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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.

Pulses – Beans, Peas, Lentils, Chickpeas – How to Soak, Recipes, and More

August 2, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: August 2, 2016

Do you avoid beans? Do you find them difficult to cook? Are they too time consuming with all the soaking? Do you buy a few cans to make chili or grab a container of hummus without ever thinking about the… [read]

How Negative Ions and Positive Ions Affect our Health

July 12, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: June 6, 2017

An atom or a molecule (a group of atoms) with more positive electrons than negative carries a positive charge. When there is an extra negative electron it has a negative charge. We call these positive and negative ions. Positively charged… [read]

Autism, Gut Health, Obesity, the MMR Vaccine, and Andrew Wakefield

July 8, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: July 8, 2016

In recent years, scientists have learned more about the microbes residing in the human gut and how they affect health and wellbeing. We have learned that microbes outnumber human cells in the body – roughly 90% microbes to 10% human… [read]

Are You Buying Stevia or Something Else?

June 14, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: June 14, 2016

Stevia is a zero calorie sweetener that comes from a herbaceous plant, Stevia rebaudiana, a relative of the sunflower that is native to South America. It has been used as a sweetener and a medicine by the Guaraní people of… [read]

Silence Increases Neurons in the Brain

May 31, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: May 31, 2016

I vividly remember the fear I felt when faced with the empty nest syndrome. It wasn’t just that my kids would be gone, I would be alone. Alone. Alone. Alone. In silence. As it turned out, silence was the best… [read]

Is Online Health Food Shopping Affordable?

May 30, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: June 7, 2016

While fresh, organic, whole foods are the ideal, few of us have the time or dedication to make everything from scratch. Though many die-hard foodies make their own condiments, who makes their own olive oil? Recently a quest for gluten-free… [read]

Biotech Victory – WHO Reverses Glyphosate Report

May 24, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: May 25, 2016

Less than a year ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) lit a fire under the glyphosate controversy when it released the news that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen. Last year’s report, was made by the International Agency for Research on… [read]