How Can Honey Improve Your Oral Health…Isn’t it Just Sugar?
Not all sweets are bad for your teeth. Honey, it seems, has real benefits for oral health, despite its high natural sugar content. However, it does act differently than refined sugar. Unlike refined sugar that causes plaque and tooth decay, honey has antimicrobial properties that actually stop plaque in its tracks and fight gingivitis. But, […]
4 Ways to Use Raw Local Honey for Beautiful Skin
Local bees collect pollen from local plants. Raw honey has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties that promote digestive and skin health. Raw, local honey has all the same properties. However, since local bees collect pollen from local plants, it’s believed to have the added bonus of strengthening your immunity and reducing pollen allergy symptoms. That […]
5 Sticky Things You Should Put in Your Hair
You may love the effects of professional hair treatments. After all, shiny, healthy hair is always in style. But it can be a hassle to make time for a lengthy session at the salon – or it can end up costing you a fortune in fancy products.
9 Reasons You Should Have Honey in Your Survival Pantry
What do you look for when choosing foods for your emergency pantry? Long shelf life? Easy storage? Multiple uses? You can check off all three of these requirements with raw honey. Honey is possibly one of the single best survival pantry items. That’s because it has a unique combination of benefits, which make it very […]
5 Amazing Benefits of Manuka Honey and Why You Need More of It
Honey is called liquid gold for a reason. However, rare, expensive manuka honey is another step up, prized for its health benefits that are supposedly even more potent than those of traditional honey. It is created by bees that feed on the manuka bush in New Zealand, making it a type of specialty honey that […]
Raw Honey vs. “Regular” Honey: What’s the Difference and Does it Really Matter?
When people ask me if I have any pets, I like to tell them that I have about 60,000 of them. And it’s true…I have one dog (a Hungarian Vizsla named Raya) and about 59,999 bees who live in a hive I built in my backyard. (Only my queen bee has a name…she’s Sophia. The […]
How to Get the Most Out of Honey This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year for friends and family to gather together and express their gratitude for good food, the company of loved ones, good health, and the sweet bond of friendship. Unfortunately, it is often a time to indulge in an unhealthy excess of “comfort food.” Instead of labeling Thanksgiving as your […]
Help! I Have Acne and I am Not a Teenager
When I saw Tania in my waiting room, I knew immediately why she was there. I could see it on her face…literally. She was 48 years old and had acne like a teenager. She wasn’t pleased. This was entirely new for her and had started in the last year as her menstrual cycle was becoming […]
Stock Up Your Fall Flu and Cold Cabinet With These Natural Remedies
Every year about this time, my office gets flooded with calls from concerned parents about what to do to protect their kids during cold and flu season. Of course, your local pharmacy shelves are brimming with all sorts of over the counter medicines…but you’re more interested in a natural approach, right? If so, my team […]
6 Healthy Ice Cream Toppings That You Can Feel Awesome About
I live in a relatively small town, so when I’m at the grocery store, there’s a good chance that I’m going to bump into one of my patients. And when I do, they always take a glance at what’s in my cart to confirm that I really do practice what I preach. Of course, my […]
