Recently the BBC announced that detox diets are "useless" and your organs are perfectly able to cleanse the body without any active outside help. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-425739/Detox-diets-useless-say-researchers.html] Junk Science & Cleansing Your Body I am referring to the BBC "study" as junk science, but actually there wasn't much science to it at all. The human guinea pigs […]

An earlier post on this blog recommended against getting a flu shot and that recommendation against flu medications is apparently justified. The hands-down leader among flu drugs in the US is Tamflu and almost all flu this season is resistant to Tamiflu. According to the CDC in Atlanta, last winter 11% of the flu swabs […]

We’re always looking for the best anti aging supplements, but the best supplements aren’t really supplements at all … at least, they aren’t if you think of a supplement as a pill or capsule. In fact, the best anti aging supplements actually come out of the ground. 1) Leading our list of great supplements are […]

One of our peak experiences brought on by nature involves bird watching. Among our very favorites are cardinal birds, pictured left. In the wild, often the most beautiful and most vividly colored birds are males. Scientists hypothesize that their job is to attract predators and lead them away from the nest. The fine fellow on […]

A peak experience is like bliss on steroids. Peak experiences most often come when we get out of our heads and let go of the idea that we’re just a tiny little mind in a huge & indifferent universe. And for thousands of years, humans have accomplished this through peak experiences brought on by nature. […]

Most of us – no, make that ALL of us – aren’t exactly fond of the idea of looking and getting older. Since our face is one of the most important barometers of age, most women and many men become interested in an anti wrinkle face cream, sooner or later. Wrinkles are “The Enemy” and […]

Contrary to popular belief that big rough, tough men don’t care about their skin, the reality is that skin care for men is a hot business. In spite of sometimes worrying about being derided by their buddies if they find out, (think about Marty Crane when Frasier and Niles discussed their spa facials! :-) many […]

I found this interesting cough cure online yesterday. I have no clue if it works – and I REALLY don't want a cough so that I can test it!!! :-) – but if anyone out there does have a cough, give it a try and let the rest of us know. Thanks in advance … […]

Many years ago I read about the famous Edgar Cayce castor oil pack. At the time I was suffering from a cold and cough and all their hideous little cousins and the darned stuff just wouldn’t go away. So I figured I didn’t have much to lose. Since we’ve now entered the famous cold & […]