Medical Medium Healing Essentials

Broccoli is an all-purpose multivitamin for the body, plus it contains bioavailable trace minerals and other nutrients that enhance all body systems, including the entire immune system. Nature made broccoli in this way, with a balance that can’t be matched, to offer a little something for every organ, gland, bone, nerve, and more in the body. Cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, but also cab...

These sweet potato toasts make an easy and delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack. Serve them with a big salad to make a heartier meal or enjoy them alone for a light meal or snack. While the ingredients are simple, the combination of sweet and savory, herby and garlic, makes this meal flavorful. Abundant in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are especially...

When the blood becomes thick and filled with an overflow of poisons from a dysfunctional liver for far too long, it carries a poisonous load—that is, it’s dirty blood. As a result, waste can settle in different areas of your body. The joints are one such place, because the joints in farther reaching points of your body are naturally places of lower circulation. Gout is really a serious liver conditi...

The messages out there about eggs can get confusing. We often hear that they’re a healthy food—a perfect food, even—and a well-balanced source of protein. The truth is that long before pathogens such as unproductive viruses, bacteria, and even funguses invaded our bodies and created our current culture of chronic illness as the new normal, eggs were a survival food. While they weren’t good for us, t...

The Medical Medium Anti-Bug Cleanse starves bugs such as viruses and unproductive bacteria that are responsible for chronic illness. Pathogens cause conditions such as autoimmune disease and all its symptoms. By removing specific foods from your diet that are outlined in the chapter on the Anti-Bug in Cleanse in Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal: Healing Plans for Sufferers of Anxiety, Depression, Acne...

If you’re used to eating kale salads with lots of avocado, oil, or dressings, you may be surprised at just how delicious this fat-free recipe is—it doesn’t compromise on flavor, especially with the optional addition of garlic, chili pepper, and dates. If you normally avoid raw kale altogether because it seems fibrous, this is a fantastic recipe for you to try. Breaking up and mixing the ingredients ...

Grapes are a first-rate fruit that promote wellness of the highest level. Grapes have a tartness, which is a key medicinal quality. That sourness indicates the presence of phytochemicals critical to kidney function. If you’ve ever heard that you have elevated creatinine levels, this means your kidneys have become compromised in their ability to remove and excrete waste products from the bloodstream....

This vibrant soup is as rich in flavor as it is in color, and it’s very straightforward to make. Throw everything in to roast and then simply blend it into this inviting soup. This is a great recipe to make fresh or in advance for leftovers—it tastes fantastic either way! Tomatoes: Harness critical micronutrients, phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals to support many functions of the liver. Lycope...

Mango is a miracle sleep aid. When you eat mango before bed, phytochemicals from the fruit, along with amino acids such as glycine, glutamine, and cysteine combined with fructose and glucose, travel to the brain and quickly restore depleted neurotransmitters. This allows most insomniacs a chance to finally get some true rest during the night. Mangoes are also beneficial for a whole slew of other asp...

Enjoy the delicious flavors of apple pie in this heavenly smoothie. Creamy, satisfying, and sweet, it will feel like you are indulging in a dessert, but without any of the drawbacks that come with the wheat, eggs, butter, and refined sugar of regular apple pie. In fact, this recipe is packed full of healing ingredients, so you can feel good about making it for yourself and your family over and over ...

Leafy greens such as lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, mâche, and watercress deserve are key to help restore your health. Leafy greens help with intestinal disorders. They help create a more alkaline stomach composition by raising beneficial hydrochloric acid levels, which in turn kills off the unproductive bacteria that create the bad acids responsible for GERD and other forms of acid reflux. They he...

Moist apple cinnamon spiced muffins topped with a delicious streusel topping that are also free of eggs, dairy, gluten, and bad oils? This recipe has got you covered! These muffins are a perfect treat for anyone looking to indulge without consuming harmful ingredients.Apple Cinnamon MuffinsIngredients:1 tbsp ground flaxseeds2 1/2 tbsp water3/4 cup maple syrup3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce1/3 cup mel...

Aloe vera is famous for its soothing properties when applied on the outside of the body to burns, cuts, scrapes, bruises, bug bites, and most especially sunburn. Taken internally, though, fresh aloe has a much broader spectrum of potency. If you’re drawn to enemas and colonics, make aloe vera a part of your life—consuming it offers a colon cleanse all on its own. Aloe is wonderful for relieving cons...

Pomegranates help to dissolve gallstones and kidney stones, nodules, calcifications, and small cysts such as ganglia cysts. They also have anti-tumor properties. When you consume fresh pomegranate, a chemical reaction occurs whenever the fruit’s acids (which are filled with phytochemicals such as anthocyanins) come into contact with the types of unhealthy hardenings formed from bile, protein buildu...

