by SHC Staff | Jan 27, 2014 | Recipes
1 onion 2 large carrots sliced 2 stalks celery sliced 2 leeks sliced 6 cloves garlic diced 2 pounds beef bones (soup or marrow) 1.5 to 2 lbs grass-fed chuck roast Water Basil leaves (add at the end) Salt (add at the end) Pepper (add at the end) Fill your...
by SHC Staff | Dec 1, 2013 | Topics
Paleo Diet – All parents want to give their babies the very best. They want to provide them with the love and nourishment they need in all areas of life. Feeding them is no different. As you begin to introduce them to various tastes and textures, you are...
by SHC Staff | Sep 29, 2013 | Recipes
Serves 6-8 Ingredients 4 quarts water 1 onion chopped 3 small leeks chopped 4 stalks celery chopped 3 large carrots chopped 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced into half moons 6 garlic cloves minced 1 whole chicken 6 juniper berries Juice of 1 lemon squeezed 1...
by Alyssa Hamilton | May 15, 2013 | Health Issues
“The adrenals are known as ‘the glands of stress,’” writes James Wilson in his book Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome. “It is their job to enable your body to deal with stress from every possible source, ranging from injury and disease to work and...
by SHC Staff | May 15, 2013 | Health Issues
Acid reflux is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus. This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms. Conventional wisdom has said that acid reflux is caused by...
by SHC Staff | Dec 8, 2012 | General
When I lived in Washington state, I use to frequent a Vietnamese restaurant for Pho. It was always my favorite soup, and still is today. I finally learned how to make it taste right. This seems like a little more work but you can put it together surprisingly quickly....
by SHC Staff | Dec 3, 2012 | Health Issues
Approximately 40 million Americans suffer from sinusitis, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Currently, it is a leading chronic illness in the United States. Sinusitis can be acute, lasting one to two weeks, or chronic, lasting from two weeks to...
by SHC Staff | Jul 13, 2012 | Health Issues
After you eat, stomach acids break down your food, which will be either used or eliminated. This breakdown process creates gas. Most intestinal gas comes from swallowed air and bacterial action (there are 400 different kinds) in the intestines. Malabsorption and poor...
by SHC Staff | Jul 13, 2012 | Health Issues
Calcification of the Arteries – There are many different ways that calcification can occur: High vegetable oil intake, blood thinning medications, high fluoride intake, vitamin C deficiency, a high calcium intake without adequate magnesium, K and D, and...
by Alyssa Hamilton | Jun 7, 2012 | Health Issues
There are many different varieties of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, commonly called “staph.” Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population. The bacteria are typically harmless unless they enter the body...
by SHC Staff | May 23, 2012 | Topics
Cordyceps sinensis – medicinal mushroom Cordyceps Sinensis – Cordyceps belongs to the family of numerous mushrooms, which are parasitic organisms growing wildly on various insects and anthropods in the high plateaus of China, Nepal, and Tibet. The spores...
by SHC Staff | Mar 28, 2012 | Health Issues
Gastritis occurs when the lining of the stomach becomes inflamed or swollen. It is an inflammatory digestive condition but not a disease. Gastritis can be acute (lasting for a brief period), or chronic (lingering on for months to years). It is characterized by severe...
by Alyssa Hamilton | Mar 14, 2012 | Health Issues
Temporomandibular syndrome is an umbrella term for conditions that cause pain or dysfunction in the jaw joint and face. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the muscles of mastication (chewing), the associated connective tissues, or all of these structures may be...
by Alyssa Hamilton | Feb 21, 2012 | Health Issues
Nearly 70 percent of the American population is overweight. Over seventy million Americans may have Non-Alchoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which is one of the complications of obesity.1 Evidence suggests that the environmental background for the development of...
