natural remedies for ear infections
I just met this cute blonde mom named Mary Jane, who was telling my friend about her little boy’s chronic ear infection that multiple courses of antibiotics just can’t eliminate. She was saying that her son’s “cold” just keeps going—six weeks now of constant, thick mucous. I sometimes just can’t believe that no pediatrician [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →macular degeneration
My friend Randy, a restaurant manager nearing 50, just told me he had to leave the Utah Jazz game last night in the third quarter, because his eyes hurt so much he couldn’t really see. He’s frustrated by the degeneration of his eyes. If you’re reading [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →iron supplements
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, my little girl is anemic and also has been constipated for years. She is taking a prescription iron supplement and also Miralax. Couldn’t I tweak her diet for better iron absorption or something without overloading her on beef, liver, etc? A: You’ve read about the beef recall. I would skip the [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →natural cold remedies
I have a cold. And I’m happy about it. Lest you think I’m sick in more ways than one, let me explain. Many experts say you need to get a cold now and then (once or twice a year), so you don’t need to think of getting a cold as a failure of [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →blending vs. juicing
I’ve had three people email me the past week to ask why you’d blend smoothies, rather than juice your fruits and vegetables. So here’s why, for anyone else wondering. First, on a practical level, if you’ve ever operated a juicer, you know what a mess the cleanup is. Even those of us quite [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
This arrived in my email inbox today from Brigham Young University where I teach, touting the newly published research of Ray Merrill. This is exciting evidence that we can make long-term, profound changes in our health, if we educate ourselves and have a support system. This is the entire goal of both greensmoothiegirl.com and my [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Why you desperately need SALT–and what kind
If I go to a restaurant and eat something with a lot of sodium, I can barely make a fist when I wake up the next day. My fingers are like pudgy sausages. My body hates salt—or so I thought. We all know that too much sodium is linked to heart disease. [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Good nutrition reversing degenerative disease
The medical industry has us thinking “cures” are in pills and surgeries. My studies lead me to believe, however, that cancer, for instance, will NEVER be cured (and certainly never prevented) with a chemical. I should post the standard disclaimer that I am not a medical professional and what follows is not advice—you should [...]
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