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First of all, I’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Team Barton!

This Christmas is bittersweet for me and my family, as my mother passed away earlier this month after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in February 2009, and she battled for nearly 6 years. We used as many alternative and natural healing remedies as we could to extend her …

The biggest epidemic in America hasn’t come from birds, Asia, or germs. It’s caused by the food we put in our mouths, and it has already affected some 70 to 100 million American adults.

Doctors refer to the condition as metabolic syndrome. If you have it and don’t do anything about it, you’ll be on the fast track to diabetes, heart disease and a constellation of other health woes.

Metabolic syndrome is a collection of indicators including: a large …

What do autism, obesity, allergies, autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, depression, and acne all have in common? They all share a connection with healthy gut flora.[1] In fact, the medical profession has come to recognize that as the health of the gut goes, so goes the health of the body.

We expect problems like gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and intestinal discomfort to stem from an unhealthy gut. But the gut, and especially the bacteria that comprise a healthy gut…

I had just picked up a can of deodorant, removed the cap and prepared to spray my underarms, when I saw a huge, hairy spider scrambling across the top of the dresser where I was standing. I simply reacted, turning the deodorant on this hideous intruder and giving it a good blast.

To my utter amazement, the spider immediately flipped over on its back and its legs crumpled. The deodorant had killed it quicker than any insecticide I’d ever …

One of the most important and complex diseases of modern society is metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is loosely defined as having any three of the following: abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, high fasting blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, or low HDL cholesterol.

Individually, these conditions are problematic, but even more troubling in combination. In addition to an “early warning sign” of diabetes, metabolic syndrome can also be an indication of impending heart disease.

One of the five criteria …