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Less Weight (and Bloating) with More Energy? With the Right Nutrients

I was commiserating with a wonderful friend of mine how easily the body accumulates water when it is hot outside, and just when you want to light clothes and look sleek and lithe.  Yes, we are spea...

Detox to Reboot: What Does the Body Need?

Last week we discussed the need for more scientific literature on holistic ways to detox and reboot the body. Not because we do not know how to detox and reboot, but because we would like this know...

From Detox to Reboot: What Does Science Say?

By now you have had a chance to get to know me, a little bit, and understand my commitment to the scientific method.  And what is the scientific process? It starts with curiosity which creates a qu...

Not Convinced Yet to Do a Detox?

I know it takes a firm decision to start a detox program, and making that decision takes some thinking and that takes time.  That certain foods, toxins, and life style habits affect our health is a...

After The 4th of July Detox? Yes! A Powerhouse of a Protocol to Ward Off Pathogens, Carcinogens, and Toxins

Did we enjoy the burgers, hotdogs, corn drenched in butter (how else?), potato salad, and of course, ice cream? The 4th of July was a glorious, sunny day in Seattle, WA, which means all Seattleites...

Happy 4th of July: Celebrate Independence and Pray for Others' Freedom

I write about freedom and the need to collectively grow into our peaceful human nature.  Peaceful human nature?  We are so used to Thomas Hobbes' assertion that "people living in a state of nature,...

Hot Dogs, Burgers, Steaks, and... Phyto Power to the Rescue

The 4th of July is centered upon a great barbecue, meat intensive foods, and to make it even more tasty, we add potato salad with a generous amount of mayonnaise (who does not like mayo?), ice crea...

From Depression to Rebooting, Recharging, and Elevating Our Mood.

  Using the Phyto Power to re-boot the heart and brain, and gently cleanse the liver, while elevating a depressive state into a stable, "life is good" attitude - is a healthy step. In other words, ...

Blueberry Effect on Depression

Depression is difficult to manage as an adult, let alone as an adolescent. The young child is growing into an adulthood, going to school, experiencing intense hormones and hence emotions, discoveri...

Social Media, Adolescent Depression, and Blueberry Extract: The Connection

Last week, on a very early morning (I endeavor to get up at 5:00am, not always successful), and with my first cup of tea I came across an article from the  US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy, call...