Posted January 31, 2014
This article is one of my attempts to distiguish the difference between and natural, holistic approach and a conventional medical approach. A natural, holistic approach is about supplying nutrition to the body so that the body can heal itself. Our current health care system is one of disease management that is governed by expensive pharmaceutical drugs and insurance companies. Read more.
Archives for January 2014
3 Ways to Reduce Chemicals in Bath Water
Posted January 31, 2014
Regular tap water can be a source of many chemicals from chlorine to fluoride and many others. At our house, we have a water filter for our drinking water and we also use filters on shower heads. Since most of our kids are not old enough to take showers yet, I also wanted to find a good option for bath water. Read more.
If a Chicken Exists Only to Become Chicken Nuggets, Does it Really Matter How She Lived?
Posted January 31, 2014
It’s a subject that comedians have latched on to. If you are going to kill, slaughter, and eat an animal why should you be concerned about the quality of her life? This week as thousands gather in Atlanta for the International Poultry Expo, I thought it timely to write about more serious aspects of the chicken that goes into a happy meal. Read more.
Raw Milk on the Rise — No Illness Seen
Posted January 31, 2014
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commonly warns against drinking raw milk, citing numerous “outbreaks” linked to the product. But drinking raw milk produced by grass-fed cows from clean, well-run farms is actually far LESS dangerous than drinking pasteurized milk. In fact, not only does raw milk contain good bacteria that are essential for a healthy digestive system, raw milk also offers protection against disease-causing bacteria. Read more.
Grocery Manufacturer’s Association Overtakes Monsanto as “Most Evil Corporation on the Planet”
Posted January 31, 2014
The addictive and health-harming nature of sugar and processed food has been repeatedly confirmed through the years, and genetically engineered foods rank equally high on the list when it comes to foods that do more harm than good. Monsanto, as most of you may already know, has long been referred to by those in the know as “the most evil company on the planet.” But it has stiff competition. Before there was Monsanto, junk food companies were already hard at work influencing American politics to further their own agenda. Read more.
HealthQuest Podcast Four-Part Series on the Health Benefits of Mushrooms
Posted January 31, 2014
This four-part series of interviews with holistic healing practitioner Mark Kaylor explores the many health benefits of mushrooms:
Part 1 of 4 – An Introduction to the World of Nutraceutical Mushrooms
Part 2 of 4 – Maitake Mushroom – D Fraction and Immune Support
Part 3 of 4 – Maitake SX Fraction Helps Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar
Part 4 of 4 – Mushrooms for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
West Virginians Work to End Raw Milk Prohibition in Nation’s Most Restrictive State
Posted January 31, 2014
Clean, unprocessed and full of beneficial probiotics, raw milk is hard to come by in the state of West Virginia, where burdensome prohibition laws bar the living food from being sold, traded and even shared with friends and neighbors due to misconceived perceptions about its safety. Read more.
Searching for a Good Egg: Which is Best – Organic, Free-Range, Pastured or Cage-Free?
Posted January 29, 2014
If you eat eggs, the variety you choose can make a big difference in nutrition. Conventional, organic, free-range or pastured? Terminology can be confusing or downright misleading. Read more.
Epigenetics Warns Us about GMOs
Posted January 29, 2014
In GMO plants, epigenetic changes become dangerously unstable and unpredictable. Read more.
The Emerging Science of Epigenetics
Posted January 29, 2014
We are learning that, in some respects, what we are depends on what our grandparents ate or did. And just as the food our grandparents ate can affect us, so will the food we eat affect our grandchildren. This is called transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (TEI). Read more.