Hormone Replacement Therapy is used by many women over the age of 47 or so or who have had a hysterectomy to fight menopausal symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes, and vaginal dryness.  Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) works by providing extra estrogen to the body to replace the hormones that are now lacking in the body.  For some people, it has been miraculous in how well it helps the body...

Okay, so this one is a pet peeve of mine.  Why? Because tetracyclines are pushed on young people in their teenage years to combat a condition already caused, to some degree, by candida… i.e. acne.   Some of the worst candida cases that we work with are caused from the prolonged use of tetracycline based antibiotics. Tetracyline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to fight bacterial infections...

Prednisone is a life-saving drug and its use can help people who are seriously ill.  In fact, I recently had a friend with pulmonary distress who needed to be hospitalized because he literally could not breathe because of his asthma-like symptoms.  The hospital staff administered IV prednisone and essentially saved his life.  I also understand that people with autoimmune diseases like Lupus, Colitis...

Candida is prevalent out there – more than you would guess. Surprisingly, it is possible that 85% of the people in the USA have a candida concern.  For most people, candida is not enough of an issue to be a problem, the body can actually handle a small overgrowth. However, there are a few instances where the right set of circumstances come together to create the perfect candida-growing environment...

It has been years since West Nile Virus was introduced into this country.  I hope you haven’t forgotten about it as it is not been getting the new coverage it did in prior years. Were you aware that there have already been 30,000 cases reported nationwide and the summer mosquito season is just getting started. Here in Idaho we seem to be having a particularly bad mosquito season thanks to a...

Why, you may ask, is iodine important for candida fighting? It is, in fact, quite vital that you have enough iodine and being sufficient will make your cleansing go more easily! The reason why iodine important in detoxifying is related to the thyroid glands, these are the glands that contain (or should contain) the highest concentration of iodine in the body. Every 17 minutes all of your blood supply...

The short answer is…. IODINE!  Iodine is a very important element and not one that people in North America get a lot of since it is found in seaweed and kelp.  Iodine deficiency can manifest as dryness in the mouth/eyes/skin.  It can also be related to a decreased ability to sweat, fibrocystic breast tissue, thyroid problems, PCOS, low stomach acid, insulin resistance and even heart arrhythmias.  More...

Really, do you have any trouble sweating???  I sure did! In fact, I was rather proud of the fact that I couldn’t sweat (it was certainly convenient) – I thought it might have been a genetic fluke. The ability to sweat is extremely important for detoxifiction, but there is more to it than just that.  I also had hormonal imbalances, dry skin and some other problems.  Come back tomorrow...

As I look at my journey to optimal health, the thing that comes to mind is layers.  Layer after layer after layer.  Five years ago, I thought that all of my health problems had to be centered around only one issue, but that was certainly not the case as I quickly found out.  Many people also feel that only one condition must be the reason why they feel the way they do; they will quickly become discouraged...

One of the best times to cleanse the body is in the Spring – it is ready for you to dust off the cob webs and may be very receptive to a candida cleanse. There are two parts to a candida cleanse. The first part involves killing candida and there are many methods that are quite effective.  The second part (and the one that most people forget about) is getting that dead candida out of the system. ...