Autoimmune

Why Does Healing Sometimes Take So Long?

— by Dr. Elena Michaels   Someone recently contacted me saying she was frustrated that her health goals had not been achieved.  She wanted to give up on the program we had created because things “weren’t happening fast enough”. Sometimes healing happens rapidly, then it may stall for a bit and plateau, and then speed …

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Take Supplements and a Multi or Not?

Here is an interview I did that was printed in Whole Live Times. Click here to read the short article: It specifically mentions my thoughts on supplements (supposedly “healthy” supplements) and how they can wreak havoc in someone who is dealing with autoimmune conditions. Some of these “healthy” nutrients, such as oat bran, kelp, iodine, …

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Why Is It So Hard to Give Up Gluten, Grain and Dairy?

Why Is It So Hard To Give Up Gluten, Grain and Dairy? by Dr. Elena Michaels Why is it so hard to give up gluten, grain and dairy?  And why do so many people resist doing it? Gluten contains gluteomorphins, also known as gliadorphins, peptides that are actually opioids (yes, as in “opium”).  During digestion …

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My Favorite Tea For A Cold Night Or Whenever I Need Extra Balancing

Even though I grew up in Ohio and Pennsylvania on the edge of Lake Erie, I don’t like the cold weather.  I guess that’s why I moved to Southern California.  But it still gets cold here and is 48 degrees right now (that’s what my oracle, the iPhone says).  😉 So I thought I would …

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