Natural Healing News

Natural remedies for dry, cracked heels by Paula Owens — The appearance of your skin, including the skin on your feet, is a reflection of what is going on internally with your health. Dry, cracked heels are a very common problem that can be embarrassing and unsightly. They are also are an indication that your […]

Tumbling towards bliss by Annie Kagan —  The other day, I found an exquisite piece of sea glass while walking by the bay near my house. The glass was a clear, frosty blue, as if a piece of sky had chipped away and landed in the colorless sand. I picked it up and examined it, […]

Treating joint problems by Dr. Larry Wilson —  Joint problems, such as arthritis, are a major cause of disability around the world. The joints are one of the most delicate structures in the human body, and they take a lot of punishment. They often must be rebuilt to offset the constant wear and tear that […]

In search of the good enough mother by Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D.—  It is that time of year again. The kids are back in school — back to all the activities and back to that relentless, unforgiving and complicated schedule in which, as a mother, you feel that you can never do anything quite right. The […]

Coconuts are in vogue again by Mary Budinger —  Coconut oil is “OK” again — and deservedly so. It has been used for thousands of years in traditional diets, and people thrive on it. Unfortunately, it got caught up in the “fat is bad, eat carbs instead” phase that Americans plunged into in the 1970s. […]

Meditation saved my life from abuse and trauma by Tom North —  Meditation saved my life. My father, Richard North, died in a Navy jet test-flight crash when I was six years old. Fifteen months after his death, my mother, Helen North who had eight children, married a man named Frank Beardsley who had 10 […]

Taking charge in an era of health care uncertainty by Ruth Tarantine —  While the U.S. has unrivaled status in many areas, health care is not one of them. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the United States 37th in health care quality in the world. In the years 2004, 2006, 2007 and […]

Homeopathic remedies for plants by Dannette Hunnel —  It is autumn in Arizona, probably the most exciting time of the year for the Southwestern gardener. Phoenix favorites include mums, snapdragons, petunias, pansies, marigolds, geraniums and more. Once they are established, we know we can enjoy the beauty of our plantings well into late spring. How […]

Teeth grinding — is it an autoimmune disease? by Dr. Nicholas Meyer — What do teeth grinding and autoimmune diseases have in common? Teeth grinding is the aggressive wear of the enamel and dentin from one jaw to the opposing jaw’s tooth structures. Autoimmune diseases are essentially dysfunctions in which your body attacks itself as […]

What is your stomach trying to tell you? by Mary Budinger —  Got heartburn? Pop an antacid — no, wait. Even though we see those TV commercials touting antacids all the time, if you want to be healthy, that is exactly the wrong thing to do. Our stomachs are designed to be acid chambers. The […]

Biofeedback for elusive health answers by Dr. Paul Stallone —  Sometimes telling your doctor “what is wrong” is easier said than done. Sometimes you cannot effectively articulate the words to describe what you are going through. Or sometimes, your words lead your doctor to a conclusion you did not mean to convey and, because of […]

Seven ways for seven days to detox the body by Brandon Petitt —  Fall is approaching, and just as the trees around us shed their leaves, our bodies can benefit greatly from the same cleansing by way of a detox. No different than spring cleaning, a fall detoxing can serve to strengthen our immune systems, […]

Intravenous nutrition by Dr. Fred G. Arnold —  Intravenous nutrition involves vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that are delivered directly into the bloodstream. Probably the most popular intravenous nutrition is the Meyers’ cocktail, named after John Meyers, M.D., who used intravenous injections to treat his patients for a variety of health conditions. Why is intravenous […]