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12 Diaper Rash Remedies

• November 2nd, 2012 • Food as Medicine

A diaper rash is very uncomfortable for baby. It’s the result of irritation, usually caused by prolonged exposure to a moist diaper with urine or soiled with stool. Chafing from tight-fitting diapers or clothing or contact with an irritating substance in certain disposable wipes or diapers, detergents or other laundry products, soaps, or lotions may [...]



Treating Tiny Tummies

• April 13th, 2012 • Food as Medicine

Tiny Tummies Can Have Big Aches Kids are experiencing stomach issues more often. In fact, the occurrence of children developing adult-type illnesses and diseases is growing at an alarming rate. A mom from San Francisco asks for advicefor her 5-year-old daughter, who often complains of a tummy ache. The doctor doesn’t find anything wrong and suggests [...]



Good GOOT

• December 7th, 2011 • Food as Medicine

GOOT: Garlic Oil Ointment Effective Remedy for Colds and Flu Cold and flu season is in full swing. Viruses don’t care if it is the holidays or not. There is nothing more disappointing than missing a holiday gathering because you or your kids are sick. I’m always on the lookout for effective home remedies. Especially [...]



Preventing Food Borne Illness

• June 7th, 2011 • Food as Medicine

According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the US is not to be affected by recent E. coli outbreak in Europe. That’s good news! The recent European outbreak has made 2,400 people in 12 countries ill. Twenty-three people have died. So far the testing for the source has been inconclusive. Original concern was that bacteria may [...]



Drinking This Can Cause Infertility

• January 18th, 2011 • Food as Medicine

We live in a stressful and toxin filled world. It’s no surprise along with the many chronic health conditions on the rise is infertility. Many environmental, lifestyle and diet factors can interfere with pregnancy. It’s no wonder so many women are having difficulty conceiving. Fertility Diet It didn’t surprise me in the least that cutting [...]



Food Poisoning Home Remedies

• April 15th, 2010 • Food as Medicine

It’s likely you know someone who will get food poisoning, because one out of every five people get food poisoning each year. Food poisoning usually occurs because someone prepares food without clean hands, transferring bacteria to the food. It will also happen if the food is not thoroughly cooked. A person with food poisoning feels [...]



Keep Kids Healthy with Probiotics

• November 10th, 2009 • Food as Medicine

When I speak to groups, one of the most asked about subjects is probiotics. Probiotics are the friendly or good bacteria in our guts. They are said to help prevent and relieve allergies, yeast infections, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowl syndrome, urinary tract infections, colic, asthma, autoimmune diseases, constipation, diarrhea and even cancer. There’s new evidence [...]



Kids’ Asthma Related to Sugar

• September 29th, 2009 • Food as Medicine

Sugar has been linked to kids with asthma. It’s not surprising, because, each person eats approximately two and half pounds of sugar each week. Asthma now affects nearly 9 percent of children and teens, a figure that has doubled in the last twenty years. Poor eating habits, including frequent consumption of sugary foods, are among [...]



Surprising Remedies for Morning Sickness

• June 4th, 2009 • Food as Medicine

Between sixty and eighty percent women suffer from nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, which is called morning sickness. Although the nausea is more common in the morning, it can strike at any time of the day and night. It can begin in the first month of pregnancy and last until the 14th or 16th week. [...]



Healthy Kids & pH Levels

• May 21st, 2009 • Food as Medicine

What is pH? Every solution is either acidic or alkaline, including our body fluids. The body is designed to maintain a constant pH 7.4 in the blood. It does this by depositing and withdrawing acid and alkaline minerals from the bones, soft tissues, body fluids (blood, saliva, and urine). Your pH levels are usually more acidic in [...]