Flu Season is not over, but could be out of your system sooner with TCM
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
This flu season was the worst in a decade. Finally kick your flu symptoms with Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal formulas Minor Bupleurum and Ginseng.
Can withholding milk from children do more harm than good?
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Avoiding mucus-forming foods is trendy, but should you cut out dairy and foods associated with increasing mucus? Do dairy products, and other foods pigeonholed as mucus-forming, actually cause increased mucus production? Does too much mucus cause disease?
My nature cure mentor, Dr. Bernard Jensen, was right. All disease starts in the gut.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Science is proving that there is a link between gut endotoxins & chronic inflammatory diseases. Is F. prausnitzii the common bacteria thread to reduce inflammation?
Unchecked, chronic symptomatic prostatitis makes you more susceptible to developing prostate cancer.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Annoying prostate inflammation called prostatitis, with or without low-grade infection, affects between 64-86% of men at some time in their lives. Symptoms can be mild to bothersome, tend to worsen with age, and can lead to cancer
The Internet is full of misinformation and marketing - here's how to discern supplement fact from fiction.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
The Internet is full of misinformation and marketing. Here’s how to find accurate evidence on real nutritional supplements and test their effectiveness.
There's good reason that ancient superfoods like chaya and chayote are still staple foods.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Mayan superfoods may have originated in ancient agriculture, but their potent longevity has allowed these foods to remain important staples across Central America, the Caribbean, and even into the United States. These plants can provide striking flavor and powerful nutrients to the daily diet
When it comes to the flu shot, does the "one size fit all" model benefit everyone?
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
If catching influenza provides stronger natural immunity against the flu than vaccination, why do pharmaceutical companies, government health agencies, and most doctors push flu shots? The short answer is that standards of care, as recommended by the CDC, require all licensed physicians to follow the same protocol. The long answer is complicated.
Influenza is endemic to China, so it makes sense that Chinese medicine would have the most experience in treating the flu.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Traditional Chinese medicine developed more than 2,500 years ago. Over millennia, traditional doctors gained practical insights about what plants and combinations worked best. But, experience alone isn’t all that matters. Modern science is testing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of influenza.
Micronutrients have major influences on health, including viral immunity.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Micronutrients have major influences on health, including viral immunity. Here’s how to effectively boost your immune system with natural methods and supplements, so you can beat the flu.
Seasonal flu is inevitable. All viruses have one goal, to infect living cells to replicate.
By Dr. J.E. Williams |
Seasonal flu is inevitable. All viruses have one goal, to infect living cells to replicate. There’s no cure for pandemic influenza, but these natural methods can help.