At the holidays we are looking for joy, love, and peace, but sometimes instead experience difficult emotions such as depression, frustration, and anxiety. We will learn tips on achieving a happier result from psychotherapist and award-winning author, Jude Bijou MA MFT. Her book is Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life. Then we continue the theme with returning guest, Jerzy Gregorek, who will give us 4 Ways to Boost Health Goals with Gratitude. He is the author of The Happy Body: The Simple Science of Nutrition, Exercise, and Relaxation. Call the live show with questions at 1-800-281-8255. Click here to find podcasts, show archives and how to listen nationwide.
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Angelina Jolie-Pitt has chicken pox? Really? Most assumed that to be a children’s disease. Why would an adult get it? Perhaps Angelina’s immune system was weakened from the stress of such a busy life directing and promoting a film; being dissed by Sony executives all while rearing 6 children. Or maybe she is undernourished. If TV supposedly “adds 10 pounds”, what does she actually weigh…70 pounds? I am sorry that she is ill. Chicken pox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that produces fatigue, fever, aches and itchy blisters. While it is certainly no fun at all and it is self-limiting in a week or 10 days. Chicken pox becomes serious only for the very frail and those with compromised immune systems–as is the case with most diseases. (The annual number of US deaths from the flu ranges from 3,000 in a good year to over 10 times that in a bad one.) According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), before vaccination for chicken pox became so common, the annual death rate from the disease was between 100 and 150 persons. While that is only one in 3 million Americans, it is still not good. But, consider this: according to a scientific study of the government’s own Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), during the period 1990 through 2010, a total of 1,880 children age 1 and under died apparently from the effects of multiple vaccinations given at the same time…READ the rest of this article. It includes research on problems with vaccines during pregnancy and a link to home remedies for shingles. |
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Check out the events pages on our website. One is for National Events and the other for Events in Texas. See what is coming up! For example, Dr. Kotsanis will host a Dallas area seminar in January on using our DNA to craft a more effective weight loss plan. |
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LISTEN to that show in the archives. My guest for the whole show is Certified Natural Health Professional & Nutritional Consultant, Valerie Hall. The topic will be bones..what weakens them, what strengthens them and how to choose among bone supplements. What are the best types of calcium and a bit about some of my favorite nutrients: Vitamin D3, K2, and Magnesium. We discuss what makes Doctor’s Best supplements so good. Here is that link we discussed to the website with research on vitamin K2. |
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Chicken Pox & Shingles
December 18, 2014 
Healthy By Nature Show