“Please, sir, I want some more.”

January 22, 2025 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

Oliver’s desperate plea as his tiny skeletal hands presented an empty bowl came to mind as I read the headline regarding red dye No. 3 (erythrosine). The bloviators at CNN and other legacy media touted, boasted, and babbled on and on about the pittance of protection the FDA finally tossed the chronically ill U.S. consumer as if it were a gift of frankincense and myrrh.

Perhaps there was hope of masking the stink of being just another flimflam floating in the swamp of alphabet agencies meant to protect us but that does just the opposite. Maybe they think throwing us a bone will keep us believing in their protective prowess. Just in case there’s another pandemic. Might it be the Biden administration being as spiteful and inept as usual: Wanting to claim cleaning up the food supply as a democratic win.

Whatever the reason, I want more.

First, I want to know why it took more than thirty years from the time it was banned in cosmetics to admit it should not be eaten? The dangerous chemical has been banned from food production in Europe and many other countries for at least as long. Seems our supposed consumer protection agency lost the horse, set the cart aflame, and dropped the ball on that account.

Creepy images of feeble crooked men and high browed witches with walkers offering poisoned candies and treats to my grandchildren keep filling my head. The Biden administration’s agreement allows the carcinogenic red dye to continue to be used in edible preparations for two more years, and four more years in pharmaceuticals. That leaves red dye #40, banned in the EU and other countries since 2001, to continue its dirty work in the U.S.. A 2019 review of red dye #40 reported conclusive evidence that consumption of the synthetic causes hyperactivity, irritability, and increases symptoms of ADHD.

Titanium dioxide is a chemical colorant that makes things beautifully white. But it is not as pure as the driven snow. Found in an array of popular yummies including all kinds of candy, chewing gum, pastry creams, cookies, coffee creamers, cheese, as well as soy, oat, and nut milks, makes this poison positively perverse. This class of carcinogen cannot be ruled out as a mutagenic agent able to damage DNA when ingested, and all types of exposure is potentially causing symptoms of chronic inflammation which leads to the leading cause of death; cardiovascular disease.

So, though my main concern, as always, is to help my readers in taking responsibility for their own health, it is difficult not to get into the red, white, and blue of this issue.

That said, in September of 2003 a Public Health Advisory was issued on FD&C Blue No.1 because of clinical reports of injury upon ingestion. Then a 2013 study published by The Journal of General Physiology indicated that Brilliant Blue (FD&C Blue No. 1) could harm the gastrointestinal system and inhibit cell respiration, potentially leading to conditions like ADHD, hyperactivity, allergies, asthma, and acute Crohn’s. Yet the United States still allows Blue No. 1 to be used in many foods, beverages, and pharmaceuticals today.

So, Red #3 is just a drop in a bucket full of stagnant slime. The FDA is still using reports and studies more than thirty years old to base Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) recommendations. The list of toxic and disease causing food additives, preservatives, and flavor enhancers is scary long. Chemical Cuisine FAQ (link below) offers a database that may help you learn what to look for if not avoid the monsters hiding in our food supply. Beware… their recommendations are more like a game of ‘where is the ball’ with the FDA as the carnie. Do your own research to learn more. The EWG and YUCA have apps for your phone that make it easy while you shop.

Someone once told me when something seems suspect, follow the money. Following the money once again leads us to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries that not only control our food, water, and healthcare industries, they clearly have the majority of legislative souls in our federal governance on the take, afraid of blackmail, or dependent upon evil-doer funds to plug into the power source.

I want more. I want better. I want to see all the dangerous toxic chemicals, even if they are just suspected of being harmful, be removed from the food supply TODAY! Why wait? I want my children and grandchildren to be eating safe and nutritious food right now. I want to believe again, that our leaders and lawmakers want to protect everyone, all of us from harm. Because all lives matter.

Why are our leaders allowing the chemical and pharmaceutical companies to continue to use Americans as Guinea pigs: Big-pharma and the chemical corporations are making trillions of dollars of profit every year because of their partnership with the FDA. The FDA is an agency that stopped doing their job back when the AMA, with the help of Good Housekeeping, propagandized and conditioned our parents into believing doctors and scientists were gods, their word gospel, and a pill could cure anything.

