Archive for 2014

Photo Credit: GreenMedInfo


'An astounding 70% or more of Americans are deficient in the essential mineral magnesium. Low levels can have deadly effects.

Epidemiologic studies have suggested that low magnesium may be associated with higher rates of colorectal cancer among other diseases. Now a meta-analysis confirms that higher magnesium intakes are associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer and especially colon cancer.

Researchers from Soochow University in China analyzed eight prospective studies covering 338,979 participants. Their results, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found the highest average intake of magnesium was associated with an 11% reduction in colorectal cancer risk compared to the lowest average intake.'

Read more...

'Shaman Jon Rasmussen describes the Shaman's view of the healing process and how it is performed.

Jon is a graduate of the Four Winds Society and has over 30 years of study and practice in the shamanic healing arts - author of the book Dreaming Your World Into Being, and CDs Shamanic Journeys to Empower Your Life, and Meditations for the Modern Lifestyle. Visit his website at http://www.dreamingintobeing.com and follow him on twitter.com/jonrasmussen an facebook.com/jonnoblerasmussen.

Modern shamans are being trained by The Four Winds Society and their Healing the Light Body School "The Harvard of Shamanism", in conjunction with initiation by the powerful Q'ero shamans of Peru and Amazon Rainforest shamans. 

Dr. Alberto Villoldo bridged the modern worlds and ancient worlds in accordance with the prophecies of the Q'ero and others for the world to be turned right side up again around this pivotal time surrounding the year 2012. Jon is one of many students from all over the world and all walks of life including medicine people from indigenous nations of every continent and islands, that have received and practice the wisdom and techniques returned by the Q'ero from the 15th Century back to the beginnings of life.'

'In this episode Dr. Robert Selig introduces the ancient healing systems incorporated with modern day healing strategies to make a complete healing system for the challenges of our modern day problems of toxicities and deficiencies. Also, Dr.Selig begins the series with a talk about the liver and conditions associated with the liver, and certain signs and symptoms that the liver reveals, as well as how to heal the liver with natural based protocols of old and new, and briefly discusses the ancient lure of the liver and its correspondence to Jupiter and the spring season.'

Photo Credit: www.juneauforkids.com

'Despite the fact that vegetables have been proven to help lower your risk of chronic disease and support longevity, most Americans are not eating nearly enough of these natural, relatively inexpensive superfoods.

The latest data shows that nearly 23 percent of Americans report consuming vegetables and fruits less than one time daily, with a median vegetable intake of just 1.6 times per day overall.1

Adding in more vegetables to your diet is a simple and powerful step to dramatically improve your health. Vegetables are quick to prepare and come in so many different varieties that they should suit virtually everyone’s tastes.

If you want even more motivation to eat more veggies, check out these newly unveiled health benefits (which are so dramatic the researchers called them “staggering.”)

Read more...

'We have all known someone who has had cancer or currently is battling it. It seems cancer rates are on the rise and the ‘cure’ has been deemed by the medical industry, as no where in site. Luckily, nature always finds a way. Whether or not we hear it from the ‘Cancer Society’ or not, should not really matter. Studies have been done and research is in, cancer treatment has been found in the ancient resin of frankincense – distilled as an essential oil

That’s right, the same oil that was supposedly gifted baby Jesus, along with gold and myrrh, has been found to have powerful healing capacity, maybe there is something to that story. Frankincense, especially oil distilled from the species found in Oman, has been shown to eliminate every type of cancer cell it has come in contact with – leaving the healthy cells alone.'

Read more...

 
Photo Credit:besthealingmedetationonline

'Detoxification is meant to rejuvenate the mind and body and positively impact well being and clarity. However, sometimes the initial reaction to a detoxification program can be anything but pleasant. The process of healing sometimes includes a healing crisis, also known as the detox reaction, the cleansing reaction, and the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. During a healing crisis, you can feel even worse than before you started your detox program. The good news is that this reaction is likely a sign that you’re getting better by way of a deep and thorough cleansing.'

Read more...

By Dr. Kelly Brogan

 'Psychoneuroimmunology. This is what I aim to practice. Medical terms of this length command our respect for the interconnectedness of different subspecialties, for the futile segmentation and compartmentalization of the body into different organ systems.

As discussed in this previous article I wrote for Dr. Mercola, deconstructing the serotonin model of depression, psychiatry is in a crisis. It can no longer stand on its own, throwing more and more medications at its perceived target.


It seems, therefore, fitting that psychiatry would follow the investigative path of other lifestyle-triggered chronic diseases such as cancer, autoimmunity, and heart disease. There already exists a bidirectional relationship between all of the major chronic diseases and psychiatric diagnoses (patients who struggle with chronic diseases are more likely to be depressed and vice versa).

The role of inflammation, across these disease states, is better elucidated each day. Let's deconstruct what is known as it applies to mental health.'

Read more...