Cardiovascular events (heart attack and stroke) are highly preventable, and yet they constitute the most common cause of death. So it follows that the ultimate goal of cardiovascular therapy, whether natural or pharmaceutical, is to prevent death or injury from a cardiovascular event. In the conventional medical model, the most commonly prescribed cardiovascular medications are […]

“Pain in this life is not avoidable, but the pain we create avoiding pain is avoidable.” – R.D. Laing Your muscles and joints hurt all over but you are not incapacitated enough to miss work. Some days it’s just your back and thighs that ache. Other days it’s your knees. You visit your family doctor, […]

Nutrition has come a long way, over many years, to the point where it is finally starting to get the attention it deserves in terms of its ability to determine if a person can achieve good health and avoid chronic disease and premature death. Around 400 BC, the Greek scientist Hippocrates gave food a lofty […]

The Most Important Key to Prevent Aging, Disease, and Death “Your life depends on glutathione. Without it, your cells would disintegrate from unrestrained oxidation, your body would have little resistance to bacteria, viruses and cancer, and your liver would shrivel up from the eventual accumulation of toxins.”  (from Glutathione: Essential Health Aid – Antioxidant. Immune […]

My Personal Experiences as a Physician My ongoing relationship with vitamin C now spans a full 20 years, when I first met Dr. Hal Huggins, a pioneering dentist who opened my eyes to a wide array of clinical approaches to different diseases with hitherto unheard-of clinical results at his clinic in Colorado Springs. I can […]

by Stephan Wilmes For millions of years, human beings lived as hunter-gatherers; a few hours of work each day devoted to gathering and preparing food, and the rest playing with our children. As a result, we got plenty of fresh air, exercise, and a real sense of community. We can learn from the way indigenous […]

One of the most underestimated and under-utilized natural food supplements I have recommended to my patients over the past 35 years is an amino acid derivative known as N-A-C (N-Acetyl-Cysteine). Why underestimated? Well, even naturopaths seldom recommend it and most people who take natural supplements have never even heard of it. Yet, in some cases, […]

In these modern times, a number of diseases seem to be on the increase, and many of the infectious diseases which we had considered to be more or less wiped out are starting to come back again. These include bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, anthrax, tuberculosis, and others. A number of them are demonstrating resistance to […]

How these simple molecules can help you fight inflammation, stress and cancer Plant sterols have been in the news lately, after studies showed that they lower blood cholesterol levels in humans. Nearly half of Canadians over the age of 40 have above-normal cholesterol levels. Sterols can block the absorption of dietary cholesterol by up to […]

You can drop pounds without counting calories by treating the modern-day causes of obesity with these secret weight-slashing foods and supplements... Conventional weight loss wisdom makes trimming the pounds sound so easy – just burn more energy than you take in and you’ll lose weight. This is true, but for most people, it’s an oversimplification. […]

The effects of radiation are cumulative and may manifest as cancer anytime within 40 years after: exposure to fission products from nuclear reactors; fallout from weapons testing and the Chernobyl accident; X-rays and mammograms; and ionizing radiation from frequent flying. Some of these effects include: damage to cell membranes caused by the formation of free […]

There are few fruits more enticing than the jewel-like arils (seed casings) of pomegranate. Adding to the allure of pomegranate are its incredibly versatile culinary applications and its amazingly powerful medicinal properties. The fruit we know as pomegranate comes from the deciduous shrub Punica Granatrum. The Pomegranate is native to Iran, the Himalayas and northern […]