Everyone is selling water. At a Natural Foods trade show last week I found some that interested me, lots that didn't, and realized how much misinformation is out there. Everyone knows we are largely made of water; I have always encouraged my clients to drink half as many ounces each day as they weigh in pounds, including a glass first thing every morning and last thing every night. That lubricates the joints while they are resting, keeps the muscles free to float inside the fascia (restless legs are often the result of friction resulting from dehydration), and provides for a host of basic body functions. First response to that is usually "but I will have to get up at night!", which is usual
Because of the tremendous passion people have lately for essential oils I want to state at the outset that I have worked with them in my practice for almost thirty years; my first natural health certification was in Unani Aromatherapy. I am not anti-oil! I had a call from a client recently with questions about her infant grandchild. The parents have been told that he is pretty much allergic to everything, including his mother's milk. To her credit, she has continued breastfeeding, but the child is miserable and the parents are following suit. She was shocked when my first question was what kind of other stress was in the home; the family is in financial crisis, the mom is working full time w
Was sent an article this morning pointing out the value of onion skins, which are high in quercitin and other antioxidants so support immune function. I responded that for generations women kept a stock pot on the back burner of the woodstove, gas range, or open fire, to which they added onion skins and other parts and pieces not used in the regular meal. That stock became the basis for soups, stews, and gravies, added instead of plain water to whatever meal was being prepared. The pot would vary by season and day, but usually included the carrot tops, onion skins, cabbage cores, and animal scraps as well, all things that might otherwise be discarded, but which contain huge amounts of critic
