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Candida (Candidiasis)

Candida Blog

Candida Overgrowth (Candidiasis) Candida albicans is a naturally occurring fungus found in the intestinal tract.  This fungus is the culprit in what is often referred to as a candida problem. Yeast infection is another common name for such a fungal infestation. When it is in the mouth, it is referred…

#4 – Headaches – Dehydration

 #4 – Headaches – Dehydration Why Does Dehydration Cause Headache Pain? The body requires proper fluid and electrolyte levels in and around every cell.  Cells simply cannot function properly without adequate fluid levels.  Improper fluid levels impede, for example, the body’s ability to move nutrients to the cells…

#3 – Headaches – Endocrine System

#3 – Headaches – Endocrine System I was surprised to learn, as I began looking for ALL of the possible causes of migraines, how many possibilities there are.  One of the most intriguing to me was the connection between the thyroid and additionally, the adrenal glands to an oncoming migraine…

#2-Headaches-Emotions

  #2 – Headaches – Emotions If you can accept that your emotions impact your health then it follows that headaches more than likely have at least one emotional driver.  Understanding that emotions impact health was a new, and New Age-y, sort of philosophy when I first began living and…

#1 – Headaches – An Introduction

#1 – Headaches – An Introduction Your head is pounding – again.  Or, perhaps, you are seeing the beginning flashes of light or squiggly zigzag lines of light that signal an oncoming migraine.  You are not alone!  Headaches and migraines are very common.  Almost everyone will experience headache pain at…

Essential Oils and the Scriptures

Essential Oils and the Scriptures   Exodus 30:22-25   “Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred…

Depression and Essential Oils

Depression Breaking Free of the Sadness “He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.”                                                                      ~Thomas Carlyle~ Depression – a debilitating and persistent feeling of sadness.  Such feelings are quite common, also.  These feelings are so common, in fact, that nearly everyone has felt…

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease What is Hand Foot and Mouth Disease? Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a highly contagious viral infection.  With a name like “hand, foot, and mouth, this disease certainly sounds like something whole-system and serious, doesn’t it?  Nasty and no fun…

Essential Oils and pH Balance

Essential Oils and pH Balance Introduction In one of my favorite books, The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Easy, Dr. David Stewart gives a decent explanation of pH balance.  He explains proper pH balance in the body, as reflected in the urine and in the blood.  Dr. Stewart explains what…

Labor and Delivery

LABOR AND DELIVERY In order to cover labor and delivery properly, we would need to write an entire book or two. The following is merely a list of the most commonly used remedies during labor and delivery.  There is a little bit of information provided to guide your choice—or…