Are people telling you (maybe your doctor) that you have arthritis? Well not so fast! If you are doing everything right, such as stretching, moving your body (exercising), eating right, drinking plenty of... water, getting lots of rest, and going to a chiropractor for adjustment, the answer may be that you have a scar tissue problem. 

By Contributing Writer Dr. Michelle Kmiec

In terms of health, a vegetarian diet can be quite high in certain nutrients and low in saturated fat and cholesterol. But as compared to other vegetarians, vegans choose to avoid all animal products — fo...r example, eggs and dairy — which means that they can also have deficiencies in certain things that must be made up with supplements or through other means. 

By Guest Writer Dr. Edward F. Group

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released their assessment of coal-seam gas mining - or “Fracking” - and its impact on water resources. And it’s not pretty! The EPA now admits that ...ground water and surface water resources have already been contaminated by fracking. The enigmatic Erin Brockovich, whose legal battle with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) was the basis of the award-winning film Erin Brockovich, has eloquently detailed 5 important takeaways from this report… 

By Guest Writer Lee Maddox 

It is time for us all to take personal responsibility to bring down the system that has been created to enslave us. If we want things to change, we must act. 

By Contributing Writer Zen Gardner

The global food supply is heavily tainted. Even hothouse organics don’t ensure sufficient nutrition, due to the loss of nutrients in our soil and pollutants from our air, rain and water supplies. On top o...f this, we must consider the daily overload from toxic pesticides, geoengineering particulates, GMO toxins and other pollutants. So how can we provide our bodies with the nutrition our cells require while also supporting our body's natural detox processes? A scientific development by Dr. Michael Kiriac (Ph.D, ND) from The Moldova Academy of Sciences may offer a solution – in the form of four different naturally occurring micro-algae. 

By Guest Writers Marc Gimbrere and Zhara Mahlstedt

In my medical training, we were not taught that the body knows how to heal itself. Yet it is equipped with natural self-repair mechanisms that repair broken proteins, kill cancer cells, fight infections, ...prevent aging, and maintain the homeostasis of the body. These mechanisms that can be flipped on or off with thoughts, beliefs, and feelings that originate in the mind. This is great news, because it means, in essence, that you can heal yourself. But how? 

By Guest Writer Lissa Rankin MD

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Your brain interacts with every aspect of your body, giving directions to cells and the nervous system. It is essential for supporting good mood and clear thinking, helping to improve your overall quality of life. Here are seven of the most harmful and pervasive toxins you should look out for in order to support brain health. 

By Guest Writer Dr. Edward Group

From slowing the decline in fatal brain disease, to generating a sense of oneness with one another and the universe, drumming’s physical and spiritual health benefits may be as old as time itself. Drumming is as fundamental a form of human expression as speaking, and likely emerged long before humans even developed the capability of using the lips, tongue and vocal organs as instruments of communication. 

By Contributing Writer Sayer Ji

Acupressure (or meridian therapy) can be used to treat a host of varying ailments. Modern western science has not quite reached an empirical conclusion as to how or why meridian therapy works, but it does nonetheless recognize its effectiveness. Scientific literature is abundant with evidence of its successful application. Below is a list of five of the most potent acupressure points which each one of us can utilize on a daily basis to alleviate stress and anxiety when it starts to arise in our bodies and minds. 

By Guest Writer Luke Sumpter

I would like to offer perspective for a deeper contemplation on how to expend your vital energy and inspire any shifts that would improve your quality of life. All I ask is for your honesty with yourself. First off, please understand that I am not a monk, an evangelist, otherwise religious, old and washed up, or a lonely person who can’t get any action. My perspectives are practical, based on what brings me and others I know the most enduring joy, vitality, and fulfillment. 

By Contributing Writer Jack Adam Weber