Additives and What They Subtract From Your Health

Food additives have becomes such a common ingredient in the foods that we encounter every day that some of them almost seem natural. Natural flavorings, dyes, sorbitol and aspartame, BHA, BHT, lecithin, sodium citrate. Even organic and health foods an contain additives in order to preserve freshness or enhance flavor. Most processed foods would not…

Mycotoxins and Molds

Mold and mycotoxins are silent, often invisible catalysts of disease in people. A mycotoxin is a toxic substance produced by molds and fungi. Many of these readily colonize common crops that humans and livestock consume. Molds are natural organisms that can colonize in damp, warm conditions, and can live inside residences. Both molds and mycotoxins…

Non-digestive Signs of Wheat Intolerance

Many people find that avoiding wheat and gluten containing grains helps with digestive issues such as bloating, indigestion and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. However, there are other signs that wheat may be affecting your health in a negative way. 1 in 7 people in the US have a wheat-related disorder. And it’s not really wheat’s fault….

Dealing with Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can take many forms, from arthritis to headaches, to back pain.  In our modern society, physical pain is considered to be more “real” and more “serious” than emotional pain, and maybe this is why our emotional hurt take a path through our physical body. Chronic pain, in whatever form, often results from chronic…