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Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, spread by ticks.  Caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely by Borrelia mayonii it is transmitted through tick bites. Several days after the bite, the person typically develops a bullseye-like rash, fever, headache, and fatigue. Most cases of Lyme…

Eating too many refined carbohydrates (like refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, and white rice) is one of the most serious threats we face to our health. These simple carbohydrates spike our blood sugar levels, causing excessive release of insulin. When people don't eat regularly, this…

This course will help you understand the four elements and the twelve categories of herbs in greater depth. We'll cover remedies associated with each of the elements and the twelve categories of herbs. Click on one of the sessions listed below to access recordings and handouts. 

People often speak of the mind-body connection, but what about the heart-body connection. Our thoughts and attitudes are important to the health of our body, but so is our emotional state.Traditional systems of medicine in both the Orient and the West have linked various emotions with the functions of…

Nobody likes pain, whether it is physical pain or emotional suffering. When we're in pain, we want it to end. That's why people turn to pain relievers, substances that numb the sensations of pain. These may be pharmaceutical drugs, herbs, alcohol, or illegal drugs. Unfortunately, these approaches try…

I've spent a lot of time this past month following the COVID-19 disease and the surrounding crisis the world is going through. There is good news:First, antibody testing suggests that the death rate from COVID-19 may be no greater than the seasonal flu.Second, most of the people who are dying from this…

More than 130 people a day die from opioid-related drug overdoses. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total economic burden of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States…

This is a two-hour presentation with Steven Horne and Jay Vanden Heuvel discussing the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and what we believe is going on behind the scenes. We discuss why we should not give in to hate or fear and the opportunity this presents for natural medicine.

An autoimmune disorder is a situation where immune system responses are causing damage to the body. It has been likened to the concept of friendly fire in warfare, where the military accidentally targets their own troops due to misinformation. The medical profession doesn't have a satisfactory answer…

This is a webinar Jay and I did which I'm posting for the benefit of our members. 

On Thursday, March 26 I did this second webinar, which was an update from the earlier webinar I did for members. I'm posing the recording here so members can see the update.

The stress of modern society leaves many people feeling tired, but unable to relax and sleep properly. Adaptogens are herbs that help the body cope with stress. There are two basic types of adaptogens. The first, and most well-known, are the stimulating adaptogens like Korean or American ginseng, Eleuthero…

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS WEBINAR:In this webinar, I discussed various products rather openly. I did this because this is a closed group. You have to be a member to access this information. It is not available to the general public, which allows me to be more open. I tried to make it clear in the webinar…

We all recognize the feeling of being stressed. After all, everyone experiences difficult times, setbacks, death, accidents and other unfortunate circumstances in life. However, it isn't just the stressful events that are the problem, it's how we deal with them. And, it's important that people develop…

 Mushrooms are most commonly thought of as simply food. Few people recognize what powerful medicines mushrooms can be, but today’s scientific research shows that over 270 species of fungi have therapeutic value.  This confirms the thousands of years of traditional use for mushrooms in herbal medicine,…

Although modern medicine tends to think of the heart as merely a pump to circulate the blood, our subjective experience of the heart is much different. For instance:We talk about “giving our heart” to someone when we fall in love.We feel our “heartbreaking” when relationships end.We say “take…

Many people wrestle with chronic health problems that are considered difficult or impossible to recover from. These include chronic pain, neurological disorders like autism and seizures, psychological problems like bipolar mood disorder, neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, autoimmune…

Based on the number of people who are taking medications for depression and anxiety, as high as 20% of the population struggles with anxiety, depression and other mental and emotional problems. The current standard explanation for this is that these are biochemical imbalances that can be treated with…

Just about everyone will become depressed at one time in their lives. It’s natural to feel depressed when we’ve lost a loved one or suffered a major setback in life. Most of the time this depression is temporary, but for many people, depression becomes an ongoing struggle. About 7% of the American…

I'm going to talk about herbs and traditions associated with the Christmas season and the Christmas messages each one has for us. I'll talk about the healing effects of frankincense and myrrh, gifts of the magi to the Christ child, as well as the evergreens, which are symbols of the power of life to…