According to Harvard Medical School Guide: Cold and Flu, Americans succumb to one billion colds every year. Adults typically contract two to four colds annually. Even more concerning, approximately 20 percent of people in the United States get the flu each year. To protect themselves from falling ill, many people line up for flu shots before […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
The Truth about Cholesterol: Your Doctor is Wrong
In the early 1980s, the pharmaceutical industry managed to create drugs that effectively reduced cholesterol. They only had one problem- the public had no reason to believe they needed to reduce cholesterol. At around the same time, researchers were beginning to correctly link refined sugars to heart disease. Together, the sugar lobby and big pharma […]
4 Myths about Detox Cleanses You Need to Know
Leeches. Snake oil. Detox products. As David Byrne would say, “same as it ever was.” “Detox” is a word used to sell everything from tea and shampoo to footpads and coffee enemas. “Sell” is the operative word. Because, here’s the thing: You don’t need to artificially “detox.” Your body detoxifies itself naturally: Your skin, liver, kidneys and […]