I am a huge fan of Dave Aspry, author, podcaster and biohacker extraordinaire. He recently sent out this article and I instantly knew I needed to pass this along to all of you because the information is a great review of what I’ve been teaching my patients for the last few years. For some of you this will be brand new information, but some of you may already know a lot of this. Regardless, I hope you enjoy this as I think everyone needs this valuable information. Please feel free to share. For decades, doctors advocated a low-fat diet for your waistline and your health. Even though research now shows it’s not true, women still believe that to lose fat,...
Harmony Tea Co’s ImmuniTea Signature Blend is perfect for this time of year. The combination of immune supporting herbs such as Echinicea, Astragalus, Elderberry and RoseHips makes this a great prevention and treatment of both viral and bacterial infections. Harmony Tea Co’s Spirit Balance Blend promotes serenity and calm, even in times of increased stress and uncertainty. Lemon balm, Holy Basil and Passionflower promote the production of calming neurotransmitters in our brains therefore ensuring we are able to work under pressure with improved resiliency. Dr Wendy Davis ND’s Cortisol Calmer is a synergistic blend of herbs and nutrients that work to reduce excess cortisol production thus reducing the impact of stress on our immune system, and promoting improved concentration...
Uncertainty is a fundamental fact of life. In fact the author and Canadian Buddhist nun Pema Chodrin wrote a book called Comfortable with Uncertainty, designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living In any moment, our lives can be forever altered—by an accident, unexpected news, or, as we’ve all just experienced, a global pandemic. And for humans, with uncertainty comes fear. Humans like consistency and often resist change. We’re all programmed with the same fear of uncertainty. Think about it, our predecessors who weren’t afraid of the unknown became food for predators. But the ancestors who viewed uncertainty as life-threatening lived long enough to pass their genes onto us. The upside of being paranoid...
Modern living and the rampant war on germs, bugs, bacteria and viruses has severed the relationship with our terrain and mother earth, a relationship crucial to be able to thrive. We didn’t evolve in isolation and to be healthy we must live in harmony with our environment. Reductionist focus on germs has led to a lot of misinformation about what we need to keep our immune systems strong and the incessant disinfecting, over-medicating and lack of nourishment is leading to a significant disruptions in our health often leaving us isolated and unwell. Fortunately, our world can hold us and can heal us. There is a oneness reflected within our biology, where our internal terrain mirrors the terrain of the world...
Rebecca Durance Hine is a cancer survivor and thriver who publishes a weekly newsletter called Solaris Cancer Community where she shares insights from her cancer journey as well as a vast amount of information for those going through their own cancer experience. She has kindly agreed to share this article about Vitamin C therapy, it’s origins in cancer therapy and how it can benefit those at various stages of their path to recovery. There is a lot of controversy surrounding vitamin C IVs. Where did this come from? In the mid 1970’s, a study was conducted that found significant survival advantages in patients who received intravenous vitamin C followed by oral vitamin C for maintenance (Cameron and Pauling 1976, 1978). The...
