One of the most fundamental factors in the health of our biological terrain is pH, the acid/alkaline balance of our body’s tissues and fluids.  When one’s pH is balanced, it works to maintain the health of the entire system.  When pH becomes imbalanced, it contributes to the development of many types of disease, including infections of all kinds, cancer, bone and joint deterioration, nervous disorders, digestive disturbances, parasites and much, much more.  This article discusses what pH is and how to keep it in balance.

Inflammation is the match that lights all disease!

The first response the body has to all tissue damage is inflammation.  Properly cared for tissues progress to a healing stage and things return to normal.  However, when inflammation becomes chronic it turns into more serious problems such as autoimmune disorders and degenerative diseases.  In this article, I explain the basics of the inflammatory process and what can be done to promote healing.

Iodine is an important nutrient for the thyroid, but is also needed by every cell in the body.  Breast, prostate and uterine tissue particularly need iodine for healthy function and deficiencies of this nutrient may be one of the underlying causes of cancer in these organs.  Unfortunately a number of chemicals displace iodine in the body and this, coupled with shortages in the diet, is causing widespread iodine deficiencies.

In the early 1980s I worked with Master Herbalist Edward Milo Millet, helping him develop a Master Herbalist training program.  Millet introduced me to Samuel Thomson and it was Thomson's ideas that finally helped me understand the basic principles of natural healing.  This article is an introduction to Thomson and his healing work.