Articles
Thieves Essential Oil Blend – Antimicrobial Protection
As far as I know, all essential oils are anti-microbial. However, since they come from all different plants they also all have very different properties and therefore different healing benefits. One story that I have heard over the years dates back to the 14th century...
Parasites – The Unwanted Guests!
Odds are good that YOU - Yes YOU and your loved ones have them. "No not me!" you say. "I haven't travelled to a third world country...I don't have any pets... I don't eat meat... I am very careful!" Unfortunately, none of these factors really matter that much. They...
My Personal Perspective on Food and IgG Testing
Diet aka the food we eat, is an essential foundation of health. We all know that. I have known that for as long as I can remember, and yet how seriously do we consider this on a daily basis? Few of us regard food as medicine, however it absolutely is! It is what feeds...
Medical Breast Thermography
Digital infrared imaging is a relatively new, pain-free and non-invasive method of detecting breast changes. It allows Doctors to assess the function, physiology and metabolism of your breasts. Since abnormal cells often are more metabolically active they give off...
Food Sensitivities and Testing
Over the years I have helped a lot people with a huge variety of health concerns. When doing so, it is important to address the whole person, which we often divide into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual components for ease of assessment and treatment. However,...
Dirty Dozen +
Environmental Working Group's DIRTY DOZEN List of Fruits and Vegetables with the Most Pesticide Residues in conventioanly grown US produce. This 2014 List, from WORST onward actually tested 51 foods. Please note that 2/3rds of produce sampled in the US had pesticide...
Bowen For The Treatment of Seizures
Bowen has been found to be of benefit for individuals who are experiencing regular or intermittent seizures. The protocol takes six months and includes 9 treatments. Many Bowen practitioners have reported that this is en effective, drug-free way to treat people who...
Thyroid – a simple test to determine how your thyroid is doing
How is your thyroid doing these days? How does one know? What are some symptoms of your thyroid needing some attention? Take a look at this list to find out as well as one simple home test that can tell you a lot about your thyroid. COMMON SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH...
What are you putting on YOUR Body?
I recently read that in early 2016 a study came out of UC Berkeley regarding chemicals and cosmetics in teenage girls. They began by measuring the girls’ urine levels while using their normal cosmetic products. They then switched them to non-toxic products and...
How to Save Your Gallbladder
The body works in many amazing ways! One example of this is how it works to eliminate parasites found in the liver. It encapsulates them in bile and eliminates them via the gallbladder -> bile duct -> small intestine -> large intestine and out the back door....
Internal Spring Cleaning & Care for your “Wood” Elements
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring is the time to nourish the “Wood” Element. This makes perfect sense, in that the plants are waking from their slumber and becoming very active now. The organs that correspond with the Wood Element are your Liver (Yin)...
Books
Jill’s Journey: Embracing Medical & Holistic Choices to Healing, by Jill Robinson
A shocking cancer diagnosis in 2014 sent Jill on a journey that led her to many choices to healing. Jill relates her story, from the beginning of her cancer diagnosis, then through the search to find well-being. In this inspirational and empowering book, Jill...
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