Vaccinations have been a controversial topic in the natural health world for a long time and they've recently been under a lot of mainstream scrutiny as well. Vaccinating children every year is a billion dollar annual business for the pharmaceutical companies. Do they really help or do they do more harm than good? Here's what we did with our kids...

Mercury is the only naturally liquid metal on the planet, and you've got to admit liquid metal is pretty awesome. It's also classified as a "heavy metal". Also awesome. But despite all its awesomeness, Mercury is still a neurotoxin that has been linked to immune system suppression and a host of physical problems including brain damage, Autism, Alzheimers, ALS, MS, Cancer, and other chronic diseases. What may surprise you the most is how much mercury you're exposed to without even knowing it.

In 1945 local water treatment facilities began to add sodium fluoride, an industrial waste byproduct, to our water supply. Ever wondered why?

Unless you've been living in a cave or perhaps Cuba, you've probably heard that buying organic produce is better. The most important reason to buy organic is to avoid exposure to the toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers used to grow commercial produce these days. The pesticides they put on our food have been linked to some serious health problems like Cancer, Birth Defects, Parkinson's, Asthma, Autism, ADHD, and more. Here's the most recent report of the cleanest and dirtiest produce based on FDA and USDA data.

Although most folks think of corn as a vegetable, it's actually a high starch grain. And you may be surprised to know that it has very little health benefit compared to other produce, which is why we don't really eat much of it anymore in our house. King Corn is a independent documentary film about the corn industry in America. Here's are some notes from the film mixed in with my research and comments:

We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for your health, the environment, and animals - - but in a carnivorous culture it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful pragmatic suggestion. Be a weekday vegetarian. This 4 minute video is excellent and neatly summarizes my post-cancer diet. Watch it!

If you're eating the standard modern diet full of processed food and artificial ingredients; you're putting toxins in your body faster than it can eliminate them. These unnatural chemical and mineral compounds are accumulating in all the tissues of your body, and have been for most of your life. Over time these toxins accumulate inside you until there is a tipping point at which your body is so overloaded that essential systems and functions begin to break down. This is why periodic deliberate detoxing is critical.

CASE STUDY: I saw a commercial recently for a medical condition called RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome). Seriously? This is a medical condition now requiring a prescription drug?  Are you freakin kidding me? We’ve all had restless leg syndrome.  I’m laying …