Inevitably, and possibly quite blindly, we gave them the power to make us sick and keep us sick. We believed they could heal, not realizing their cures contain the same dangerous chemicals cited above… and more. So much more.

It is time we all made it clear to our senators and congress that we expect more. We expect better from them. Please, share this message with them. At the very least, take the time to do your own research to learn more about how toxic the American food supply actually is. You just might be able to save your children’s and grandchildren’s lives, if not your own.

Resources

https://www.cspinet.org/page/chemical-cuisine-food-additive-safety-ratings

https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/why-are-some-food-additives-that-are-banned-in-europe-still-used-in-the-us/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8634323/

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/titanium_dioxide.html

December 6, 2024October 3, 2025

On a personal note:

Life is Vapor: Finding Meaning Beyond Comparison

This particular post is directed at the faithful, but does not predispose being counterfeit for even the most avid atheist, because we have all experienced the swish-swash moments that put our paradigms to the test. If not a real Q&A: getting it right or wrong, then one of those completely execrable exercises in who am I and why am I here.

To set the stage, put me in a pew of strangers, except for the one person I came to support. This morning, at the bequest of my daughter – whom could not make the ceremony, I found myself at the funeral for a woman who could very well be me. I already knew we’d had many commonalities.

The first being that our daughters were and remain friends since childhood.

As avid health activists and authors, we shared similar dreams of helping others with words of inspiration. We both loved our children and Jesus with a passion. But beyond that, I cannot say. I did not know the woman personally. I was intimidated at being introduced because I heard she was on Oprah, and once appeared on the cover of People magazine.

So, perhaps, I never allotted the opportunity. I cannot remember if she ever requested a chance to meet. But today, I found myself wishing we had.

I was not nearly as beautiful as her. Me and my lowly shy, unpublished life, and WordPress blog, would never have compared. Yet, I found myself wondering, that if I had tried, even on the general consensus of BFF daughters… we may have become friends.

Apparently and according to those that spoke at the ceremony, she was friends with everybody. She loved everyone. She was compassionate, empathetic, and had a spiritual presence that effected everyone who knew her.

But fate befell her…

Or divine intervention?

On this day I thank God that I am alive. That my body, nonmatter how many times it has seemed to set itself against me, has always come through for me. I am healed. I am strong and vital and resilient. Only seven years older than her, I’ve been blessed by five grand children, ranging between the ages of nineteen years and less than nineteen weeks. With potentially more on the way.

My point being: Never compare yourself to others.

Each one of us are unique. What we offer the universe does not come down to bank account balance, social stats, current attractiveness quotient, or bust line or chest size. Those that do not see the value in understanding you and your particular perspective need not matter.

I think about the story of the four blind men describing an elephant. Please look it up if you are not familiar. It is a must for any parent or grandparent to impart upon young loved ones. It may well set them up for a successful life blessed by God.

Needless to say, I spent the afternoon contemplating James 4:14, “You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? Life is but vapor…”

I am an award winning painter but no Vangough or di’ Vinci. I am a published poet but will never come close to being as talented as Frost or Shakespeare. I am an author but not published by the big five. I am a successful business owner, wife, mother and grandmother but have never been on the cover of People.

Still… I’m not dead yet.

And today I am left wondering. What does it matter who I am in my life, what I look like, how much I make or spend or leave behind in material inheritance? This, by the way will be literally nothing. (I and Leonardo have more in common than most) All that really matters is the legacy of love, forgiveness, and a compass of what is right or wrong and worthy under the redemption bequeathed by Christ: LOVE. Above all else, LOVE.

Love is the true north. You need not look riches in anything else.

I guess that means being published, a Pulitzer prize for humanitarian efforts, and an installment at the Louvre have spun out in the rinse cycle. And I am Okay with that. I’m no worse for the wear so to speak. Perhaps Jesus put me in as a delicate.

November 29, 2024October 7, 2025

“Happy Thanksgiving…. BURP!”

November 29, 2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, and CHt, Licensed RTT Practitioner

ACID REFLUX, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is when the stomach produces excess hydrochloric acid and then existing inflammation and poor digestion forces such up the esophagus. The result is intense burning, pain, and in severe instances, vomiting. Frequent occurrences can lead to tissue damage and cancer of the esophageal lining. Nearly fifty percent of Americans suffer episodes of acid reflux, once a month or more. That stat goes way up during the holidays, and never more than on Thanksgiving.

