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A Healthy Dose

Almost two decades of writing on natural health from our monthly newsletters, and the Debra’s braintrust. A deep dive into herbs, vitamins and common sense.

This Month

Supplements for Travel Part 1: Jet Lag

Part 2 Next Month: Altitude, Traveler’s Stomach Let’s talk jet lag! You land somewhere you’ve been dying to get, and… the first three days you’re too much in a fog

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Everyone Should Take: NAC! Last time I wrote a whole article about n-acetylcysteine, it was 2010, and there was already a impressive body of research on NAC. But now – wow! As of today, PubMed (the...

Adaptogenic Herbs (and Common Sense) to Survive the Holiday Season Let’s start with one true thing: the real holistic approach to intense stress isn’t to survive it so much as it is to remove yourself from it whenever possible! Let...

In Praise of Herbal Antivirals ‘Tis the season when our beloved customers descend upon us in droves, asking after herbs and supplements to “boost the immune system.” Good news: there are supplements for that, and...

Herbs Against Acne (2024 edition) We cover this same topic every decade, but it’s always new, because there’s always a new generation of sufferers. If “suffer” sounds like a big word for what’s basically a...

Bergamot & Artichoke for Cholesterol Bergamot is a citrus tree, native to Italy. Its fruit is green and wrinkly and tart. The peel has an otherworldly aroma. If you’ve ever had a cup of top...

Natural Medicine for Depression This article could be a dozen pages long. Let’s keep it to two. To do that, we’re going to skip the whole intro where I make sure we all understand...

Beyond Yogurt: Other Fermented Foods for Health & Delight First, you have to get over the idea that “bacteria” is a dirty word. Yes, there are “bad” bacteria that can make you sick or kill you. Anthrax and bubonic plague come...

Canola Oil: It’s NOT Bad for You! I have no vested interest in selling canola oil to anyone. Frankly, we make more money selling selling almost every other kind of oil… I just get frustrated when health misinformation proliferates. ...

Smoothies 101 (2023 edition) Throughout my life, smoothies have been a staple, a balm, a lifesaver. The idea is simple, and the execution is simpler. You dump a bunch of things in the blender;...

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...

cultivated cordyceps mushrooms

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?

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

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...

vitamins

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...

vitamins

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...

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