Are you related to blueberry bushes and oceanic coral reefs? Yes, we all are! We’re all very sensitive to the acid/base balance of our environment. Blueberry bushes must have an unusually acid soil to grow in, or they won’t thrive. Sea corals must have an alkaline oceanic environment, or they…
WHOLE: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition is the title of T. Colin Campbell’s new book. Dr. Campbell is Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University. He has done cutting-edge nutritional research for over 50 years and has produced over 350 professional research papers. He and his son, Thomas M.…
“Leaky Gut Syndrome” – Part II — Last month we looked at the mystery of the “Leaky Gut Syndrome” involving the small intestine. There’s also a “leaky gut” problem in the large intestine. It’s much different than the “leaky gut syndrome” in the small intestine, but its impact on health…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is tragic. All systemic cancer is tragic, but metastatic breast cancer is especially so. The breast is changed from being a source of nurturing to becoming a carrier of pain and death. Historically, breast cancer was rare in lesser-developed countries, and it…
A reader sent me a question recently about yeast infections because an acquaintance of hers attributed all her chronic health problems to yeast infection. After answering my reader’s question, I decided that it would be a good idea to make this the subject of this month’s Wellness Newsletter. Read on!…
The Faculty of Health Sciences at Africa University gave me a surprise farewell luncheon as we ended the second semester. Since I’m vegetarian, everyone brought a home-cooked vegetarian dish for the luncheon. It was delicious. Someone even commented that it would not be hard to be vegetarian if all vegetarian…
High rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in the Western world can be traced to our unhealthy diet.
