
2,000 year-old advice beats modern medicine at treating disease
I have an intriguing quote for you today about the relationship between food and health. See if you can guess who said it:
“Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can heal the patient with food.”
Know who said it?
Give up?
Hippocrates. The Father of Modern Medicine.
- Tags: Disease, Healthy Living

Hit a diet brick wall? How to blast through
Here’s a very common and frustrating experience that is familiar to many people:
Let’s say you decide you want to lose 20 pounds. So you start eating better and exercising and lo and behold, the pounds start coming off! Then BAM! The weight stops coming off and you’ve hit a diet brick wall.
Let’s say you decide you want to lose 20 pounds. So you start eating better and exercising and lo and behold, the pounds start coming off! Then BAM! The weight stops coming off and you’ve hit a diet brick wall.

A special announcement for acid reflux sufferers
I have a special announcement for all you acid reflux sufferers. Today is National Spicy Guacamole Day! Now, if the mere thought of spicy foods like guacamole just set your chest on fire, or you think I’m off my rocker to even mention spicy foods to you, hear me out.
- Tags: acid reflux, Digestive Disorders, Recipes

Don’t spend the holidays sick and depressed
The holidays will soon be upon us! And while they should be a festive time to be with family and friends, sadly, for many people they are instead filled with suffering from physical illness or depression. Well, there are some very good reasons why that happens.

Got a stomach flu? 5 ways to feel better fast!
It’s that time of year. You may suddenly find yourself hit by waves of it “coming out both ends” (vomiting and diarrhea), plus nausea, fatigue, chills, headache and low-grade fever, and feel this way for about 24-72 hours. Say hello to the stomach flu! The reason for that is your immune system takes a hard hit during this time of year from stress, working long hours, traveling and eating rich holiday foods that are heavy in refined carbs and sugars…so it is not as effective at protecting you as it should be. But luckily there are ways you can help bounce back from the stomach flu and start feeling much better, FAST!
- Tags: General Health, Immune Health, Viruses

Should antidepressants be used to PREVENT depression?
I read something disturbing recently that shows just how much the drug industry is attempting to infiltrate our lives and control us with chemicals. Researchers are investigating whether antidepressants might be useful to prevent depression in otherwise non-depressed people.
- Tags: Antidepressants, Mental Health