by John Brisson | Jun 5, 2017 | Awareness and Advocacy, Opinion
While I was watching Hoarders last night, I had a breakthrough. People on the show live in horrid conditions. They hoard useless stuff, and their houses are filthy. People on Hoarders choose to live in situations that continue to make themselves sick. Psychologists...
by John Brisson | Sep 5, 2016 | Awareness and Advocacy, Hypermineralosis, Supplement Recommendations
Copper has become a villain in the natural health field, but is it the issue? Do we have problems with the mineral itself, or is an increased intake in our modern world combined with an improper metabolism that causes issues? The mineral is needed by the body in...
by John Brisson | Dec 7, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications
You ate Taco Bell for lunch, and your stomach is rumbling, you run for the nearest bathroom. You make it barely in time. You cannot have loose stools for the rest of the day, what will you do? You drive to the nearest gas station and pick up a pack of Imodium...
by John Brisson | Jul 20, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, News and Studies, Opinion
The American Heart Association recently published new guidelines that will encourage doctors to prescribe statins to 30 percent of adults in the United States. This recommendation doubles the amount of adults from the previous guidelines. Is this needed, or is this...
by John Brisson | Jun 12, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications, News and Studies
I wrote an article awhile back on how long-term PPI use can harm your health. In the article, I mentioned that PPI’s are known to cause heart arrhythmia. A new study has been released from the Stanford University of Medicine that PPI use is linked to heart...
by John Brisson | Jan 28, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Hypermineralosis, Minerals
Manganese hypermineralosis is a real possibility with most of the multivitamin supplements on the market today. Manganese deficiency even in people eating the horrid standard American diet is extremely rare; most people get more than the two mg daily they need for...
