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Crazy Insomnia?? It Could be a Lack of GABA

If you’re having trouble catching z’s, you’ve probably got insomnia.  And if you’ve got insomnia, chances are your brain may not be making enough GABA.  Listen in as Dee shares the good news - that...

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Promising Herbal Remedy for Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty liver is mainly a diet-related disease, and is emerging as the most prevalent form of chronic liver disease in the world.  Listen in this week as Dee discusses the powerful liver healing...

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Mediterranean Diet Grabs the Top Spot for Best Healthy Lifestyle Plan

For the third year running, the U.S. News and World Report ranks the Mediterranean Diet as the most nutritious and easy to follow diets for effective for weight loss and prevention of diabetes and...

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Primer on Prebiotics

What's the difference between probiotics and prebiotics?  What role do prebiotics play in our immune health, and how to they keep our digestive system working properly?  Listen in this week as Dee...

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The Link Between Vitamin D levels and Coronavirus Mortality Rates--Are Your...

Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the Coronavirus. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the role of vitamin D in our immune health,...

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Elderberry: Friend or Foe Against Viral Infections?

Elderberry has long been used around the world to treat infections, and a 2009 study showed that it works better than medications for flu prevention and treatment.  But is it safe against other...

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Do You Need an Electrolyte Drink?

Many bodily functions depend on electrolytes, such as nerve and heart function, muscle contraction, breathing and blood pressure. Listen in this week as Dee discusses electrolytes and the best ways to...

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Saffron - A Spicy Treatment for Depression and More

Did you know that the world's most prized spice has been clinically proven to be just as effective as Prozac, Zoloft and Tofranil, without any side effects? Listen in this week as Dee shares about the...

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Is Your Blood Type Protective Against COVID-19?

Recent genetic studies confirm that people of a certain blood type are at significantly higher risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19 (defined as respiratory failure). Listen in this week as Dee...

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pH Balance for Better Bones

Bones are supposed to last a long time and decompose slowly; they are not supposed to deteriorate while we are alive!  Listen in this week as Dee discusses the most important contributing dietary...

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What Happens if You Eat 20 Servings of Fruit a Day?

A recent study helped to unravel longstanding questions about how the body handles fructose from fruit vs. fructose from refined sugars.  Listen in this week as Dee discusses the findings, and what the...

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Algae Oil for Cooking?

A cooking oil extracted from algae fermented in tanks similar to those used for making beer and wine---how good can it be?  Listen in this week as Dee discusses how algae oil is made and its purported...

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Have You Gone Wild for Oat Milk?

Oat milk is one of the newest members of the "alt-milk" community--known especially for its creamy frothiness in coffee shop espresso drinks.  Listen in this week as Dee discusses how oat milk is made,...

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The Benefits of Vitamin B6

The term “vitamin B6” makes it sound like it’s only one nutrient, but the term refers to a group of six related compounds that have similar activity and very important roles in the way our body...

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The Good and Bad on Oxalates

Oxalates are compounds found in many healthy foods and can also be made within your body, but some people may need to minimize their consumption.  Listen in this week as Dee discusses nutritional...

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Monk Fruit: Is it Worth the Hype?

Monk fruit sweetener, aka Luo Han Guo, is a zero calorie sugar alternative that has taken a prominent place among sugar-free devotees and those with diabetes.  Listen in this week as Dee explains that...

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Is Duckweed a Reliable Source of Plant-Based Vitamin B12?

Vitamin B12 is a very important vitamin for cardiovascular and neurological health, but it is also the only vitamin that is not recognized as being reliably supplied from plant foods, leaving vegans to...

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In Defense of Potatoes

Potatoes have been banished from many people's diets due to myths about their effects on health. Listen in this week as Dee puts an end to the nutrition myths surrounding spuds and explains why you may...

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A Banana a Day Keeps the Heart Disease Away

Research reveals that eating bananas every day could help prevent heart attacks and strokes.  Listen in this week as Dee explains the nutritive powers of bananas, and why regular consumption of their...

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The Benefits of Beef Tallow

Centuries before the invention of Crisco, tallow (or beef fat) was considered a healthy and delicious fat for cooking, baking and more. Listen in this week as Dee explains the health benefits of...

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