Allopathic medicine treats acid reflux with repositioning, antacids, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), and culprit food avoidance [⁷⁵]. Hospitals prescribe acid-reducing medication and PPIs to sixty-eight percent of their patients, regardless of clinical need [⁷⁶]. PPIs cause cancer [⁸⁴]. Never mind the fact that research has confirmed the suppression of healthy stomach acids disrupt intestinal flora increasing the risk of dangerous bacterial infections [⁷⁷].

While antacids temporarily relieve gastric distress, the body’s efforts to restore homeostasis and optimum digestion will inevitably result in hyperactive acid production. And so, the disease making cycle begins.

Eighty percent of your immune system belongs to the stomach lining and the miles of large and small intestine microvilli in-between your pie-hole and that other hole at the end. Some prescribed medications may cause stomach upset. And we all know overindulging like we tend to do on Thanksgiving, is another major culprit.

As it says on the label, I recommend using natural remedies to ease symptoms, rather than add another prescription or commercial OTC to your daily chemical intake.

Nature first, right.

Repositioning is important. Did you know that sleeping on your left side can prevent acid reflux by aiding in continued digestion and the emptying of the stomach while reducing pressure on your heart and pulmonary systems during sleep.

Considered a Pitta-to-Kapha disparity, Ayurvedic treatment of acid reflux focuses on rebalancing the disturbed dosha through nutrition, herbs, and bodyworks. A fifteen-minute walk in the morning and after dinner can do wonders by increasing blood flow that stimulates digestion and relieves stress. The extra exercise will also support your amazing immune system while helping to keep you svelte and sinewy.

While we are talking some simple exercise, Ardha Matsyendra Sana (Half Lord of the Fishes pose) massages and squeezes toxins from your liver, spleen, and stomach. It strengthens lower back muscles and increases blood flow to the intestinal tract. Hold for three-five minutes, breathing in through the nose and expelling through the mouth. Complete the round by alternating legs and twist in the opposite direction.

Many reflux sufferers unintentionally malign their partners with their reflux induced sleeping disorders and apnea. The following deep breathing exercise done just before bed can dispel much of the underlying digestive congestion and improve everyone’s quality of sleep.

Deep Breathing thirty minutes to an hour before bed relieves physical tension and releases neurotransmitters that help you relax. Being thrown from a sound sleep as hydrochloric acid burns its way up your throat, mouth, and nasal passages, is as horrifying and painful as it sounds. The goal is not going there.

But even after the horror of an acid reflux event (ARE) , do this practiced breathing technique with your sleeping partner to calm the body and realign the mind with restorative healing sleep. Believe me, it will do wonders for your loved one to know you care.

4-7-8

1. Begin by exhaling completely… all the way now. When it feels like there is nothing left in your lungs, try coughing out the last bit of air trapped low and deep inside.

2. Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds.

3. Hold the breath for 7 seconds.

4. Exhale for 8 seconds.

5. Repeat steps 2 – 5 four to eight times.

Fennel Seed (Ferula ass-foetida) is a soothing digestive with expectorant properties, prized by ancient healers for its effectiveness. Fennel seeds come from a plant called Devils’ Dung (Asafoetida). For centuries, sap resin from the roots of this plant was used to treat dyspepsia, colic, cough, bronchitis, and nervous disorders. Because of the foul smell of Devil’s Dung, the seeds became more popular. In clinical studies, fennel seed, lemon balm, and German chamomile tea concoctions have shown colic and acid reflux relieving activity. Fennel seeds, when chewed or steeped, soothe stomach upset.

Massage

Mix 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil with a carrier castor seed oil and massage the stomach in gentle counter-clockwise circles. Do not press or knead the flesh of the abdomen. You don’t want to force that acid into the esophagus. The relaxing aroma combined with a gentle healing touch has shown to relieve stomach upset in people of all ages, including infants two weeks and older.

If you want to know more about natural cures for acid reflux and other digestive disorders please book a free consultation at https://www.lauriannemacdonald.com or sign up to receive my healthy living advice via email on by WordPress Blog site.

References

The above is taken from my current writings: Heal the Whole You, A Holistic Prospective with the following research references in context.

75. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20^th Edition 2001; F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia PA www.tabers.com

76. https://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/facts-statistics https://www.todayshospitalist.com/ppis-in-the-hospital-too-much-of-a-good-thing/

77. https://www.todayshospitalist.com/ppis-in-the-hospital-too-much-of-a-good-thing/

November 22, 2024October 7, 2025

Monsanto’s Evil Children, Franken-food, GMO, Bio-enhanced, Biologically Modified, Lab Grown, mRNA vaccinated beef… and the “beet” goes on.

November 22, 2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

Back in the seventies and early eighties it was all about the pesticides and fungicides and chemical fertilizers used to produce our fresh fruits and vegetables. Like all things, there were two sides to the coin. Heads up, the corporate AG industry won with more yield and higher profits. Tails saw local organic growers losing the farm to corporate AG. And in some tragic cases, their livestock, their children, or their own life to cancer.

But those stories only came out from behind the curtain of corporate corruption and political profiteering when some avenger dared to write a book or make a movie. Meanwhile, we got used to having to peel away the most nutritious part of our produce, wash them in vinegar to neutralize the toxins, and drink bottled water.

After all, scientists did the research and declared the risk nominal.

Sounds so close to normal. But you have to wonder why an estimated 125 countries have banned or restricted the use of more than 150 US pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers. In fact, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, about three million pounds of agricultural pesticides the WHO considers “extremely” or “highly hazardous” are still being used annually in the US.

WHO hazard class	Pesticide	Estimated annual use (lb)	Number of countries ban
Extremely hazardous	PHORATE	500k500k	38
Extremely hazardous	TERBUFOS	383k383k	34
Extremely hazardous	ETHOPROPHOS	131k131k	8
Extremely hazardous	ALDICARB	75k75k	103
Extremely hazardous	CHLORETHOXYFOS	19k19k	29
Highly hazardous	DICROTOPHOS	824k824k	34
Highly hazardous	METHOMYL	636k636k	12
Highly hazardous	CYFLUTHRIN	141k141k	29
Highly hazardous	ZETA-CYPERMETHRIN	131k131k	Unknown
Highly hazardous	TEFLUTHRIN	131k131k	1
Highly hazardous	OXAMYL	101k101k	3
Highly hazardous	FORMETANATE	37k37k	1
Highly hazardous	METHIOCARB	2k2k	4
Highly hazardous	OXYDEMETON-METHYL	2k2k	30
Highly hazardous	METHIDATHION	1010	33
Highly hazardous	FENAMIPHOS	33	6

In the U.S. we’ve been conditioned to believe whatever the governmental and its “protective” agencies, doctors, and scientists tell us. How that happened is a history lesson I’ll save for another time. Just know blind trust was a predictable premeditated affect of greedy leadership.

We the people didn’t bother to notice that the same companies profiting off the manufacturing and use of such chemicals were the same companies paying the “scientists” for tweaked research finding and statistics. The most recent and worst example of this sort of crime against health and humanity was the inimical inoculation incident of 2020. We simply believed what we were told because it sounded like good news.

The cog works of this malfunction include lobbyists who then share the “good news” with our public officials and protective agencies. Believers become benefactors. Now ‘inside trading‘, PAC donations, and backroom deals corrupts our government, politicians, legislation, healthcare system, and food supply.

But hey, I digress. Back to the PSA at hand.

So it was that our fruits look pretty in a bowl on the counter and vibrant veggies brightened our dinner plates. We felt like we were doing good because we were eating fresh.

Hadn’t all the morning shows and health gurus told us so.

It never dawned on us that we were not to blame for our expanding waist lines and ill health. As far as the general public was concerned the FDA seemed to be doing a fine job of protecting us. I guess that is how chemicals seeped into just about every mouthful we swallow and product we purchase now.

Meanwhile, genetically modified organisms (GMO) snuck on scene. Once again the ‘good news’ propaganda kept the public pacified with promises of healthy abundance. I’d be willing to bet you did not know that beet, tomato, potato, sugar, rice, soy, beans, salmon, poultry, and corn where some of the first GMOs?

That is probably because wheat stole the show in the early 90s. Talk about false flags.

Anyway. GM wheat spreading into fields where it had not been sowed was scary news. Especially when you consider that GM wheat containing Roundup recumbent DNA was supposed to be sterile. Roundup being one of those chemicals on the WHO’s highly hazardous to human health list and all.

