Is a low Arginine Herpes diet permanent? Do you need to stay 100% strict with it forever? The answers are: Yes, No and Maybe... What is a Low Arginine Diet for Herpes? You'll benefit from reading my other blog posts on this and/or listening to their Podcasts. I give detailed instructions on WHY you must reduce Arginine amino acid, the foods high in Arginine and what to eat and avoid. As well as proven Supplements to help control ... Keep Reading >
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How Does Candida Cause Weight Gain? Taming the Carb Beast
How does Candida cause weight gain? Calories from excess Carbohydrates is usually the reason for weight gain. Barring severely low Thyroid function or genetic disorders, it's the carbs that cause Candida, Metabolic Syndrome, pre-diabetes, Diabetes Type II, Obesity, and all their side effects. Pasta, bread, sodas, cereal, candy, fruit juice, corn chips, sugars and more are not good food for Humans. Small amounts of tubers - potato, yam, ... Keep Reading >
Building a Strong Lean Body If You’re Tired and Overweight
Want to build a strong lean body when you're tired and overweight? Need movement that's easy but effective? How do you balance your hormones and pick the right diet and supplements for energy and weight? Here are the steps to make a better, healthier body. First: Fact-Check Those Carbs A high carb diet is the most common cause of weight gain. Period. Pasta, bread, rice, beans, juice, potatoes, dessert, candy, sodas, chips and cookies are ... Keep Reading >
Is Alzheimer’s Diabetes of the Brain?
Is Alzheimer's Diabetes of the brain? Alzheimer's has been called Diabetes Type 3 for more than a decade. Numerous studies are ongoing worldwide. This is great news for those wanting to protect the brain, despite their gene status. There is much you can do, at home, every day, to protect yourself from dementia. Here's a quote from one Alzheimers' website: The latest study to look at the effects of blood sugar levels on the brain has ... Keep Reading >
How to Do a Paleo Elimination Diet
A Paleo Elimination Diet is useful to look for food intolerances and digestive issues. But foods can also cause a wide variety of symptoms: rashes, throat clearing, snoring, reflux, pain in various areas of the body and more. Steps For a Paleo Elimination Diet 1). First, let's assume you are eating what I call "true and correct Paleo". Misconceptions about Paleo occur when you use information from random sources rather than people who work with ... Keep Reading >
Heart Disease and Cholesterol | What Does the Science Say?
Heart disease and cholesterol science evidence says that heart disease is both more complex and more simple than eating (or not eating) bacon and eggs. Cholesterol does NOT cause heart disease. Many, many independent studies confirm this. This article explains how even the USDA agreed with this in 2015. Heart Disease and Cholesterol Science? What We Hear #1). Cholesterol causes fatty deposits that clog arteries and impair blood flow, leading ... Keep Reading >
Managing Herpes Without Prescription Medications
Managing Herpes without prescription medications is what I do for my own health and with Clients. The right combination of herbs, amino acids, diet and stress management can work in both acute and recurring infections. The Herpes family is a large one and includes HSV1, HSV2, Shingles, Epstein Barr and ChickenPox (among others). Having struggled with all of these except HSV1 I have learned how to manage them without medications. I have ... Keep Reading >
Are Bone Broth and Collagen Safe with Herpes?
Are bone broth and collagen safe with Herpes or Epstein Barr viruses? If you are using collagen powder or bone broth for your daily soup or smoothie you may be making a mistake. Broth and Collagen can be excellent protein choices when you are well. But if you struggle with recurring Herpes, Shingles or EBV these protein foods feed Retroviruses with high Arginine. Most people are aware that Herpes is activated by stress and high Arginine ... Keep Reading >
Heavy Metals in Baby Food: What to Avoid
A large 2019 study found heavy metals in baby foods. Dozens of well-known brands and products were tested. Arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury were found in 95% of the 13 types of products tested: cereals, snack foods, fruits, juices and vegetables. Smaller tests have been run but this was a large study of 168 products in 61 brands. "Healthy Babies Bright Futures" study was published in Consumer Reports and many industry journals in October ... Keep Reading >
Heart Disease, Lipids & Cholesterol with Chris Masterjohn
Understand lipids and cholesterol with Chris Masterjohn. Take a plunge into the chemistry of arteries, fats, the island nations of Polynesia and much more. Masterjohn writes and podcasts on all things lipid plus a huge variety of nutritional science topics. Like many of us in wellness, Chris began to study human nutrition after a health challenge - a frightening foray into veganism. Severe anxiety disorders and a cholesterol plunge to 106 sent ... Keep Reading >
How Alkaline Diets and Alkaline Water Get It Wrong
Proponents of alkaline diets and alkaline water get it wrong. Why aren't pH altered waters and "alkaline" diets the cure-all we've been told? My view on pH is based on hard-earned personal knowledge, working to regain my health. Here's what I've learned.... pH is Affected by Stress and Infection Blood pH is tightly controlled. It does not change except in life-threatening situations. The pH of saliva or urine already varies widely with ... Keep Reading >
The Secret Reason Why Keto is So Popular
My secret reason why Keto is popular? My ideas may make you laugh or may make you mad, but hey it's just a blog, right? I've always started new clients with a hard look at diet rather than selling supplements and lab tests. "Food First" is my "Primal Diet - Modern Health" podcast motto. Clients may rebel and just want pills, but the goal is to FIX problems, not take people's money for a month or two while they continue to eat and live ... Keep Reading >