May, 2009 (33 items)

  • Sudoku Sudoku
    a numbers game
  • Mah Jong Mah Jong
    a tile matching game
  • Herbs causing inflammation? Herbs causing inflammation?
    Dear Stephen, I have had some kind of inflammatory reaction to the herbs in the tendons of my fingers where the joints are with redness, swelling, tenderness and stiffness. I am not sure what to do.
  • Long-term side effects of D-ribose? Long-term side effects of D-ribose?
    Dear Dr. T, I recently began taking Corvalen for energy. Could it potentially create too much ATP, placing extra demands on the body for nutrients and/or causing hormone imbalances? I am especially concerned about its impacts upon insulin/cortisol levels.
  • Elle Magazine writer gets a taste of the wild life Elle Magazine writer gets a taste of the wild life
    Who would've thought that Elle Magazine would do a story on a rewilding center in New Mexico?
  • MCS Art MCS Art
    A selection of museum-quality works reflecting the experience of life with environmental illness.
  • Planet Waves ~ June 2009 Planet Waves ~ June 2009
    monthly horoscope by Eric Francis
  • Daryl Hannah Love Life Daryl Hannah Love Life
    Daryl Hannah is a seasoned vegan and environmental/animal rights activist. Her video podcast series DH Love Life takes us on a fun, whirlwind adventure around the world exploring all the issues important to Daryl and to others who care about the future of the earth. Let's go!
  • A Modern Affair A Modern Affair
    A romantic comedy about the strain of contemporary relationships, one woman's urgent desire for parenthood, and a solution to it all. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn.
  • Green Chain Green Chain
    The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing and destroying communities in Canada and around the world. The Green Chain is a powerful, funny and thought-provoking film about the conflicts between people on both sides of the battle.
  • The Watershed The Watershed
    Faced with extraordinary trauma of losing both parents to alcoholism and divorce, seven siblings form a unique family structure.
  • The Times of Harvey Milk The Times of Harvey Milk
    The Oscar-winning documentary film about the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first openly gay man to be elected to office.
  • YouTube.com Feature Films YouTube.com Feature Films
    A collection of full-length features available directly on YouTube.com for your viewing pleasure.
  • Super Size Me Super Size Me
    Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock makes himself a test subject in this documentary about the commercial food industry. Rigorously eating a diet of McDonald's fast food three times a day for a month straight, Spurlock is out to prove the physical and mental effects of consuming fast food.
  • Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen Ani Phyo’s Raw Food Kitchen
    Ani Phyo is the host of the award winning most popular uncooking show on YouTube, Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen Show, where she inspires global audiences with her fast, easy, delicious, healthy recipes and eco green lifestyle.
  • MCS-TV MCS-TV
    MCS-International.org's extensive on-demand video library and 24-7 live TV broadcasting station for Environmental Illness and related conditions.
  • thrive! Cinema thrive! Cinema
    Finally, the convenience of a movie rental without the exposure to stinky DVDs! No treacherous theater experience—avoid exposure to fragranced moviegoers, toxic pesticides, and strong cleaning agents. Now you can prepare your favorite snack, snuggle up with a loved one, and watch your movie in bed.
  • The Itch The Itch
    Story by Atul Gawande in the New Yorker about a woman with uncontrollable itching whose case may provide a clue to a new theory about brains and bodies.
  • Biotivia Bioforte Biotivia Bioforte
    Dear Stephen, What do you think of Biotivia's 500mg full spectrum resveratrol which has 500mg of Polygonum cuspidatum?
  • CFS, chlamydia pneumoniae and porphyria CFS, chlamydia pneumoniae and porphyria
    Dear Dr. T, Have you worked with chlamydia pneumoniae, and do you know of herbal, nutritional or homeopathic treatments? Do you know anything about natural treatment for porphyria?
  • The Next Step? Ashok Gupta at the IACFS/ME Conference The Next Step? Ashok Gupta at the IACFS/ME Conference
    Cort Johnson of the Phoenix Rising forums interviews Ashok Gupta on his Amygdala Retraining™ Program at the IACFS/ME Conference this year.
  • Impaired Brain Plasticity Linked To Angelman Syndrome Learning Deficits Impaired Brain Plasticity Linked To Angelman Syndrome Learning Deficits
    Researchers believe that the disruption of a single gene in the brain can cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or autism...
  • Getting pregnant Getting pregnant
    Dear Stephen, My husband and I want to have a child, so I would like to know how long you suggest being on the core protocol before going off of it for pregnancy? What herbs do you recommend for pregnancy?
  • Stop medications before conceiving? Stop medications before conceiving?
    Dear Dr. T, Should women with FM/CFIDS stop all medications before trying to conceive?
  • What's helping you rise? What’s helping you rise?
    I just discovered a wonderful website for a wonderful reading/study group: healthpursuitsgroup.com. They are a unique health book club for people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FMS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and related conditions.
  • Healing words Healing words
    Five Canadian women suffering from fibromyalgia, CFS, MCS and other related conditions started a health book club called Health Pursuits Reading/Study Group in 1996 which now has over 60 members.
  • Safest anesthesia Safest anesthesia
    Dear Dr. Rea, I am a chemically sensitive female and may be required in the near future to get a D&C. My biggest concern is my response to anesthesia that will be administered.
  • Is andrographis a diuretic? Is andrographis a diuretic?
    Dear Stephen, I Just started with andrographis and I seem to be having problems with frequent urination and feeling the urge to go. Does andrographis act as a diuretic?
  • Enlarged brain region found in toddlers with autism: study Enlarged brain region found in toddlers with autism: study
    Toddlers with autism seem more likely to have a larger amygdala, the area of the brain linked with facial recognition and emotion, a brain scanning study suggests.
  • Thousands of kids exposed to dangerous liquid mercury in schools, homes. Contamination can last years, and cleanups are costly. Thousands of kids exposed to dangerous liquid mercury in schools, homes. Contamination can last years, and cleanups are costly.
    When children encounter long-forgotten stashes of liquid mercury, schools have to shut down for weeks and the toxic trail left in classrooms and communities costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • Ashok Gupta Explains the Amygdala Retraining Program for ME/CFS/FM and Associated Illnesses Ashok Gupta Explains the Amygdala Retraining Program for ME/CFS/FM and Associated Illnesses
    Ashok Gupta's self-recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome gave him the insight needed to develop his Amygdala Retraining™ Program that helps those with CFS, ME, Fibromyalgia, MCS and related conditions.
  • LLMD wants to know: why cryptolepis? LLMD wants to know: why cryptolepis?
    Dear Stephen, My LLMD wants to know why you have made the change from artemisia (she uses artemisinin) to cryptolepis as the first herb of choice for Babesia.
  • There Comes A Time There Comes A Time
    I have never been very good at surrendering. I have been the fighter—the hold on to the side of the cliff, fight for your life, never give up and never go down with the ship kind of soul. It was exhausting work.