by Kevin Afuso — As we settle into winter, the cooling, drying elements of the season begin to emerge. An excellent ingredient for keeping the body warm and balanced is sesame oil. Sesame oil is derived from sesame seeds and, ayurvedically, it has a sweet and bitter taste that is heating in its digestive action. […]
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ABM mushroom extract is powerful medicine
September 1, 2012
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by Dr. Frank George — In the 1960s, researchers visited the São Paulo, area in Brazil and discovered that the longevity rate was disproportionately high. People there were very healthy and living well beyond 100 years. Their secret was the simple ABM mushroom, Agaricus blazei murill. The ABM mushroom is the strongest of the medicinal […]
The pendulum swings on fish oil
April 12, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — We know we need to take fish oil because it is good for us — despite the mercury contamination — right? Even drug companies are getting on the bandwagon with prescription versions. Yet a growing chorus of voices is saying we have been fed a fishy bill of goods. The standard […]
A paradigm shift in omega essential oils
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Murray R. Susser — A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in an underlying assumption, model or style. For example, in the 1960s the medical model used for managing most bowel diseases in the U.S. was a low-residue diet (LRD). During the ’60s, Dr. Denis Burkitt, a respected British physician and researcher, had […]
October 13, 2012
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