Better brains, naturally.

An Eye-Opener: Meeting Doug Kaufmann of Know the Cause

Last week while in Dallas to prepare for our upcoming conference, I had the honor of being interviewed by Doug Kaufmann, host of the popular health TV program Know the Cause. The program will be aired sometime in the coming weeks, and I'll let you know the date. We're excited that Doug will be speaking at our conference, and I hope you have a chance to hear him there.

Doug is a man on a crusade. He returned from Vietnam in 1971 with a severe illness that doctors couldn't explain or treat. To his surprise, Doug discovered it was fungal and food-related. After curing himself, he set out to educate others. His show and books focus on the fungal and food connection with illness, and his TV show reaches an audience of 80 million.

Doug has dedicated his career to helping people understand the widespread damage fungals, of which Candida Albicans is one, can cause. See his library for reader-friendly books on the subject. Go to his site for free information including his recommendations for a fungal-free Stage 1 Diet.

Doug's slogan is "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got." He's all about changing lifestyle and diet to promote health, and he's the perfect messenger. He walks the talk, is down to earth--and loved by his audience.

I learned a lot from Doug's message and made changes to my diet as soon as I returned home. I know you'll learn from him also. Anyone can view his shows online on his site. Also, look for a link on his site to see if his program Know the Cause is available in your area.  

Are You Sure Your Tap Water is Safe?

With the recent trend to avoid purchasing drinking water in plastic bottles, more people are turning to home water as their source. It saves money, it's better for the environment, and there's not the concern of plastic leaching into the water. But is your home water safe?

Efforts by a nonprofit group in North Carolina make it easy to test for lead, copper, and arsenic in your water with low-cost test kits. Each of these can cause neurological damage when levels are too high. The

Environmental Quality Institute works with the University of North Carolina to research environmental toxins while also serving the public through testing.

For information on having your home or water tested, contact Clean Water Lead Testing (www.leadtesting.org) or call 828.251.6800. This website also has helpful links on water quality issues beyond lead, copper and arsenic. 

The Brain, Neurotoxicity, and Dr. Shaw

If you're attending our upcoming conference on natural treatments in Dallas this May, you can look forward to learning from toxicology expert, William Shaw, PhD. Dr. Shaw will explain how uncovering biological imbalances can often be the key to reversing physical symptoms.

Each person has a different biological profile. Lab tests for food allergy, heavy metals, organic acids, strep, cholesterol, and inhalant allergies can provide helpful clues to the cause(s) of neurological problems. Dr. Shaw suggests that other useful assessments related to brain functioning may include a comprehensive stool analysis, gluten/casein peptide test, copper/zinc profile, immune deficiency profile, and a urine amino acids analysis. A physician familiar with biomedical assessments and treatment can help determine which tests are most appropriate for a patient.

I've heard Dr. Shaw lecture a number of times, and he manages to present complex issues with great clarity. We're pleased that he is an advisory board member for Latitudes/ACN. You can get acquainted with Dr. Shaw by watching his introductory video on the Great Plains Laboratory site.