Radio Naturopath

This week, I talked about the slug through healing a long term illness and how frustrating it can be. Are my symptoms part of the healing process? Or are they evidence that I’m not doing enough? Should  I be doing something else? Should I justg be patient? So hard to know! I talked about the […]

This week we talked about how to keep the lymphatics flowing, especially with tick borne illness. Float tanks, epsom salt baths, lemon water, skin brushing, herbs, all great! Also getting back to cardio exercise. Move it! We also talked about a number of supplements that can be helpful for healthy aging. I am particularly impressed […]

I’m still dealing with chronic Lyme disease and bartonella. This week we talked about how to handle the dreaded Herxheimer reaction, the symptoms you get while you’re killing off Lyme spirochetes, other Lyme forms, and other bacteria. I get these isolated tremors that come and go. We talked about chlorella, other binders like zeolite and […]

This week we previewed next week’s talk, which will be about detoxification, especiallyas it relates to tick borne illness. We’ll review everything from binders to epsom salt baths. Our focus for THIS week was on sarcopenia: muscle loss, especiallydue to aging. If you want to maintain musclemass, you’ve got to move it or lose it! […]

Today I talked about focusing on treating Lyme disease with herbs using theBuhner protocol. Stephen Buhner was instrumentalin elaborating specific herbs that work on different issues withtick borne illness. Some of the herbssupport immunity; some are antimicrobial; some are nutritive; some are antioxidant and neuroprotective. These herbs tend not to upset the digestive system the […]

This week, I talked about how overdoing caffeine and sugar can be problematic, as it is for me. I explained the mechanism, how the neurotransmitters and the energy-slowing compound adenosine play into the highs and lows of caffeine use. Some people break down caffeine quickly, and don’t have a problem. But some break it down slowly […]

This week, I talked about my perspective on the Israel/Palestinian conflict, mostly about how our Jewish, Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian friends are struggling right now. The majority of people just want PEACE, and for there to be a solution that stops all the killing and hate. We need NOT to enact anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim/Arab/Palestinian sentiment […]

This week, I talked about how the best time to go to sleep is when your cortisol is lowest and your melatonin is highest, which for most people is somewhere between 8 and 11 pm, depending on when you get up and your genetics. If you go to bed too late, your cortisol is starting […]

This week, I finished up some Thanksgiving themes, including why cinnamon is good for you: blood sugar, cholesterol, antioxidant, and antimicrobial! I also talked about the health benefits of gratitude and meditation. These basic practices can do SO MUCH for health, and can be done regardless of your location, life circumstances or finances! They have […]

This week, I talked about a few things. It was a good week to remind people that while the days are rapidly getting shorter, the loss of minutes is going to slowdown at the end of November, and we will STOP losing minutes at the end of the day in early December. We will still […]