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 Recipe: Goat Milk Formula
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By EricaZelfand
In Babies, Gluten Free, Immune Support, Nursing, Pediatrics, Recipe, Recipes
Posted June 1, 2022

Recipe: Goat Milk Formula

A recipe for home-made formula, rich in nutrients. To a clean quart-sized container, add the following ingredients: Fill 2/3 of the container with goat milk Fill 1/3 of the container with water 1 [...]

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 The Gluten Free Prescription
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By EricaZelfand
In Autoimmune Disease, Digestion, Food Intolerances, Genetics, Immune Support
Posted September 27, 2021

The Gluten Free Prescription

Understanding celiac disease, wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and other gluten-related disorders   It used to be quite rare to meet somebody who avoids gluten – the protein [...]

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 How it Works: Vitamin C for Addiction
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By EricaZelfand
In Addiction, Immune Support, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Pain, Vitamins
Posted June 20, 2021

How it Works: Vitamin C for Addiction

The versatile vitamin’s mechanisms of action   This article serves as Part 3 in my series on vitamin C, pain, and opioid use disorder. Check out Part 1 to learn about the vitamin’s use in [...]

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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: T Cells, Allergies, Autoimmunity, and You
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By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Inflammation, Video
Posted November 15, 2020

Video: T Cells, Allergies, Autoimmunity, and You

  What are T cells and what do they do? Dr. Zelfand explains the importance of these special white blood cells. She illuminates how T cells can transform into T Helper (Th) Cells 1, 2, 3, or [...]

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 Video: How Stress Hurts Immune Function
By EricaZelfand
In Autoimmune Disease, Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Stress, Uncategorized, Video
Posted November 15, 2020

Video: How Stress Hurts Immune Function

In this video, Dr. Zelfand explains how our bodies react to stress and how those reactions can, if left unchecked, wreak havoc on our immunological function. Topics covered include adrenal [...]

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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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 Protection from Viruses: Beyond Hand Washing
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By EricaZelfand
In Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Nutrition
Posted March 21, 2020

Protection from Viruses: Beyond Hand Washing

We share this wild planet with countless viruses, including rhinovirus (which causes the common cold), influenza A and B (which can lead to the flu), and COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), the latest [...]

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 Bouncing Back After Antibiotics with Probiotics
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By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Digestion, Immune Support, Inflammation, Pharmaceuticals, Women
Posted April 28, 2019

Bouncing Back After Antibiotics with Probiotics

If you own a human body, chances are you’ve taken at least one course of antibiotics in your lifetime – whether it was bubble-gum flavored amoxicillin for that ear infection in childhood, [...]

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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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 Video: Put Down the Hammer
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By EricaZelfand
In Autoimmune Disease, Compassion, Immune Support, Inspiration, Mental & Emotional Health, Video
Posted November 22, 2017

Video: Put Down the Hammer

In this video, I discuss the importance of overcoming obstacles in order to bring about the deepest healing possible. If a patient came in with a sore finger and I gave them anti-inflammatory [...]

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 Fever? Flu? Congratulations!
By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cancer, Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Pharmaceuticals
Posted October 15, 2015

Fever? Flu? Congratulations!

Why Getting the Occasional Cold or Flu Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing Every now and then I have a patient who boasts proudly, “I’m healthy as a horse! I haven’t had a cold or flu in [...]

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 Shingles: Should You Get the Vaccine?
By EricaZelfand
In Cold and Flu, Immune Support, Vaccines
Posted September 18, 2015

Shingles: Should You Get the Vaccine?

By creating a vaccine against a relatively benign, self-limiting infectious disease, we’ve likely increased the incidence rate of another, more harmful condition. . If you’re over the age [...]

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 Treating Eczema Without Steroids
By EricaZelfand
In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Immune Support, Inflammation, Pharmaceuticals
Posted August 8, 2014

Treating Eczema Without Steroids

Many dermatologists manage eczema with steroid creams. But is a steroid deficiency really the cause of dry, itchy skin? Eczema – or, as we doctor-types like to call it, Atopic Dermatitis – has [...]

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 Myths About Herpes
By EricaZelfand
In Immune Support, Pregnancy, Sexual Health
Posted July 24, 2014

Myths About Herpes

There’s quite a bit of misinformation when it comes to herpes. Let’s clear some things up, shall we? . Myth: Herpes can only be transmitted during an active outbreak. Herpes is much more [...]

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