This Frankenstein food product reproducing with organic wheat was equivalent to fallen angels mating with earthbound women. Yup. Since then, all hell has broken loose. It is now near impossible to not eat GMOs, especially given the inexhaustible number of GM products grown in the U.S.

Just a few frightening facts to consider: Corn is used to make high fructose corn-syrup. HFCS is in an estimated 85% of our packaged foods, including protein and health-nut bars. Beet juice is touted to be a health drink. Eggs, salmon, soy, and that wonderful apple a day that promises to keep the doctor away are all GMOs.

More than 30 countries have banned GMOs. Not the U.S.

The terms “GMO,” “biologically enhanced,” and “bioengineered” are often used interchangeably. As defined by the FDA, a genetically modified organism is any organism containing altered genetic material, while “bioengineered” identifies products that contain detectable genetic materials not created through conventional breeding or that are found in nature.

And, I’m not sure all that murky mumbo-jumbo matters. The fact is, under the current labeling laws, organic is even more subjective. Industry standards report that products containing 70% or more verified organics can use the term. That is because of a legislative loophole.

The Stabenow-Roberts GMO-Labeling bill (S. 764), signed into law by President Obama in 2016 mandates labeling only when there is a substantial difference in the nutritional or safety characteristics of a new food. Since the FDA does not consider genetically modified and bioengineered products create substantial differences in nutrition and safety, this law masquerades as protective.

It also makes it abundantly clear that our democratic government-ship is neither ethically or morally committed to lead this country in the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. It did not matter that studies show the increased use of genetically modified and bioengineered products in the US correlates with increases in chronic inflammatory diseases like celiac, colitis, food allergies, type II diabetes, neuritis, tendonitis, eczema, vaginitis, and cardiovascular disease. (https://www.businessinsider.com/things-that-wouldnt-exist-without-gmos-2015-8) They didn’t follow the science when the science went against lining their pockets.

So my best advice; quit all packaged food, fast food (especially McDonalds), and choose your meals carefully when dining out. Eat as close to nature as possible whenever possible. Eat local and seasonal produce, remembering the following PLU code rhyme: 9 is fine, 8 we hate, 3 or 4 soak before.

And please, stay informed, because now we have mRNA vaccinated beef, CRISPR technologies, and lab grown meat to worry about. Because the beat goes on.

November 15, 2024October 7, 2025

Let’s Make America Healthy Again: Going to the Mattresses

November 3, 2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

Things are about to change here in America. Thank God! The plug has been pulled on the swamp. Like never before, we have all been given a historic opportunity to take back our government.

It’s amazing!

Citizens are actually being asked to nominate and vote for worthy federal department administrators. It’s never been done before. No more nepotism, unmerited DEI, or incompetent sycophant hires making policy, writing legislation, or telling us what to do.

You’ve got to love it.

So, for those that know me, you know that for decades I have been passionate about the policies that endanger all our lives; fixing our food supply, and detoxing our environment. I earned my B.Sc. and MPH in integrative medicine and public health just so I can work towards a better and healthier future for every American.

The chemical and pharmaceutical companies have corrupted our food supply, taken care out of our healthcare system, and created the swamp that is our current governing population. They are all feeding the same money making monster: “make them sick and make them pay to keep being sick”.

I really hope I’m not telling you something you didn’t already know.

But you might not have heard about the MAHA movement. MAHA stands for Make America Healthy Again. It is a movement spearheaded by RFK Jr. Learn more at Make America Healthy Again

Please help me get a job with this new administration. It would be my honor to help Make America Healthy Again. See why I feel more than capable of being part of the Make America Healthy Again administration by reading the Nominee Details below.

Now you know everything you need to know to sign up and VOTE for me or people like me: People who have a passion to help others and are ready to “go to the mattresses” and do some real good.

Nominate me for a position you have in mind at Policies for the People, or cast your vote for the positions I’ve already been nominated for at https://nominees.mahanow.org/t/laurianne-uhrich-macdonald/20771

Together we can Make America Healthy Again.

