Water Fasting and Juice Fasting
3/9/2013Despite what the medical community may feel about the practice, fasting is one of the cornerstones of many alternative health...
Read MoreYour Skeletal System
2/23/2013This newsletter focuses on those aspects of skeletal anatomy that will make clear how you can optimize bone health.
Read MoreHow to Build Muscle
2/9/2013We conclude our series on the anatomy and physiology of human muscle by looking at how exercise builds muscle, and...
Read MoreAnatomy & Physics of Muscles
1/26/2013In this newsletter, we continue our examination of the human muscle system by exploring both the physics of muscle movement...
Read MorePhysiology of Muscles
1/12/2013Exploring your muscles and bones is far more interesting than it first appears -- and properly taking care of them,...
Read MoreToxins in Your Body and the Need to Body Cleanse
12/15/2012In the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of studies published about the omnipresence of dangerous fire resistant...
Read MoreAnnual Physicals — Futile or Not
12/1/2012Although a new study from Danish researchers has determined that there's little benefit to the routine annual physical exams for...
Read MoreFish Farming
11/3/2012The bottom line is that since fish farming, despite its major problems, is here to stay, we need to make...
Read MoreHealth Guarantees and the People Who Abuse Them
10/22/2012We live in a world of absolutes. Everyone wants their health advice in black and white. Tell me what herb...
Read MoreOrganic Foods One More Time
9/27/2012Why are the differences in nutritional values in organic food VS conventional food, as presented in the Standord study, so much...
Read MoreBenefits & Dangers of Soy Products
9/11/2012 The benefits of soy products are often over publicized and over stated. Meanwhile, soy protein dangers are nowhere near as...
Read MoreObesity – You’re Still in Charge
8/13/2012On August 2nd, The New England Journal of Medicine published a lead “perspective” article entitled, “Are Americans Ready to Solve...
Read MoreL-Carnosine: Still the Best for Anti-Aging
8/6/2012Make no mistake; L-carnosine may no longer be "new" news. And it may no longer be trendy; but it still...
Read MoreQ and A with Jon Barron
7/23/2012We receive thousands of questions every month at The Baseline of Health® Foundation, not to mention the numerous questions received...
Read MoreThe Co-option of Probiotics Has Begun
7/9/2012Healthy people share their bodies with more than 10,000 species of microbes -- living on our skin, in the mucous...
Read MoreAspirin Déjà vu
6/18/2012According to a study just published in the journal CANCER, aspirin and the other commonly used NSAIDS may help protect...
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know about Epigenetics
6/4/2012Epigenetics and methylation are normal parts of life. They are neither good nor bad; they just are. Some controls on...
Read MoreOne More Session with Robert Carroll, Professional Skeptic
5/21/2012It seems there is a great deal of pent up anger in the alternative health community when it comes to...
Read MoreRebutting a Skeptic
5/7/2012Let's once and for all throw some light on some of the canards that self-appointed "skeptics" have relied on to...
Read MoreStatin Drugs – the JAMA Debate
4/23/2012Statin therapy should not be recommended for individuals with elevated cholesterol who are otherwise healthy.
Read MoreDiseases of the Urinary System
4/9/2012We explore diseases of the urninary system in order to gain an understanding of how to either prevent them in the first place,...
Read MoreThe Physiology of the Urinary System
3/26/2012Understanding how the nephrons in your kidneys work, and how you can prevent and reverse damage to them -- even...
Read MoreThe Anatomy of the Urinary System
3/12/2012Jon examines the anatomy of the urinary system and explores those things that can go wrong in all areas of...
Read MoreUnproven Medicine, Yet Again
2/27/2012Only about 20% of conventional medicine is supported by studies. And even at that, studies provide far less validation and certitude than most...
Read MoreFive “Scientific” Myths about Fat
2/13/2012When it comes to nutrition, the medical community and so-called scientific studies may be the greatest spreaders of myth and...
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