Your Health Detective

New BIG THREAT - Little-Known E.Coli Strains...protect yourself NOW!

There’s a new threat in town and it’s not from the typical terrorists – it’s from six little-known deadly food-borne bacterium.

 

Recently, in a New York Times article “E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection,” reported about “The Big Six” – a range of disease-causing strains of E. coli that usually get no respect or reaction when their E-coli cousin O157:H7 takes center stage for sickening and/or killing thousands of people. These six cousin strains are just as dangerous and you need to know about them....click to continue reading...

Third-hand Smoke -- Invisible Toxic Gases...Protect Yourself!

Cigarette Smoke 101:

• Second-hand smoke is the smoke from another's cigarette.
• Third-hand smoke is the invisible, toxic gases and particulates that cling to hair, skin, clothing, furnishings, automobile interiors, public places, aircraft -- AFTER smoking has ceased.  
• Toxic chemicals in smoke linger and become embedded in people and everthing within the environment where the smoke was airborne and...are still inhaled after any visible smoke is long gone.
• Third-hand smoke endangers ANYONE who comes into contact with smokers, their homes, cars, or their possessions -- airing out a room or car by opening windows or using fans may make you feel the air is clean...it is NOT...it is STILL contaminated with toxic gases and particulates...Click to continue reading...

Gum Disease, Rheumatoid/Osteo-arthritis, Fibromyalgia & Autoimmune Disorders...PART 2 of 2

 

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs – Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Side Effects

Many individuals with inflammatory disorders (rheumatoid- and osteo-arthritis, fibromyalgia, etc.) consume high doses of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs can increase bleeding and possibly hemorrhage after dental procedures – not including the damage to the intestinal tract that may lead to leaky gut syndrome. In addition, many people may also be taking D-penicillamine, steroids or other drugs that are known to weaken the overall immune system...Click to continue reading...

Gum Disease, Rheumatoid/Osteo-arthritis, Fibromyalgia & Autoimmune Disorders: The Connection PART 1 of 2

Individuals with any form of arthritis, arthritis-related inflammatory disorders (Fibromyalgia for instance), or autoimmune disorders are at HIGH risk of developing many diseases of the oral cavity including, but not limited to: Click to continue reading...

 

The Dreaded "C" Word - Scientific New Hope

Just about everyone, me included, know someone diagnosed with lymphomas and other forms of cancer. Everyone who experiences unusual symptoms always dreads going to their doctor for fear of being diagnosed with some form of cancer…no other word in medicine provokes the same intensity of fear.  

Statistically Speaking

In the U.S. alone…

• One in every Two men and,

One in every Three women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer…and the Canadian statistics are very similar.

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Our Feathered Friends Cause MORE Dangers than Attacking Aircraft - They're Causing REAL Health Threats for Lyme's Disease

We’ve heard reports in recent times about flocks of birds disrupting air travel and the potentially fatal danger they can cause to the aircraft. Now, there’s another threat recently investigated that we must concern ourselves about; that of spreading Lyme’s Disease.

Living and practicing natural health in north Idaho for the past 20 years, I know the dangers of ticks, mostly from wild life like elk, moose, deer, etc. What was never a concern previously was the tick being carried by flocks of birds...click to continue reading...

Plastics and Their Xeno-Biotic Effects Part 2 of 2

De-plasticizing Your Food
Chemicals are most likely to migrate from plastic into food when exposed to prolonged use, high heat, harsh soaps, and fat. These precautionary measures can help you play it safe. Click to continue reading....

Plastics and Their Xeno-Estrogen Effects Part 1 of 2

Okay, I can already hear you thinking, “Another warning, what’s next?” Many consumers are aware of the dangers of most plastics, however; as a natural health practitioner and medical journalist, I’m constantly asked to explain more about it. Here is what you need to know in an abbreviated format as my commitment to “Health through Education^©” continues…Click to continue reading...

Here we go again....FDA approves Bird Poison for MS Patients

 

Being a practitioner in the Inland Northwest of the U.S., I know only too well the devastating life-changing challenges victims and families of those afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS) must endure. This area of the country has the largest percentage of MS cases in the country; many thought to be from what is called "Down-winders Syndrome" from a toxic spill at the Hanford Nuclear Plant in Washington state in the 1950's. I've witnessed what this disease does to families...they slowly watch their loved ones fade away into a twisted collage of emotional and physical deterioration that no human should ever have to endure.

 

Now, to add insult to injury, the FDA has just approved a new drug that supposedly helps MS patients walk faster; I wonder if those that approved it are actually taking some kind of mind-altering drug? Click to continue reading...

Not So Sweet Realizations

"Diseases of the Well-fed"....including Viruses, of course!

When we hear about people becoming victims of poliovirus, for instance, we most often believe it’s a disease that peaked many decades ago, and we don’t have to concern ourselves with its probability….that is not the current reality with polio nor other emerging viruses! Click to continue reading...