The county that we live in here in Texas is in the "red zone" for COVID. Interestingly, it's age groups 18-50 years old that are among those becoming infected. I want to give you some more resources that may be helpful for you if you chose. Whether you have been vaccinated or not, you still need to have your "natural medicine" and "medical" cabinet stocked up as we are seeing "breakthrough" cases … [Read more...] about Resources You Want to Have
Do You Take Care of This Organ?
This organ is actually composed of two parts and are filtration factories for waste, water, and other materials in the blood and urine. They have these little structural units called nephrons. The nephrons include tiny coiled tubes of capillaries and their associated tubules and there are approximately 1 million of them in each of these organs! Have you guessed what they are yet? I bet you … [Read more...] about Do You Take Care of This Organ?
This Hormone Makes Counting Calories Irrelevant
You're probably thinking I'm going to talk about Insulin. While Insulin plays a significant role in weight gain, I often call it Miracle Grow for fat cells, that's not the hormone I'm going to be talking about today. Our health and life depend on how accurately instructions are conveyed to our cells so that they can act in harmony. It is this communication between our cells that will determine … [Read more...] about This Hormone Makes Counting Calories Irrelevant
An Ancient Remedy We’ve Long Forgotten About
If you were to ask your grandma or grandpa if they were given Cod Liver Oil, they probably would have turned up their noses and said “yes, yuck!” What I always find fascinating is to see the new science and research on something that was ancient wisdom a hundred years ago, and passed down through generations. This was a common practice, line the kids up and give them a spoonful of Cod Liver … [Read more...] about An Ancient Remedy We’ve Long Forgotten About
Should You Be Concerned About the New Variant?
No doubt by now you have read or heard about the new COVID variant called "Delta." According to the regional director of the European office of the World Health Organization, Hans Henri Kluge, a new coronavirus variant called “Delta” is “poised to take hold” in Europe, which may necessitate renewed lockdowns. Should You Be Concerned? In the U.S., currently, 10% of all COVID cases is the … [Read more...] about Should You Be Concerned About the New Variant?
Scientists Warn About Cell Phones and Cancer
Most everyone has one and they are like an appendage to our bodies, with us everywhere we go. But are they truly safe? Two scientists told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy that the use of cell phones may raise the risk of brain cancer. The concern came from Dr. Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Dr. David Carpenter, director of the … [Read more...] about Scientists Warn About Cell Phones and Cancer
How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
I think we all want to live a long time, but we want our brains to keep functioning at a high level, right? The old saying “you want to be all there when you get there” couldn’t be closer to the truth for all of us. Moderate cognitive decline is common as we age, forgetting some people's names, a name of a movie, or the name of an old boyfriend, but what you start to see with dementia is … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
