The large intestine is seldom the topic of conversation, with the possible exception of surgeons and gastroenterologists. Most “civilians” don’t pa...

The last mineral topic we covered dealt with sodium and potassium. Important stuff, this mineral balance. Recall that the amounts of minerals neede...

Got teeth? Wanna keep ‘em? Brush the ones you want to keep. The others? Might as well brush them while you’re at it. How come? Because we said so? ...

There probably is more than one way to skin a cat, but why would you do that in the first place? What do you do with the pelt, make a coat? or the ...

Like children on a see-saw, some minerals work to balance each other in the body. Almost everything in nature is about balance. In humans and anima...

Bert Lance, who worked for Jimmy Carter in the Budget office, is credited with saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” as cited in the May 1977 ...

Unlike other organs of the body, skin nutrition can be enhanced by “direct deposit” through topical application of micronutrients, which can comple...

There are some things in life we just can’t control. The weather is a good example, but other people’s behavior runs a close second. In fact, somet...

If you’re among the more than sixty million American adults who have heartburn at least once a month, odds are you’ll pick an OTC medication rather...

Have you noticed that medicine is called a practice? Maybe that’s because everybody isn’t the same. What works for you possibly won’t work for your...

Your checkbook might be. Your diet should be. If you walk a fine line, you must be. The national budget isn’t. Mental stability might be. Balanced,...

For a long time we’ve heard that green tea does this and green tea does that and green tea has this and that benefit, while poor old black tea sits...