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 Yes, Your Cat is Controlling Your Mind
By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Environmental Health, Mental & Emotional Health, Pregnancy
Posted September 5, 2022

Yes, Your Cat is Controlling Your Mind

The science behind “Crazy Cat Ladies”   Are you a cat or dog person? This question is more than just a conversational icebreaker. Your answer may determine whether you’re more or less likely to [...]

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 Video: Innate & Adaptive Immunity – How Vaccines Work
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By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cold and Flu, Environmental Health, Immune Support, Inflammation, Pediatrics, Video
Posted November 15, 2020

Video: Innate & Adaptive Immunity – How Vaccines Work

Our immune systems consist of two parts: the innate (or general) immune system and the adaptive (or acquired) immune system. In this video, I explain the basics of these immune systems, [...]

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 Video: The Wet Sheet Wrap Treatment
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By EricaZelfand
In Cold and Flu, Environmental Health, Immune Support, Video
Posted April 29, 2020

Video: The Wet Sheet Wrap Treatment

In this video, I demonstrate how to perform the wet sheet wrap treatment, an old-school nature-cure remedy for a myriad of acute ailments like colds, flus, respiratory “crud,” pain, [...]

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 MTHFR: A Genetic Mutation to Watch
By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Fertility, Genetics, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Women
Posted February 8, 2018

MTHFR: A Genetic Mutation to Watch

MTHF-Huh? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a gene that codes for an enzyme of the same name. However, if the MTHFR gene is mutated, the enzyme produced is imperfectly [...]

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 Detox without Gimmicks, Pills, or Potions
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By EricaZelfand
In Environmental Health, Holidays, Immune Support, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Nutrition, Recipe, Recipes, Vitamins, Weight
Posted January 1, 2018

Detox without Gimmicks, Pills, or Potions

“Detox” is one of those edgy yet deceptively vague terms used to market anything from supplements to fragrances to yoni steam baths. (Yes, that really is a thing.) But do you really need to drop [...]

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 Chemicals that Cause Allergies
By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Environmental Health, Pharmaceuticals
Posted March 17, 2016

Chemicals that Cause Allergies

Genetics alone can’t explain the rise in allergic diseases we’ve seen in the industrialized world. Allergic conditions are on the rise. In fact, the rate of peanut allergy has doubled in the US [...]

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 Electronic Cigarettes: the Good and the Bad
By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Allergies, Babies, Environmental Health
Posted February 16, 2015

Electronic Cigarettes: the Good and the Bad

Electronic cigarettes (“E-cigs”) are gaining popularity. But could they do more harm than good? Electronic cigarettes (also referred to as “e-cigs”) offer smokers a less smoky, less stinky [...]

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 Genetic Glitches and Folic Acid
By EricaZelfand
In Autism, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Posted March 24, 2014

Genetic Glitches and Folic Acid

This is Part II of my previous entry on the importance of supplementing folic acid during pregnancy. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins. It is used by the body to make healthy new cells, balance [...]

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