A Container Garden Can be an easy way to Fresh Cheap Organic Veggies! By Dr. J. J. Gregor

Are you trying to switch to a healthier lifestyle, but shocked at the cost of organic vegetables and herbs?  Even though you may not live on an acre of land, you still can easily start growing some of your own food in a container garden. Anyone who’s ever picked a vine ripened tomato and popped it into their mouth, or had a salad made with greens and herbs harvested 30 minutes prior to eating it very much appreciates the incredible freshness and superior taste of home grown produce.  And here’s a bonus:  No chemicals or preservatives.  Trust me when I say that I am the least grow your own garden type of guy out there, but even I've been able to get some vegetables growing. Whether you have an small apartment patio or even a back yard that you don't want to rip up to create an in-ground garden, fresh and easily grown produce can easily be done in a pot.   That pot can be on the patio, the front po...

Paleo Recipe - Garlic Turmeric Shrimp on a bed of Arugula, Green Beans Almandine
By J. J. Gregor

2 lbs. shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 T. butter
1 T. garlic, minced or pressed
2 to 3 tsp. turmeric
6 oz. baby arugula washed and dried
Sea salt and pepper to taste Melt butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat.  Add pepper, garlic, and turmeric and sauté two to three minutes.  Add shrimp.  Sauté an additional three to four minutes, until shrimp is bright pink.  Salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat. Split arugula leaves between four plates.  Divide shrimp among the plates, laying on top of arugula.  Serves 4 The black pepper added to the butter with the turmeric aids in bringing out the many beneficial qualities of turmeric. ------------
1 lb. green beans washed and ended trimmed
2 T. butter
1 T. garlic
1/2 cup toasted almond slices*
Sea salt and pepper to taste Melt butter in a large sauté pan on medium.  Add garlic and sauté two to three minutes.  Add green beans.  Sauté five to seve...

All Water Is Not Created Equal

Everyone's carrying a water bottle. But not all water hydrates the same way.

You can drink a gallon of the wrong type and still end up chronically dehydrated, running to the bathroom every hour while your cells stay thirsty.

The difference isn't just purity. It's mineral content, osmolarity, and whether your body can actually hold onto what you're drinking.

Here's how to choose water that actually works.

Why Water Type Matters for Hydration

Your body doesn't just need H₂O molecules. It needs water with the right mineral content and electrical charge to move across cell membranes and stay in your tissues.

Pure water (no minerals) has low osmolarity. It passes through your system quickly because there's nothing holding it in your cells. You drink it, you pee it out, and your intracellular hydration status doesn't change.

Water with minerals has higher osmolarity. The dissolved electrolytes (sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium) create the osmotic g...

Water, Water Everywhere... But Not a Drop to Drink

Anyone who's had Montezuma's revenge in Mexico knows this truth: water quality matters.

Ancient civilizations understood this. They boiled water, distilled it, or fermented it into beer and wine to kill parasites and bacteria. Modern water treatment plants continue this tradition, but they've added chemicals that solve one problem while creating others.

Your tap water won't give you dysentery. But the treatment process introduces compounds that disrupt thyroid function, compete for essential minerals, and accumulate in your tissues over decades.

Here's what's actually in your drinking water, and what you can do about it.

What's in Your Tap Water

Most urban and suburban homes connect to municipal water systems. Treatment plants use a multi-step process to make water safe for consumption.

Step 1: Aluminum sulfate for clarification

Aluminum sulfate helps sediment settle out of water, making it clearer. The aluminum residue stays i...

By J. J. Gregor

Do you suffer from a skin condition?  Have a mental imbalance (anything from ADD to Dementia to Depression)?  Have an irritable bowl with diarrhea, constipation, or even both?  Suffering from chronic fatigue?  Or do you suffer from allergies?  If you've answered 'yes' to any of these, hold off on your next run to the local pharmacy where you'll grab a quick fix.  In fact, a fix may come from your diet.  Chances are you're suffering, on some level, from a corn sensitivity. You might be trying to think back to the last time you had some corn on the cob.  Shockingly enough, you're getting corn in your system from many other sources.  It's a staple food source, often part of three to four meals a day!  If it comes in a package, corn is most likely an ingredient.   Why?  Well, high Fructose Corn Syrup is the go-to sweetener in this country.  Most of the cattle in this country are fed corn to fatten them before slaughter.  Even some beers use corn as their grain of choice.  ...

