The Meatrix

The Meatrix is a educational series of videos that raises the issue of factory farming and challenges the misconceptions held by many people that the animal products they consume are raised on small family farms. It is worth watching. Part 1: Part 2: Part 2 1/2:

Thoughts on celiac and autism

So here is a case study of a 5-year-old boy whose symptoms led to a diagnosis of severe autism but who was actually suffering from gluten sensitivity (improper diet) leading to digestive dysfunction and nutritional deficiencies. As I’ve stated before, it’s not that I’m suggesting that “Gluten Causes Autism” but rather that “improper diet, digestive …

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Making sense of Biotics Folate (B9) + Cobalamin (B12) products

I had to write down the ingredients to all 5 of Biotics Folate + B12 supplement formulations to better understand their uses. Here’s my cheat sheet followed by the ingredient list: Methylfolate Plus – high quality methylfolate + methylcobalamin B12-2000 Lozenges – high dose hydroxocobalamin + some calcium folinate + some pyridoxal-5-phosphate Folate-5 Plus – high dose calcium folinate + …

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Effectiveness and Risks of Duloxetine (Cymbalta) and Milnacipran (Savella) for Fibromyalgia

Among fibromyalgia patients taking either of two commonly prescribed drugs to reduce pain, 22 percent report substantial improvement while 21 percent had to quit the regimen due to unpleasant side effects, according to a new review in The Cochrane Library. Drugs to treat fibromyalgia just as likely to harm as help, review finds I would …

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A medley of modalities – QRA, CRA, NET, NIS, EFT, NAET

I did some searching for videos demonstrating some of the many alternative health modalities. Demonstration of Quantum Reflex Analysis (QRA) You can learn more about QRA at prlabs.com. Demonstration of Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) Another NET Demo You can learn more about NET at netmindbody.com. Demonstration of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) There is a lot …

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