Author: Erin Elizabeth

To be your very healthiest, your body needs to be slightly alkaline; your cells, the chemical reactions inside them, beneficial bacteria in your gut, and your immune system, all work better in a slightly alkaline environment. Therefore, an acidic body won’t work as smoothly as it should. In fact, it’s been scientifically proven that acidic pH levels (a condition known as acidosis), make you more susceptible to diseases like: • Obesity, slow metabolism, and an inability to lose weight • Chronic inflammation • High blood pressure • Weight gain, obesity, and diabetes • Bladder and kidney conditions (including kidney...

Getting adequate amounts of vitamin D and vitamin K is essential for your health. But some sources claim that supplementing with vitamin D is harmful if you are low in vitamin K. So what’s the truth? This article looks into the science behind those claims. What Are Vitamins D and K? Vitamin D and vitamin K are essential, fat-soluble nutrients. They are generally most abundant in high-fat foods, and their absorption into the bloodstream is enhanced when they are consumed with fat. Often called the “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D is abundant in fatty fish and fish oil, but it’s...

When chemo fails, or worse, feeds the cancer, the immense healing power of food may be the only hope left.  Colon cancer is one of the world’s most prevalent and lethal forms of cancer and is believed to be driven primarily by the Western diet. It has been estimated that one million people around the world are diagnosed with colon cancer, and 500,000 die from it, each year. Conventional treatment approaches continue to do very little to reduce mortality, and this is believed to be due to the presence of a subpopulation of colon tumor cells known as cancer stem...