Humans evolved to spend our days hunting and gathering in the great outdoors, getting plenty of exercise, excitement, camaraderie, fresh air and sun. Those were the good old days when the best things in life were free, including a flood of summer sunlight that created as much vitamin D as it penetrated our bare skin as we would need all year round.  But we moved further and further from the equator, where sunlight is most abundant, and began spending more and more of our lives indoors. We adopted a less healthy diet with fewer and fewer fresh fruits and vegetables with their antioxidants that protected us from potential damage by the sun, and medical authorities began recommending sun avoidance and sunscreens, the weakest of which (PF8) block 95% of the sun’s vitamin-D producing UVB rays. (See here on using the sun intelligently to still get free vitamin D.) Vitamin D deficiency is now so widespread that alternative doctors say virtually every new pa…

Heavy metals, like lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic, are one of our biggest health problems. Used to manufacture many common products, they’re now found throughout our air, water and food. Virtually all of us harbor toxic heavy metals in our bodies.Heavy metals bioaccumulate, so even small exposures add up over time, triggering problems like heart disease, thyroid disease, dementia, neurological disease and birth defects. Tiny amounts of mercury have been shown to damage the brain of a developing fetus or child.Heavy metals cause problems by displacing other minerals needed for essential body functions. For example, cadmium can replace zinc in key enzymes, causing those enzymes to malfunction so critical biological functions can’t be performed.Many physicians use chelation to remove heavy metals—a “chelating agent” is ingested that binds with heavy metals and carries them out of the body through urine and/or feces. Chelation therapy is especially recommended, and has often been a “m…

Beyond Health’s approach to weight loss, presented in Raymond Francis’ Never Be Fat Again, (NBFA) is based on the theory of one disease and two causes. We say there is really only one disease—malfunctioning body cells, and two reasons why cells malfunction—they are deficient in needed nutrients and/or they are being poisoned by toxins. Overweight is a type of disease, and as better health is achieved, the body will naturally lose excess weight.Intuitive eating (IE) is an anti-diet approach to weight loss which seeks to help people regain a lost or weakened ability to “hear” and respond to body cues relating to hunger and satiation. Regaining this ability, it is hoped, will lead to losing excess weight. Both IE and NBFA agree that diets don’t work. Thought they can lead to short-term weight loss, most of this weight is regained over time. They also agree that diets are usually harmful and enforce the bad habit of overriding internal body cues. Following the strategies of IE that we…

Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, has a grim prognosis for our future: “Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise . . . [As antibiotics lose their effectiveness a] post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child’s scratched knee could once again kill. Some sophisticated interventions, like hip replacements, organ transplants, cancer chemotherapy, and care of preterm infants, would become far more difficult or even too dangerous to undertake.”Well, we aren’t as gloomy about a post-antibiotic era. For all the good they’ve done, antibiotics as we’ve known them have done a whole lot of damage to almost everyone’s intestinal probiotic population, harming immunity and paving the way for all kinds of disease. We need different kinds of antibiotics that don’t indiscriminately kill good and helpful microbes along with the bad, and that the bad bugs won’t build resistance to. Fortunately,…

What If One Simple Ritual Could Help You Recharge Your Body Naturally? Low energy. Brain fog. Poor sleep. Muscle tension.These are some of the most searched health concerns online today and they all share one thing in common: they’re signs your body needs recovery support. One increasingly searched solution is infrared sauna therapy a modern wellness tool gaining attention for its ability to support relaxation, circulation, and whole-body restoration. Let’s break down what it is, how it works, and how to use it effectively. ? What Is an Infrared Sauna? (And Why People Are Searching for It) An infrared sauna is a type of heat therapy that uses infrared light to warm the body directly rather than heating the surrounding air like a traditional sauna. Because of this difference, users often report that infrared sessions feel: More comfortable Easier to tolerate Less draining More relaxing These advantages are why search interest for terms like infrared sauna ben…

As flu season approaches, many people start asking the same important question: What’s the smartest way to protect my health? The truth is, strong immunity is never built from a single intervention it’s built from daily habits that support your body at the cellular level. Here’s what science consistently shows about flu prevention: • Influenza vaccines are designed each year to match circulating strains and can reduce risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and complications—especially in older adults, children, and those with chronic conditions.• Their effectiveness varies season to season because flu viruses mutate rapidly.• No preventive strategy is 100% protective, which is why layered immune support matters. Why Foundational Health Still Matters Most Your immune system functions best when your cells are properly nourished and not burdened by deficiencies. Research consistently links immune resilience with: ✔ Adequate sleep✔ Balanced nutriti…