The Healthy Journal

The 11-part documentary " The Quest for the Cures...Continues " starts tomorrow! With cancer striking one in two men and one in three women, everyone should see it. After tragically losing both parents to cancer too early, Ty Bollinger has made it his life's goal to spread the word about alternative therapies to heal cancer beyond the conventional treatments of surgery, chemo and radiation. You'll see 28 doctors, 11 scientists, 9 survivors and one special guest break their code of silence. The first episode, "Modern Medicine and the Cancer Pandemic" airs Monday night (March 30th) at 6pm pacific / 8pm central / 9pm eastern. Register to watch here and you'll get a link when it's live. If you can't catch it at that time, don't worry, each episode stays up for 24 hours. Also check out a new 2-minute sneak preview of a very special interview with Chris Walsh, who was diagnosed with Clark’s Level IV Melanoma four years ago. He chose nutrition a

Hundreds of alternative doctors, practitioners, and thriver/survivors like myself converged on San Diego this past weekend to talk about successful treatments to heal disease, particularly cancer. A couple thousand others came seeking healthy alternatives to their disease. Some having gone the cut, poison, burn route—others coming with a diagnosis and feel the standard treatment by conventional medicine doesn't make sense or they fear the damage it does. There was plenty to learn. So much information—felt like I was drinking from a fire hose. I met some really special people who were on their own journey and currently were cancer free because of the lifestyle changes they had made. There was none more impactful than Jared—Kid Against Chemo , who conquered stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma at 17 with his diet changes and alternative treatments. It happened in a few months. After experiencing the devastating effects of his first round of chemotherapy when he thought he was dying, he tol

I'm of Irish heritage so when St. Patrick's Day comes around it's fun to sport something green and eat corned beef and cabbage. I never eat corned beef any more (never really cared much for it). Frankly, growing up in my Irish household (including schooling by Irish nuns), we learned it was only necessary to wear green to avoid getting pinched if you were NOT Irish. Anybody else get this message? Over the years St. Patrick's Day seems to have morphed into a day to eat green food, drink green beverages (especially the adult variety), and wear big green hats with the green-colored clothes. Everybody, whether Irish or not, participated. I don't drink, but I have gone to a local bar with my hubby to take in all the festive activities on St. Paddy's Day. On that day the whole world is Irish. I'd like to add another way to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Go Green! Here are 6 tips to G o Green starting this St. Patrick's Day: #1 Reuse Today recycling is easy.

I'm proud of my hubby who is training for a half-marathon in April. It will be his third. He's decided that having a half-marathon to train for keeps him motivated to get out and exercise. I say, whatever it takes to get a person to exercise is good. He really gets into it. Carries a water bottle on his training runs. Marks up the calendar with the distances he needs to run on which days to get his body ready for the 13.1 miles on the day of the race. Studies about the right energy supplements to feed the muscles. Works on having an efficient running form. And looks for nutritious smoothie recipes that will build his body. Here's one he found in the March Outside magazine that starts with his favorite drink—coconut water. It's a great drink for breakfast. Packs a wallop with protein and immune booster foods like maca powder and hemp seeds. Super Foods Green Smoothie from Outside Magazine yield 2 servings category Drink cuisine Vegan ingredients 16 oz coconut water 3

I love Thai food. It's very vegan-friendly with the use of coconut milk instead of dairy. I had a craving for coconut milk and vegetable soup recently and experimented with putting something together. Here's what I came up with. Thai Coconut Soup from Chris Pedersen yield 6-8 servings category Soup cuisine Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian ingredients 1 13.5 oz  can Coconut Milk 2 cans filtered water (use coconut milk can) 2 carrots, chopped 2 C chopped potatoes 1 C green beans cut in 1-inch pieces 1/2 yellow onion, chopped 3 oz shitake mushrooms, sliced 1/8 C lemon grass cut in 1/4-inch pieces 1 tsp sea salt 1 shallot, diced 2 tsp tamari 1/2 inch ginger, minced 1/2 inch turmeric root, minced 2 Tbsp lime juice 1/8 tsp Sambal Oelek 1/2 tsp curry Seafood (optional—shrimp, white fish, etc) directions 1. Add coconut milk and water to medium-size sauce pan on medium heat. 2. Add carrots, potatoes, green beans and onions then heat for 15 - 20 minutes. 3. Add remaining ingredients and cook

Tip: The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) recently released their Dirty Dozen (TM) —fruits and vegetables tested to contain unacceptable amounts of pesticides. One the other end of the scale, the Clean 15 (TM) lists produce having the least amount of detected pesticides that would be considered acceptable for your family to eat. Make a note.