I’ve always wanted to write a column on how to find information for yourself. Now, in this last column before the printed version of the Debra’s Natural Gourmet newsletter goes to paid subscription (still free on-line), seems like as good a time as any.

Actually, fiber is for a lot of things.  That title was just to get your attention. This is about a special kind of fiber called glucommanan.

I just counted: we have 104 different multivitamins.  And they’re all “good.” This guide should help you make sense of them all. 

A conversation with Grace Pintabona — natural nurse, diabetic, and diabetes educator — on how she navigates the condition.

The higher our blood pressure, the harder the heart has to work.  Over time, this enlarges the heart, which is not a good thing… but we do have options.

…and now you’re going to be thrilled you can eat.

Milk Thistle, lecithin, kutki, and schizandra berries are all useful supplements for the liver.

“For me the question that fascinates is:  Are we stuck with faulty DNA and damaged genes?  Is our inherited DNA our destiny?”

As many as 75,000 saffron flowers – a football field’s worth of intensive cultivation – are needed to produce a single pound of saffron.

Detoxification. Metabolism. Storage and synthesis. Is the liver our most important organ? And what can we do about it?

Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) has the largest leaves of any plant native to England, as much as three feet across. In olden times, people used to wrap butter in them.

87% less colic, 50% less booze, 27% more breast cancer, 60% less ovarian cancer, 56% fewer colds (that get better 35% faster); and why spicy olive oil is better.