If you’re a weekend warrior like me, spending most of your week in front of a computer, then going out and working on your yard all weekend or skiing at the lake or some other physical activity to which the body is not accustomed, you’ll appreciate this article.

Although in some parts of the world it is called a weed, Milk Thistle can be a powerful liver tonic. The liver is basically a large processing plant that puts good fats and carbohydrates to work in your body and cleans up the messes: Alcohol, medications, daily toxins are all sent to the liver for denaturing and disposal. Milk Thistle is the back-up team that restores and rebuilds this powerful processing plant.

Gum disease is not only epidemic – affecting hundreds of millions worldwide - it is a powerful, often hidden risk factor in millions of heart attacks, strokes, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and even cancer and diabetes, every year. Fortunately, it is simple to identify, and there are proven, natural treatments.

Periodontal disease literally means “disease around the teeth.” Specifically, in most cases, it is a disease of inflammation and bacterial infestation or overgrowth. It starts insidiously, with small pockets between teeth, or between tooth and gum, where food debris becomes trapped, causing release of toxins, called “volatile sulfer compounds,” VOC’s. The compounds are the most common cause of bad breath, but the consequences of their presence in our mouths is far worse than simply bad breath.

What if you could make a simple lifestyle change that in one fell swoop, would dramatically enhance your intake of micronutrients and protect you from toxins? What if this simple change also increased the amount of joy in your life? What if it also supported your local economy, and bolstered food security for your whole community? It sounds like a tall order, but it’s not. One simple lifestyle change is really that powerful.