Dr. Mark and Dr. Chip's Healthy Blogs

  STORY AT-A-GLANCE “The Mineral Fix,” written by James DiNicolantonio, Pharm.D., and Siim Land provides a comprehensive guide about the role of essential minerals and why you need them to optimize physiological function and survival DiNicolantonio believes that not getting enough minerals in your diet can be just as damaging as eating an unhealthy diet focused on sugar and seed oils There are three primary reasons why so many people are mineral-deficient, including that our foods are more nutrient-depleted, people aren’t selecting the right foods to hit optimal intakes and chronic diseases states are compounding the problem The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for many minerals may be inadequate to protect your health and don’t get you to the levels needed to optimize your antioxidant defenses The best way to increase your mineral intake is via healthy foods like pastured liver and mussels; mineral water can also boost your mineral intake It's estimated that 1 in 3 Americans is...

  Hey. Times traveling pretty fast, huh? Almost done with another month. So how would you be able to get the most out of your food? As you may know, I focus on emotional health. Some of you might think, “How does emotions have anything to do with food?” Well actually more than you THINK. We live in quite an up beat society and many of us barely have time to actually enjoy our food. For many of us, once we have a time to sit down and relax, our minds are going every other way. We try to distract the mind by looking at our phone or watching a movie, but I recommend trying another way to maximize your absorption. The mind has emotions like fear or worry conditioned within and will make you think about what is going to happen tomorrow when you are trying to enjoy your meal in the Now. It may even give you guilt about something you did today that wasn’t “perfect”. Or bring up something from the past that makes you angry. The reason why I bring these up is because all of these emotions c...

  Hello everybody. Today I wanted to talk more about you. Let’s talk about how you are much more powerful than you think you are. You may think otherwise but the more I talk the more you will realize that you are capable of great things.  Have you ever wondered how the greats in our past created lives that led to others being able to live their lives better? Think about all the great inventions that people spent much of their lives figuring out so that we could live more conveniently. Or the great athletes or artists that left us in awe about how someone could perform such a task or create such a beautiful masterpiece. Imagine if the Wright brothers stopped trying to make the first airplane because they were told it was impossible. We would never had planes that help people travel great distances to see amazing landscapes or to connect with friends or other loved ones. Many of the “greats” had an idea that they had a passion to carry out. Many of those ideas were ridiculed a...

  Hello Natural Health Family. Today I wanted to share more on how our thoughts can play a factor in our health. I think many people understand to a certain degree that our thinking can influence our health. Therefore, I wanted to further inform you on just how that works and why it is important to realize the power of our thought in regards to our health and well being.  What is an important difference between humans and animals in regards to brain activity? It is our ability to think. Animals tend to be focused on what is going on around them at the present time. Humans have the ability not to just think about what is happening now but to reason what will happen next based on past experiences. This was a unique ability that helped humans survive many events. However, this once great tool has now become a hindrance to our own health because we have lost our correct reasoning abilities. We tend to reason what will happen negatively rather than positively. You might say, well...

Hello Everyone in Natural Health Nation-             What a great weekend! I hope you were able to go outside and enjoy it to activate that vitamin D in the skin. Many people ask me about the use of suntan lotion and there is quite a bit to learn about that. We have found that just using coconut oil before going out in the sun and after coming back from being in the sun helps to keep the skin in good shape and prevents the burning. Everyone’s skin is a different tone and some people may need a type of sunblock but find one that is both a UvA and UvB block. Most are only UvA and people still get a burn. Also to realize that many of these lotions are full of chemicals and when you are warm, the pores of your skin are opened more, and they can become toxic. That’s why we like the coconut oil treatment as there’s no chemicals there. Of course use common sense in the time you are in the sun and as you build a tan, you can be out lo...

            I hope that you had a great and Blessed Easter, and was able to get into the mood of the day. It sure was strange not being able to go to church, especially on Easter Sunday. Again we’re seeing signs that this will be over soon but we all need to look at our health status and keep this from happening again. Mainstream medicine is doing their thing right now and helping people to make it through their illness, which is great, but just treating people over and over with medications is not helping people get healthy and vibrant.             I’ve included an article today that reports 99% of the Italian fatality’s had pre-existing diabetes or heart disease. I think we will find that the statistics from other countries will show a similar trend. We all knew that people with lowered immunity would be the ones hardest hit. It’s time for us to get away from this main...