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Conquering Candida Overgrowth—Saving Your Microbiome
Dean Mitchell, MD, with dietitian Joelle Mitchell, RD, explains how often-overlooked Candida overgrowth can drive gut and systemic symptoms—and shows how a targeted, low-sugar, high-fiber eating plan, smart use of herbs, and an “eighty/twenty” maintenance strategy can restore balance to your microbiome and keep symptoms in check.

Taming an Overstimulated Mind for Better Sleep
Breathing expert Patrick McKeown breaks down how racing thoughts, chronic stress, and subtle breathing changes quietly sabotage deep sleep—and how simple practices can calm the mind and body.

Hope for Dry Eyes—How Vitamin A Helps Restore Tear Quality
Clinical nutritionist Diana Allen, MS, CNS, shows how vitamin A deficiency can quietly undermine tear production and ocular surface health—and how restoring this key nutrient helps stabilize the tear film in dry, irritated eyes.

Is Tylenol Safe During Pregnancy? Understanding Risk Factors, Not Causation
Naturopathic physician and epigenetics expert Ben Lynch, ND, unpacks how pregnancy, genetics, and glutathione status change the way the body processes acetaminophen—and why the same “safe” dose may carry very different risks from woman to woman. Drawing on large human studies and emerging biomarker data, he explains how a common pain reliever can become problematic when detoxification pathways are strained, especially during critical windows of fetal brain development.

Rethinking Vaccine Trials—Placebos, Ethics, and the Hidden Structure of Safety Data
Writer and medical-science analyst Zoey O’Toole and legal scholar Mary Holland, Esq., take readers inside the complex world of childhood vaccine clinical trials, revealing how trial design, control-group selection, and ethical standards shape the safety data clinicians and parents rely on. Drawing from regulatory documents, trial records, and long-standing medical ethics codes, they examine how “placebo” is defined, why it matters, and how these choices influence our understanding of risk. A clear, compelling investigation for readers seeking transparency and deeper insight into how vaccine safety is determined.

Younger Skin from Within—Help Your Body Slow Aging and Boost Energy
Nicholas Perricone, MD, reveals how the “Beauty Molecule” acetylcholine and the metabolic regulator AMPK work together to repair mitochondria, reduce cellular inflammation, and slow visible aging through anti-inflammatory nutrition and lifestyle.

Reclaiming “Regular”—When Sugar Disrupts Your Gut
Dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman clarifies what “normal” bowel habits really look like and how hidden sugars—from lactose and fructose to sucrose and sugar alcohols—can quietly drive gas, bloating, and diarrhea.

Elderberry—A Time-Tested Ally for Winter Wellness
John Moody traces elderberry’s long history as the “people’s medicine chest” and shares simple recipes—tea, syrup, infused honey, and tincture—to help support your household through cold and flu season.

Food Sovereignty—Reclaiming Our Right to Food
Lisa Masé explores how honoring ancestral foodways, supporting Indigenous seed keepers, and cooking simple winter dishes like rye bread, goulash, and hazelnut cake can help us reclaim a more local, resilient relationship with food.

The Foot Reboot—Simple Daily Exercises for Strong, Pain-Free Feet
Reflexologist and massage therapist Stephanie Tourles shares gentle, at-home moves to stretch, strengthen, and realign your feet so you can walk, stand, and move with more comfort and stability at any age.

Cozy Winter Recipes for a Colorful Family Table
Plant-based cook Ilene Godofsky Moreno shares gingerbread granola, rosemary smashed potatoes with stewed apples, and other simple, kid-approved recipes that turn winter produce into hearty, colorful comfort food the whole family can enjoy.

In Brief: Health & Wellness

Nasal Rinses Help Fight Colds, Allergies, and Antibiotic Overuse • New Risk Tool Aims to Prevent Preterm Birth, Not Just React to It • Diabetes-Fighting Gut Molecule Targets Inflammation and Insulin Resistance • The Brain’s Biggest Network Shift Happens Around 32 • Anxiety, Insomnia, and Hidden Changes in Young Women’s Immune Cells • Resetting the Childhood Vaccine Schedule