These wonderful Apple Blackberry Bars are a delicious treat you can enjoy with family or friends, or make for children for lunchboxes or after school snacks. Apples and blackberries are two incredible foods that bring both healing properties and flavor to this recipe.Apples help cleanse and purify the organs, improve circulation in your lymphatic system, repair damaged skin, and regulate blood sugar...

Apple’s anti-inflammatory properties make it a top pick when you’re faced with practically any illness. Encephalitis (brain inflammation), IBS (intestinal inflammation), and viral infection (which can result in nerve inflammation) are just a few conditions in which apples can play the critical nutritional role of calming your system by helping reduce viral and bacterial loads that create inflammatio...

Red cabbage and green cabbage are both fantastic cruciferous vegetables. They have some similar properties while also having their own unique benefits. Red Cabbage: The coloring agents that give this crucifer its red-purple hue are at the top of the heap when it comes to disease-fighting pigments. The sulfur in the cabbage carries the phytochemicals from these pigments into the liver with great ea...

This lemon tart is both beautiful and full of bright flavor. It’s a fantastic choice for an elegant dessert to serve to friends and family or to make for a special occasion.Lemons (and limes) have some of the most highly absorbable vitamin C around. They also offer bioactive calcium that your body craves. Lemons are also rich in antioxidant flavonoids.Lemon TartIngredients:Crust:3 tbsp ground flaxse...

Leeks, chives, ramps, scallions, red onions, yellow onions, white onions, shallots, and any other type of allium you enjoy are nature’s antibiotics. Onions are one of the most accomplished foods on the planet for keeping down bacterial overgrowth in the body, making them a star for anyone who deals with SIBO. This quality also enhances the body’s production of B12. The sulfur in onions is part of w...

Red clover is often thought of as a common weed, when it should be deeply appreciated. Red clover has a generosity of spirit and a sympathetic energy; it actually cares about the person who’s consuming it. Red clover is the most powerful herb of all to support the lymphatic system and cleanse lymph fluid, and it can be a helpful cancer preventative. This generous wild herb—you can use both the flow...

Melons hold properties that can be critical to move someone forward in the healing process. Melons are predigested—meaning that melon flesh is so assimilable that our digestive systems barely need to process it when it enters the body. The fructose in melon leaves the stomach in less than one minute, then the rest of the fruit drops directly into the intestinal tract, immediately fortifying and repl...

If you’re seeking answers for brain and gut health, look no further than the fig. It’s the ultimate tool for balancing these two intertwined aspects of well-being. Figs have unique phytochemicals that are bonded to minerals such as bioavailable potassium and sodium that specifically nourish and build neurotransmitters while also supporting neurons and synapses in the brain. It’s a powerful fruit for...

Wild blueberries are the most powerful food on the planet. Wild blueberry plants can be burned to the ground, and they will come back stronger than ever. They have adapted to every fluctuation in climate over the millennia. No other food on the planet has the ability to thrive in such trying conditions. This makes them the number-one adaptogen, period—even though they’re not recognized as an adaptog...

The apricot is an amazing food for rejuvenation. It’s high in amino acids such as cysteine and glutamine, as well as minerals such as selenium and magnesium in their most bioactive forms. The fruit is also loaded with more than 40 trace minerals, some of which are bonded to each other as cofactor trace minerals, creating bioactive natural alloys that science has yet to uncover. Apricots have phytoch...

Upgrade your regular blueberry muffin with these plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free Wild Blueberry Muffins. Even the blueberries are upgraded! Wild blueberries contain far more nutrients, antioxidants, and undiscovered healing properties than larger cultivated blueberries. The flavor of these muffins won’t disappoint!There’s not just one pigment inside a wild blueberry; there are doz...

Fresh, light, and yet satisfying, this stir fry lets the zucchini and summer squash shine. Enjoy it over cooked or raw cauliflower rice if you wish. Whichever way you choose to enjoy it, it’s sure to be delicious. Zucchini: Very similar to cucumber in certain ways, as it is also a fruit that’s helpful for liver hydration, which allows the liver to store micro pockets of water that it can later rel...

Dulse from the Atlantic ocean is a fantastic food for helping to remove toxic heavy metals, radiation, pesticides, and other toxins from the body. Atlantic dulse is one of the five key foods in the Medical Medium Heavy Metal Detox. This seaweed binds to mercury, lead, aluminum, copper, cadmium, and nickel. Unlike other seaweeds, Atlantic dulse is a powerful force for helping to remove mercury on it...