Nominee Details

Laurianne Uhrich-Macdonald 954.644.9345

Bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriannemacdonaldfl/

Resume or CV https://www.lauriannemacdonald.com/about-5

Writing or Publications https://independent.academia.edu/LaurianneMacdonald

Website https://www.lauriannemacdonald.com/

Video Link https://www.youtube.com/@lauriannemacdonald171

Social Media https://gravatar.com/lauriannemacdonald

What general topic area where this person has the most expertise?

· Health

Which government agencies would this nominee be suited for?

· Consumer Product Safety Commission

· Council on Environmental Quality

· Department of Agriculture

· Department of Education

· Department of Health and Human Services

· Department of Government Ethics

· Government Accountability Office

· National Science Foundation

· White House

If you know the position within the above agency/agencies or have a specific position in mind for this nominee, please specify below.

Office for the Assistant Secretary of Health

What general or specific policies does this person support or have expertise in, if any?

20 years’ experience in navigating health and care in a corrupted and toxic healthcare system and food supply chain controlled by chemical, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies that hold protective agencies, healthcare workers, farmers, and politician’s hostage. School nutrition is of major concern. Eliminating GMO, Bio-enhanced, and Bio-engineered, pharmaceuticalized supplements, and 90% of food additives, enhancers, and preservatives from our food supply. Establishing best habit practices for farmers that then reap real time rewards, support and financial incentives. Enforcing hardship penalties and fines for chem/pharm use in food manufacturing.

Has the nominee ever taken a stand for what is right or true in the face of high-stakes establishment opposition. If so, please describe.

Peaceful protesting. Boycotting Monsanto products. Not giving into Covid-19 vaccination and mask mandates. Speaking out against the propaganda and supporting those who do the same. Blogging, PSA posting, and working as Holistic Health Specialist to inform followers and clients of the dangers inherent to a corrupted system.

Please use this text box to highlight the most important information about how you think your nominee will serve the public in this role and to highlight how they have shown on or more of the following qualities, which can be described more fully in the circle with arrow popup in their work life.

1) Is Competent … incredibly hardworking. She is ethical and a responsible critical thinker, always professional and practices what she teaches as a nature-based caregiver/practitioner.

2) Is Honest… As CFO/Controller/Comptroller and HIPAA compliant therapist, she is honesty, ethics, and integrity incarnate.

3) Is Respectful … and diligent in research, finding the best options before counseling or creating any treatment plan based on her client’s diversity, ethnic, religious, and eco-socio demographics. There is not a biased or prejudiced bone in her body and she is dedicated to the ecclesiastic paradigm of nature and faith-based healing as taught to the Essenes after His travels across Asia by Jesus Himself.

4) Has Integrity … and is a moral compass for her family, clients and everyone who has ever known her.

5) Has Courage … which she illustrated at fifteen years old,when she had to fight for her right to return to high school while pregnant. She understood the dismal statistics of her return to school after having a baby, and wanted better for herself and the child’s future. She withstood ridicule, threats, and the disdain of her small-town community to earn her diploma.

She has gone up against school boards and education powerhouses like Harcourt to protect children.

Laurianne went back to get her graduate and master’s degree in alternative medicine at the age of forty-five, after suffering a debilitating disease, and the ineptitudes of a failing healthcare system that was on the verge of killing her.

She risked her life and painful recovery without support after being fired by an immunologist when she suggested a nature based approach. Laurianne was told she would die if she stopped taking the five medications she’d been on for decades. That was more than a decade ago. Now Laurianne is Rx free and healthier than she has ever been in her life.

She has spoken out against the tyranny of big-pharma, western medicine, and Covid-19 related mandates even when doing so was wildly unpopular.

6) Has a Proven Record… In 2005, Laurianne was solely responsible for abjuring an approved Sunshine States Harcourt Social Studies 5th grade textbook after proving to the school board the philosophies and edict was harmful to the mental health of children.

Laurianne has raised four altruistic, responsible, and shining examples of humanity: School teacher, administrative medical support leader, NSW (SWCC) active duty, and an RN.

She committed herself to her children and husband in a society that belittled and invalidated her position as a stay-at-home mom.

Meanwhile she helped others and her community through volunteer work and the care of grandchildren because of the cost of daycare. She continued her education, became an award winning artist, author, volunteer, and community leader.

Laurianne is currently working to complete a book titled, Healing the Whole You: A Holistic Perspective, as well as seeking a larger voice and platform in helping others. All while working to build her business and clientele as an Integrative Holistic Health Specialist.

