Amish Asthma Rates Offer Clues to Preventing Mental Illness

About 20 miles southeast of South Bend, Indiana, straddling US highway 6, lies the farming village of Nappanee, population 6,692. The town has the distinction of being the only municipality in the United States with a name in which each letter is repeated once. Nappanee is also known as the “southern gateway to Indiana Amish country.” A few miles north of the …

iEat Green – Marie Oser – 12.01.16

Marie Oser is a best-selling author and healthy lifestyle expert with a focus on nutrition and its role in disease prevention. Vegetarian since 1971 and vegan since 1990, Marie left a career in television advertising to pursue her interest in food, health, nutrition and the environment. Marie is President, Host and Executive Producer of VegTV (www/vegtv.com) and has been producing …

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z – Far Infrared Light Energy and the Benefits of Sauna Therapy – 11.29.16

Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Phillip Wilson. Phillip graduated from Indiana University with an honors degree in Mathematics, and spent 4 years in graduate school in mathematics before awakening to new understanding of life. In 1971, Phil began fasting in order to purify his body, his feelings, and his mind.

What Women Must Know – What Your Body is Telling You: The Connection between Emotions and Illness with Luke Adler – 11.17.16

Luke is a Board Certified Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist in the state of Oregon. He is also a Diplomat of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, which is the highest level of national certification for Chinese Medicine. He studied Chinese Medicine in Santa Monica, California at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. As part of his training at Emperor’s, Luke completed medical externships at the Venice family clinic in West Los Angeles and the UCLA Arther Ashe Medical Clinic. After completing his training at Emperor’s College, Luke spent three months practicing Chinese medicine and Acupuncture in an integrative clinic in rural India near Mumbai. In India Luke worked side by side with Allopathic doctors, nurses and Ayurvedic and Homeopathic physicians. He is the author of Born to Heal : Heal Yourself, Heal the World

The current state of psychobiotics

Now that we know that gut bacteria can speak to the brain—in ways that affect our mood, our appetite, and even our circadian rhythms—the next challenge for scientists is to control this communication. The science of psychobiotics, reviewed October 25 in Trends in Neurosciences, explores emerging strategies for planting brain-altering bacteria in the gut to provide mental benefits and the …

Nika Knight – Environmental Official Shot Dead in Brazil as Attacks on Land Defenders Rise in Latin America

An environmental official well-known for his aggressive enforcement of deforestation laws in his city in the Brazilian Amazon was gunned down in front of his family late Thursday, city officials reported Friday. Two men shot the official, Luiz Araujo, seven times as he drove up to his home, local policetold the Associated Press. “[T]wo men fled on a motorcycle without taking …

What Women Must Know – Thermography and Healthy Breast Health Solutions with Dr. Hillary Smith – 10.13.16

Dr. Hillary Smith earned her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1984. She has maintained a continuous practice in the Los Angeles area since that time. In addition, she has a Doctorate in Homeopathic Medicine, is a functional medicine practitioner and certified health coach. Dr. Smith also incorporated bioenergetic medicine and healing practices in her treatments. In 2006 she became interested in breast thermography. She received training as a Certified Clinical Thermographer through the American Council of Clinical Thermology and began to offer the screening in her office. Through that experience, she found her passion for empowering women with health information and pro active safe screenings. For the last three years she has dedicated her practice to Thermography and health education.