Your skin provides an important physical barrier against the external environment. Its role as a defense shield makes it especially vulnerable to damage from the elements such as heat and cold, wind and rain, and exposure to harmful UV radiation from the sun.For those of us living in the Northern Climes of the world, the days are getting longer and the nights shorter. With longer days our exposure to the sun’s UV light increases. Of course, increased exposure to the sun’s light provides you with an increased opportunity for synthesis of vitamin D. Your skin, when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, converts cholesterol  into vitamin D. Benefits of the Sun's Light Vitamin D plays a key role in regulating...

What is Candida? The Center for Disease control cites Candida as the most common cause of fungal infections in humans today. The most common type being Candida albicans. Candida normally lives on the skin and inside the body without causing any problems. However, if it grows out of control, or gets deep inside the body it becomes problematic. Because Candida albicans has become resistant to pharmaceutical anti-fungals there’s a growing urgency to come-up with new alternatives, like essential oils, to eradicate the fungus. When a Candida yeast infection is in the mouth or throat it is called thrush. Whereas, in the vagina it’s commonly referred to as a yeast infection (or vaginitis).  Invasive Candidiasis occurs when Candida yeast enters the bloodstream or affects internal organs, i.e. the kidney,...

What’s the evidence for using essential oils to treat HIV/AIDS?Very little. This may be because there has been little funding available for research on using essential oils for treating HIV/AIDS.Dr. Jeffrey T. Kirchener, the chief medical officer of the American Academy of HIV Medicine acknowledges the fact about little funding for research using essential oils and states that, “It is known that essential oils have anti-microbial, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties, which would suggest some possible benefit for persons with chronic infections and cancer.”  Although there is little evidence, to date, for using essential oils to treat AIDS or the HIV virus, there is research available supporting use of essential oils for alleviating the symptoms of the HIV virus and AIDS....

A paradigm shift in the treatment of infectious diseases is underway. New designer drugs and natural plant based pharmaceuticals are being developed. This development has been necessary to prevent antibiotics from becoming completely obsolete. Medicine has now entered the post modern age; what is being called the Anthropocene epoch. The Anthropocene age is the period of time during which human activity has become the dominant influence on climate and the environment.Under the current environmental pressures the discovery of appropriate alternatives to antibiotics has become of paramount importance. Traditional allopathic medicine is already incorporating several non-antibiotic approaches to the treatment and prevention of infection. Some of the non-antibiotic alternatives include: Probiotics - live bacteria and yeasts that are good for you,...

Assess Your Level of Immunity with this Quick Immunity Checklist9 Things that Put your immune system in the Danger Zone! 1 - Poor DietA poor diet, filled with a steady stream of packaged and processed foods and not enough ‘real’ whole foods, can lead to a micronutrient deficiency. Fresh veggies are the quickest way to feed your gut, help nourish a healthy microbiome and ensure a healthy immune system. Studies show that “the dietary choices in today’s modern society appear to have harmful impacts on our immune system and likely on the immune system of our offspring.”  2 - Sugar Addiction  You’re constantly feeding a rogue sweet tooth. Studies have shown conclusively that eating or drinking too much sugar curbs your immune system cells that...