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Allene Edwards first became interested in alternative medicine and holistic treatment modalities when she successfully used diet therapy to manage her children’s ADHD. Later when she became chronically ill with an auto-immune disease that multiple doctors could not identify, much less cure, she successfully treated both the symptoms and the cause through naturopathic treatment and nutrition.

Vitamin D and Hypertension

September 8, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: September 8, 2015

One in three American adults has high blood pressure, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease (the number one cause of death in the U.S.) and stroke (the number three cause of death) as well as aneurysm, metabolic… [read]

Natural Remedies for Migraines

August 31, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: September 3, 2015

An astounding 10% of the American population – 18% of American women and 6% of American men, and 10% of American children suffer from migraines. A migraine is not just a headache, it is a neurological disease with varied and… [read]

Consumer Reports Finds Hamburger from Grass-Fed and Organic Cattle Poses Fewer Health Risks

August 27, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: February 9, 2017

Consumer Reports tested 300 samples (458 pounds) of hamburger from 103 stores from 26 cities for bacterial contamination, comparing “sustainable” meat to conventional meat. (Sustainable, in this study, referred to beef from cattle that was not given antibiotics). What they… [read]

Plague is Alive and Well in the U.S. and around the Globe

August 17, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: August 18, 2015

When most of us think of the plague, we think of the Black Death and the millions who died in Europe in the Middle Ages. Few realize that the plague is endemic in the southwestern United States and has been… [read]

Ebola Is Back in the News – Stats, Scares, and a Vaccine

August 5, 2015 by Allene Edwards

Ebola is back in the news with an American who traveled to West Africa hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama due to “Ebola-like symptoms.” The firefighters who helped him were placed under observation and his family was isolated with police. Two new… [read]

The Corporate Shield Fails – Peanut Corporation of America Defendants Convicted

August 3, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: September 22, 2015

Stewart Parnell, the former owner of the Peanut Corporation of America, and two co-defendants, his brother, food broker Michael Parnell, and the plant quality control manager, Mary Wilkerson were convicted of charges in Federal court related to knowingly shipping contaminated… [read]

Vaccine debate, current vaccine schedule, and immunization alternatives

July 28, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: July 29, 2015

The vaccine debate continues to heat up. Clear lines have been drawn between the “sane” pro-vaccine camp and the “insane, risk taking” anti-vaxxers.” The media, the government, and Big Pharma maintain the schism between the two sides through propaganda and… [read]