A Healthy Dose

Jun 2023 But isn’t it BAD for me?! 4 ostensibly "bad-for-you" foods that that are much better for you than you might have heard...

Mar 2023 Cordyceps Revisited: “For more than just the Zombie Apocalypse” Medicinal Mushroom for Energy, Vitality, Immunity, Jet Lag, and More. Trending on social media, but is it for real?

Feb 2023 Why Amy LOVES Queen of the Thrones Castor Oil Packs Better sleep? Better digestion? Reduced pain and inflammation? Amy says “yes,” and then some. 

Jan 2023 Help for IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome is tricky. Basically, you show up at the doctor’s office with lower GI symptoms – alternating constipation and/or diarrhea, gas and bloating perhaps, maybe bowel pain and...

Nov 2022 Picking a Multi, Part 2 (See part 1 here) Multivitamin technologies fall into four basic categories. I have my favorite! And I’ll tell you what it is — eventually. In the meantime, as I go...

Oct 2022 How to Pick a Multivitamin, Part 1 So… do we really need a multivitamin? Well, “need” is a strong word… Okay, should we take a multivitamin? Some of us definitely should! You definitely want to consider a...

Sep 2022 Herbs for Long COVID A subset of people have always suffered from diverse, chronic symptoms following viral infections -- although they haven't always been taken seriously. Long COVID may be worse, or more prevalent....

Aug 2022 Picking the Perfect Protein In the fall of 2000, I wrote my first article ever for the Debra’s newsletter, an ode to and an appreciation for whey protein. Obviously, it was a favorite! 20...

Jul 2022 Asthma + Natural Medicine, Part 2: Herbs & Supplements We can't cure asthma, but we can help, with obscure medicinal plants and at least common culinary spice (common in India...)

Jun 2022 Asthma + Natural Medicine This is Part 1: What it Is, What to Do. (Find Part 2: Herbs and Supplements HERE) Asthma is a condition effecting the lungs. People who “have” asthma can go...

Apr 2022 Pick Your Tonic! Want to optimize health and vigor -- subjective and objective wellbeing? We'll talk about ginseng, shizandra berries, deer antler velvet, cordyceps and reishi mushrooms. How they work, and how to...

Apr 2022 Foods That Fight Fatigue Most of us are just tired.  It’s the times and more. Many of us grab a cup of coffee for breakfast. A donut if willpower is weak. Many of us live on...

Oct 2021 Migraines: More than Just Headache Migraines aren’t just bad headaches. They’re “special” headaches. Sometimes, they're not even headaches --

Jul 2021 the Many Uses of Raw Apple Cider Vinegar From Hippocrates and Sung Tse, to WWII and finally our own Debra. We sing the praises of this most humble of remedies.

Nov 2020 Herbs for Anxiety Anxiety is nothing now. Neither is herbal medicine for treating it. We'll talk about CBD, of course, but ginseng, and Chinese medicine