the highest in your selected nutrient. So magnesium...

Toxic Reaction or Actual Food Allergy?

A professor of mine has an interesting theory: Many people are allergic to gluten products -especially wheat. Why? Wheat has the most gluten and is the stickiest of all grains. Stickiness causes other things to...

PAIN Relief: Treatment and Management of the Two Types of Pain

Physiological pain and Functional pain are two major types of pain defined recently by a resident doc of mine. It is a great way to figure out the cause of pain rather quickly. The definitions and possible treatments below are my thoughts on them. Do...

Skin Care Products: Which are hazardous? Find Out.

The number of crap skin care products out there is not really a surprise. What is a shocker is the abundance of harmful ones. You'd be surprised who is at the top for some of their products... famous Estee Lauder. Yep. Name...

Food Introduction to Baby: How to do it

As a parent with a first child, numerous situations arise which may be frightening, exhilarating or overwhelming. Giving birth is all three. The first smile is exhilarating! Food introduction is flat out overwhelming. You thought beginning...

Detox Program: Day by Day description

For my most recent day, click here: Liver Detox Diary I'm required to do a detox by my professor of dermatology. It is not the best time to do a detox as it is not spring. Spring is the ideal time. Yet - he's the boss.

Schools of Natural Health

Natural health is becoming the area to become a professional. The question is: How do you become a natural health professional that is legitimate? There are many natural health schools out there and many...

Gas and Bloating with every meal? Stop that.

Gas and bloating, ie. farting, is a very common common issue. I just finished writing a blurb about his. Read about Causes of Gas and Bloating. Your friends will be happy you did :) Best Ben

Question Your Doctor

What? That's right. As a future physician myself, I see physicians day in and day out make suggestions that may be useful for the patient and actually may not be at all. While physicians aim to be thorough and helpful...