Primal Meal - Grass Fed Ribeye and Prosciutto Brussels Sprouts in Heavy Cream
By J. J. Gregor

This is a great primal meal! I have to admit that before I found this recipe, I hated Brussels Sprouts.  I thought the only thing they were good for was sling shot ammo.  This recipe is not perfectly paleo because of the cream, but if you use heavy cream, the fat will help diminish food allergies associated with the dairy.  If you are dairy sensitive, you can substitute coconut milk.
Ingredients:

• 12 - 16 oz. Grass Fed Ribeyes
• 2 T. olive oil
• 1 tsp. each salt and pepper
• 4 - 6 oz. prosciutto
• 2 lbs. Brussels Sprouts
• 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
• 2 T. grass-fed butter
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Wash the Brussels Sprouts removing any wilted outer leaves.  Cut off the stem ends and slice them in half lengthwise. Pan fry the prosciutto on medium low heat.  Wait for the fat to sweat out and the prosciutto to crisp up.  Place the prosciutto on a paper towel.  Dice when cooled. On...

Wheat – What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing!

The smell of homemade bread on Sunday mornings. Wholesome. Comforting. Safe.

Except it's not.

Every time you eat bread, pasta, crackers, or any product made from wheat, you're triggering inflammatory processes that damage your gut lining, dysregulate your immune system, and contribute to chronic disease.

Heart disease. Autoimmune conditions. Brain disorders. Joint pain. Fibromyalgia. Depression and anxiety. Chronic fatigue. MS. ALS.

Wheat doesn't cause all of these conditions. But it plays a significant role in most of them—either as a primary trigger or as an aggravating factor that prevents healing.

Here's why wheat is a problem and what you need to know about gluten, celiac disease, and gluten sensitivity.

What Is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. The name comes from Greek and Latin, meaning "glue"—it's the protein that holds dough together and gives bread its chewy texture.

High-gluten flours...

Food Allergy 101: Understanding Food Reactions

Constant fatigue. Waking up exhausted even after a full night's sleep. Brain fog that won't lift. Digestive issues that come and go without any obvious pattern. Skin problems that don't respond to treatment. Anxiety or depression that seems to appear from nowhere.

These symptoms don't seem related to food. But they often are.

Food allergies and sensitivities are one of the most underdiagnosed contributors to chronic health problems. Not because they're rare. Quite the opposite. Because they're so common and so varied in their symptoms that most people and most doctors miss them entirely.

Understanding how food reactions work is essential for understanding why you feel the way you do and what you can do about it.

Two Types of Food Reactions

Food reactions fall into two fundamentally different categories, and understanding this distinction is critical.

Type 1: Immediate Reactions (True Allergies)

These are what most people think of w...

What Causes Food Allergies? It All Starts in Your Gut

Food allergies (or more accurately, food sensitivities) are everywhere these days. One person can't handle dairy, another gets brain fog from wheat, someone else's skin breaks out from eggs. Reactions range from mildly annoying to life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Here's what most people don't understand: food allergies aren't caused by the food itself.

Your body isn't supposed to react to salmon or almonds or tomatoes. These are perfectly good foods that humans have eaten for millennia. The real problem is what's happening in your digestive system when these foods arrive.

About 80% of your immune system lives in your gut. When that system starts treating food like an invader, something has gone wrong with the barrier between your intestinal contents and your bloodstream.

That "something" is called leaky gut. And understanding how it works is the key to understanding why you suddenly can't eat foods you've been eating your whole li...

What are allergies?
By J. J. Gregor DC, DIBAK, DCCN

It's allergy season again here in North Texas.  I’ve been told since I moved here 14 years ago that there are two types of people here: those who have allergies and those who will get allergies.   

Growing up in West Virginia, I experienced horrible sniffling, sneezing, sinus headaches, you name it, for a week every spring and every fall.  What's crazy is that when I moved to Dallas, all my allergies 'went away'.  So, why when I moved to one of the worst allergy prone places in the US, I suddenly felt my best? 

Allergies are an immune response or reaction to specific substances.  Allergens are all around us and are particularly problematic in the spring with trees budding out, flowers blooming, grass being cut and tons of pollen flying through the air.  And in Fall, it's the budding of other seasonal plants and the sap moving in trees. 

Conservatively 10 to 20% of the population of the U.S. suffer from some seasonal allergy at var...