The Medical Medium Heavy Metal Detox Cleanse from the New York Times best-selling book, Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal: Healing Plans for Sufferers of Anxiety, Depression, Acne, Eczema, Lyme, Gut Problems, Brain Fog, Weight Issues, Migraines, Bloating, Vertigo, Psoriasis, Cysts, Fatigue, PCOS, Fibroids, UTI, Endometriosis & Autoimmune, removes toxic heavy metals such as mercury, aluminum, and copper...

Oregano is an incredible antibacterial that can help kill off H. pylori, Streptococcus, and E. coli. Bacteria are behind many chronic symptoms and conditions, including: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Peptic ulcers Strep throat Ear infections Sinusitis Food poisoning Acne Diverticulitis and diverticulosis Ringworm Candida & chronic ye...

These Raspberry Crumble Bars will surely satisfy. They’re full of flavor, deliciously sweet, and bring just a hint of tartness from the raspberries. Best of all, they’re made without any eggs, dairy products, gluten, or other troublemaker ingredients. Raspberries are the star ingredient; they are rich in antioxidants that help remove free radicals from the organs and bloodstream. Raspberry Crumble ...

Spirulina is an incredible ally in rebuilding the central nervous system and removing heavy metals such as mercury and toxic copper from the brain and body. Getting rid of these metals gets rid of some of the favorite fuel of pathogens such as Epstein-Barr, shingles, and more. Spirulina is rich in iron and betacarotene, as well as bioavailable protein. It contains high levels of superoxide dismutas...

Much as we may not want to believe it, we all have toxic heavy metals inside of our bodies. We are all exposed to them in various ways over our lifetime, and we are even born with old heavy metals such as mercury in our system that have been passed down generationally through our family lines.Toxic heavy metals alone or toxic heavy metals in combination with a virus cause a plethora of chronic illne...

Fresh lime juice and mint take this fruit salad to a new level! Enjoy this refreshing snack or meal any time the mood strikes. This recipe comes from the Revised and Expanded Edition of Medical Medium.The rich calcium levels in lemons and limes binds to the vitamin C within them, and both of these enter into the liver, where they waken a stagnant, sluggish, fatty liver, helping loosen and disperse f...

Vitamin C strengthens the entire immune system, especially the killer cells that go after pathogens such as EBV, shingles, streptococcus, flus, HSV1, HSV2, and more, all of which can weaken the immune system year-round. It also speeds up white blood cell recuperation and recovery time in between wars with these bugs. Pathogens are the cause of countless chronic illnesses, symptoms, and conditions, a...

It’s critical to get enough B12, as nearly everyone is deficient–even if your B12 levels are normal or high on your blood tests (more on this in the Medical Medium books). As I share in Life-Changing Foods, without B12, we die. It’s that vital. It’s like B12 is a dam that holds back a massive reservoir of polluted water (the Unforgiving Four we are up against on this planet–pathogens, toxic heavy me...

Chaga mushroom is all about building immunity—something we all want in our lives. Chaga (not technically a mushroom but rather pre-mushroom growth) possesses immune-system-enhancing nutrients that revitalize white blood cell count by increasing the production of lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils, so that your body can battle invaders such as toxins and pathogens, as wel...

Barley grass juice powder, which is gluten-free, draws out heavy metals such as mercury from your liver, spleen, intestinal tract, pancreas, and reproductive system. It is one if the five key foods in the Medical Medium Heavy Metal Detox protocol and works in tandem with the other four ingredients to remove toxic heavy metals from the body. Toxic heavy metals cause or contribute to ADHD, addictions,...

When goldenseal enters the liver, it quickly suffocates and destroys pathogens. It also inhibits pathogens that are adjacent to the liver in the lymphatic system. Goldenseal has a gentle purging effect that expels bacterial debris, pathogen byproduct, neurotoxins, and other pathogenic waste matter.Goldenseal is a fantastic herb for acute pathogen infections, such as colds, flus, and other bugs. It i...

We are up against more on this planet today than ever before. Every day our immune systems go to war for us, protecting us from a continual onslaught of invaders, including pathogens, toxic heavy metals, chemicals, and other toxins. Our immune systems are focused on keeping us safe, strong, and healthy in the face of all these threats, invasions, and exposures. But with so much to battle, our immune...

Zinc (as liquid zinc sulfate) is responsible for all of the over 2,000 chemical functions of the liver, including the creation of your liver in the womb and the development of your liver as you grew and reached adulthood. The liver stores an abundance of zinc because it knows people are zinc deficient, in part due to the lack of it in the food we eat. Without zinc, your liver can’t perform its funct...