Last week I was dropping off my older son to start his freshman year at college and got to spend a couple of days on the beautiful campus getting him settled in. His unlimited meal plan includes some guest passes so we ate together at one of the dining halls. I have to say I was fairly horrified at the poor food options with the...
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It took me 8 years of going to church and studying the evidence before I became a Christian. I was raised in a traditional Jewish home going to Synagogue every weekend and celebrating all the Jewish festivals but there seemed to be no reason for the rules that we followed. Many of our actions were hypocritical such as following dietary laws at home but not...
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Have you noticed the new pickleball craze popping up on former-tennis courts all over the country? Tennis used to be my game, my passion and my joy. I played at the club level in high school. But time took its toll on my body and eventually I only equated tennis with pain. I played occasionally, waiting months in between for the memory of the pain...
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I had been struggling with an underperforming thyroid for years. At my annual physicals the standard blood tests showed my TSH levels steadily rising well outside “normal” ranges. I exhibited many of the typical symptoms (we’ll get into below) and finally in 2020 my well-meaning doctor prescribed “Nature-throid” to be taken daily reassuring me it was “natural” as he knew my avoidance of all medications....
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The human body is a marvel of biochemical engineering. The brain is its enigmatic master controller. Doctors and scientists haven’t even scratched the surface of how the human body and brain work. It’s only arrogance and ignorance to pretend we’ve figured it out. This summer I had the pleasure of meeting Uri Geller at his eclectic museum in the old city of Jaffa, just outside Tel...
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The human body is not a machine. One way we know this is the more you use your body the better it works. Use-it-or-lose-it is a mantra to live by. You might have heard of knees, hips or discs wearing out but there is usually more going on than over-use. Toxic burden and/or a shortage of nutrients are likely the main culprits preventing your body secreting...
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For 25 years I had a global job that was rewarding and fascinating as I worked daily with colleagues in every timezone. Being based in California had its advantages as I could easily catch Europe at the start of my day and Asia at the end of my day. It became second nature to me and the rhythms of my week did not seem a...
Read MoreI wouldn’t be writing to you today on EmmaTekstra.com if it weren’t for Dr Jerry Kartzinel. Dr Jerry is a pediatrician whose youngest son regressed into Autism after routine childhood vaccinations many years ago. After his wife suggested “you broke him so you fix him” he dedicated himself to preventing and healing autism and other neurological disorders in children. I was blessed to come across...
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