With a rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers are looking for new antibiotics in the most unusual place. What is that place? Us!  Scientists have been analyzing genes from bacteria taken from the microbiome to find antibiotic properties. It is already known that “good” gut bacteria have the ability to fight “bad” bacteria. And this also [...]

With the legalization of marijuana looming and more research stating its possible benefits, many of us are wondering where it will fit in a holistic nutrition world. Well it just got really complicated and in ways that I would never have imagined and in a million years, I could not have guessed that I would [...]

Last night I was looking for information about frequencies and gut bacteria. I have become interested in the use of frequency for healing purposes. There is quite a bit of research going on right now and it could be a medical treatment of the future. Music therapy is the most well-known example of using frequency [...]

Are you still wondering if it is a good idea to take probiotics with antibiotics? If you are a practitioner, maybe this is what you are recommending to your clients? There is often some pushback, when mentioned to MDs - not all - but there are quite a few still discouraging this practice. The old [...]

Google the words “Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone” and you find numerous articles telling you how great it is. And maybe it is but what does it really feel like? This week, I realized something. I am no longer just stepping out of my comfort zone – I am living there. I had a [...]

They say one of the keys to having healthy kefir grains is to make sure you do not starve them. In the case of milk kefir grains, this means feeding them milk or in the case of coconut kefir, feeding them something like dates, because they need carbohydrates. If we are talking about water kefir [...]

Last week I sent out some information regarding glyphosate residues on both conventional and organic wines and the potential health issue with glyphosate (Round-Up).    I discussed the excess use of glyphosate (an herbicides to kill weeds and plants) sprayed on GMO- corn, soy and canola because they have been genetically modified to withstand glyphosate) What I [...]