DR. BILL H. MCANALLEY, PHD., ALOE VERA RESEARCHER
A few days ago the world lost an eminent research scientist and many of us lost a wonderful friend. I first met Dr. Bill, as many knew him, over twenty-five years ago. But, my interest in him and his research went further back than that. In the 1970s I owned an herbal products production laboratory […]
Read MoreWE ALL NEED WATER
Water is a necessity of life. I found a wonderful book that fully explains more about water than I ever imagined possible. We all need water and F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. has written “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water” to educate us all in how important water is to each of us. He caught my immediate […]
Read MoreSLEEPY ALL THE TIME?
SLEEP IS SO IMPORTANT! It can be difficult to get a good nights sleep! Are you sleepy all the time? You may be working longer hours, concerned about bills, worried about taking care of your home. Having your sleep disrupted can leave you upset and stressed the next day. It can even lead to your […]
Read MoreTHE CELLS OF YOUR BODY
Your body was born with one of the most complicated systems of communication on earth! In fact, it is so complicated that even today science does not fully understand it. Each moment of every day your body completes many varied complex tasks from keeping your body at a proper temperature to regulating your breathing. Trillions […]
Read MoreYOU AND YOUR HORMONES
I was first introduced to the ideas behind how important the Endocrine System (your hormone system) is when I created with a Guatemalan school teacher a local medical clinic in our Central American town. You and your hormones had never really been one of my concerns prior to that! I had so much to learn! […]
Read MoreHEALTHY POWER FOODS
AGRICULTURE HAS CHANGED I have been involved in agriculture all my life. In addition, I opened a health food distribution company over forty years ago and have been involved intimately in that industry. Because of my close involvement with the health food industry I also began farming comfrey and became the world’s largest grower of […]
Read MoreSUPPORTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM? The immune system is the way your body defends itself from illnesses and infections. It works hard every day to be sure that your body is not overtaken by germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites and other things that get inside your body and do harm. Supporting your immune system is vital […]
Read MoreTHE MICROBIOME: 101
My late friend, Dr. Lendon Smith, said to me one night as we sat in his office talking, “It’s all in the stomach, Phil. It’s all in the gut.” Today we know that the microbiome consists of over 100 trillion microbes that live in and on our bodies. The microbiome only recently has become a […]
Read MoreWHAT IS A PROBIOTIC?
Probiotics, which are often also referred to as good bacteria, are live microorganisms that are very similar to microorganisms which are found in the human gut. Everyone seems to be talking about probiotics today. A few short years ago they were seldom referred to by anyone other than naturopaths and medical doctors dealing with the […]
Read MoreIS THE VITAMIN YOU TAKE REAL?
There are approximately 150 million people in North America who take a vitamin or vitamin/mineral supplement every day. The amazing thing is that by far the majority of these people have little or no idea if the vitamin they take is real or synthetic. When I appeared in the past in trade shows as the […]
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