It is not surprising that FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg would use blatant and deceptive propaganda to attack the dietary supplement industry. As a self-proclaimed “zealot for the advancement of regulatory science,” Hamburg would like the consumer public to believe the earth is flat—and that dietary supplements cannot prevent and help treat disease

http://www.thenhf.com/article.php?id=2991

Please read the latest data regarding raw milk which we have been advocating and using.
Also look into the weston A.price foundation for other interesting info.

http://westonaprice.org/press/press/government-data-proves-raw-milk-safe

A remarkable study published in the Cochrane Libary found no evidence of benefit for influenza vaccinations and also noted that the vast majority of trials were inadequate.

http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/12/10/no-value-in-any-influenza-vaccine-c...

I have endlessly defended my position on agave after using it for years in the clinic. I have not seen another natural sweetener that compares.

I have not had time to fully research this, but, this just came in to back up its defense.

Shocking! There is much misinformation about agave 
syrup and its production process.
The Truth
 We’ve been following with interest the article “Shocking! This 'Tequila' Sweetener is Far Worse 
than High Fructose Corn Syrup” the last couple of days. It is amazing how powerful internet is in 
terms of informing or in this case misinforming people.
It is obvious that the article was written by a person with more than just passing knowledge about the production of High Fructose Corn Syrup, but less than a limited knowledge about the production of agave syrup. Perhaps, this is the reason the author constantly confuses one with the other.

A clear example of the limited knowledge of the agave showed in the article is the head line where the agave syrup is erroneously called tequila sweetener; but in order to make tequila the piñas (agave cores) are cooked then crushed to extract the juice and proceed to distillation process, in the case of agave syrup the piñas are directly crushed to extract the juice and then the juice goes through filtration and hydrolysis.

Especially today, with the economy as it is, flu scares, children, our work demands, friends and family issues - basically being pulled in so many different directions by so many different things and people at the same time, it is very important to remember who we are.  Stop and take a deep breath and re-evaluate our purpose and journey in this life.  Why are we here and what is it we need to fulfill or manifest? Are we being true to our souls and our hearts? Are we really aware and living life with our eyes open? Do we make decisions based on our internal fire or are we driven or paralyzed by fear? 

How many people are out there suffering with insomnia? Too many. The numbers are astounding, I am sure. What is worse is that there is little out there that really addresses insomnia in a successful manner. What is worse is that numerous people become addicted to meds that help with sleep, often benzodiazapenes, which create a cycle of illness in the body that, in some cases, may take years to recover from. Other people turn to over the counter type products like tylenol pm or exedrin fo a good night's sleep, but that comes along with its own set of side effects that may lead to problems much bigger than insomnia.

There are many wonderful sleep clinics and therapists that offer help with this problem. But, there is little talk about how much Chinese medicine can help with this dreadful issue. Chinese medical texts are rich with information on insomnia and its underlying causes. There is so much we can do for this condition alone or as a part of another chronic problem.

We use methods to try and address the underlying imbalance. As that imbalance is addressed, not only the insomnia, but other unwanted symptoms should improve.

Please consider Chinese medicine if you or someone else is suffering from insomnia! 

Someone asked me yesterday if she should not treat her kids with herbs often bc this will weaken their immunity like using antibiotics, or NSAIDS such as advil or tylenol. Those can and do actually complicate things and often drive the virus or the bacteria in deeper and will likely create a situation in which the pathogen will come back again soon or turn into something more chronic.

My answer is that I do not believe this is true at all. Using responsible herbal therapy is meant to work WITH the body, not AGAINST it. Thus treating with herbs allows the body to express viruses or bacteria that have invaded by working with the body.

I recommend using herbs the minute you see your child is sick. Stop their vitamins and probiotics when you do this. Those kinds of supplements are meant to strengthen a person. So, if you take them when you are sick, they will strengthen the sickness. Make sense?

When the child is not sick, that is when you use your strengthening kinds of supplements and diet to work on immunity and making their immune system more strong.

This methodology has worked really well for us in our family and really well for our patient's children. We have had great success with this kind of protocol no matter what the general health is of the person involved.

These are the kinds of concepts we work hard to teach our patients when they come to a clinic like ours and why we end up working with so many families. Typically when we get a patient, we end up with another family in our practice for life. This realtionship works well as adjunctive healthcare along with your child's pediatrician or your general practitioner.

Someone asked me yesterday if she should not treat her kids with herbs often bc this will weaken their immunity like using antibiotics, or NSAIDS such as advil or tylenol. Those can and do actually complicate things and often drive the virus or the bacteria in deeper and will likely create a situation in which the pathogen will come back again soon or turn into something more chronic.

My answer is that I do not believe this is true at all. Using responsible herbal therapy is meant to work WITH the body, not AGAINST it. Thus treating with herbs allows the body to express viruses or bacteria that have invaded by working with the body.

I recommend using herbs the minute you see your child is sick. Stop their vitamins and probiotics when you do this. Those kinds of supplements are meant to strengthen a person. So, if you take them when you are sick, they will strengthen the sickness. Make sense?

When the child is not sick, that is when you use your strengthening kinds of supplements and diet to work on immunity and making their immune system more strong.

This methodology has worked really well for us in our family and really well for our patient's children. We have had great success with this kind of protocol no matter what the general health is of the person involved.

These are the kinds of concepts we work hard to teach our patients when they come to a clinic like ours and why we end up working with so many families. Typically when we get a patient, we end up with another family in our practice for life. This realtionship works well as adjunctive healthcare along with your child's pediatrician or your general practitioner.