In 2015 Laurianne was voted Volunteer of the Year by her local arts and education communities, based on her tireless dedication to helping and inspiring others.

In 2021 she protested vaccine and mask mandates in Tallahassee, helping to win the SB222/HB305 vote for her home state of Florida.

November 8, 2024October 7, 2025

How MAHA is Transforming America’s Health Agenda

December 8, 2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

“Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) is igniting a health revolution in America.” Its goal is to disarm big guns like the chemical companies, Big-pharm, and greedy AG corporations that hold our government, legislators, and protective agencies like the FDA, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) hostage.

Greed and corruption has led to widespread chronic disease, environmental degradation, and rampant public distrust. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is killing us and our children! It is affecting our economy. Many US foodstuff, meat, and dairy products are banned in other countries. https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/consumer-watch/common-us-foods-that-are-banned-in-other-countries/

At least 38 countries have banned phorate, glyphosate, and other “extremely hazardous” insecticides the US continues to produce and use. The World Health Organization considers about 150 agricultural pesticides hazardous to humans that US corporate farmers continue to use.

According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), as of 2021, the European Union has banned or restricted over 1,000 food additives, including:

150 synthetic food colorings
200 preservatives
150 emulsifiers and stabilizers
100 flavor enhancers
50 sweeteners

In contrast, the United States has a more lenient approach to regulating food additives, with the FDA allowing many substances that are banned or heavily restricted in other countries. However, the FDA does have a process for evaluating and regulating food additives, and some substances have been banned or restricted in the US due to health concerns.

“MAHA seeks to drive a transformative agenda by aligning the health-conscious, independent-minded voters with candidates who have the ability to disrupt the status quo. This includes prioritizing regenerative agriculture, preserving natural habitats, and eliminating toxins from our food, water, and air. The PAC’s purpose is to create a broad coalition of voters who are committed to reclaiming America’s health, liberty, and environmental integrity—ensuring that these critical issues are front and center.

MAHA isn’t just a political entity; it’s a movement with a singular purpose: to ensure that the next four years are defined by a commitment to public health, sustainable practices, and a government that truly serves the people. This PAC is the bridge that connects a vision for a healthier America.”

The above was quoted directly from the MAHA PAC website. Join MAHA today @ https://www.maha.vote/#join-the-movement

November 7, 2024October 7, 2025

Salt: Protecting you from evil in more ways than one.11/08/2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT PractitionerSalt: Protecting you from evil in more ways than one.

November 8, 2024 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

The primary function of your tonsils is to stop bacteria and viruses at the front gates… something like a detention center, not allowing foreigners in-country until their purpose and benevolence validated. Adenoids, like tonsils, are also on the frontline defending your body with every breath you take.

Both organs contain very special protein producing cells vital to your immune system. These proteins, also known as antibodies, kill malevolent invaders before they can enter the body. Directly connected to the lymphatic system, the adenoids and tonsils also ensure the safe removal of unsavory characters from your body before they do any harm.

The problem is, stress, nutrient deficient diets, toxin overload, preexisting conditions, and even sedentary lifestyles weaken the ranks, deplete the armory, and clog the immunity pipeline.

As we come into the cold and flu season, and watch COVID-19 numbers spike, it is paramount to support and bolster your immune systems in every way possible. I will not waste your time going over all the precautions you’ve all become accustom to over the past ten months, but visit an old and trusted piece of advice that needs your reconsideration.

First… it has been around for centuries because it works. And yes, technically they call such recipes and remedies folky or an old wife’s tale. However, nothing makes the old wife’s tale status unless it works. Besides, waiting around for science to prove something they will disprove three months down the road is, well, not exactly proving yourself the critical thinker you think you are.

Second… it is easy. Just keep a small container or pinch bowl of salt by your sink. Every time you return from an outing in public, or at least three times a day when at first feeling ill, dissolve a pinch or two of salt in water and gargle. I recommend and use organic Himalayan salt crystals, but table salt will do. Just remember to spit, not swallow.

Yup. That is it.

Your tonsils and adenoids will appreciate the assist.

If you are interested in nature-based, holistic, or integrative healing please schedule a consultation at http://www.lauriannemacdonald.com. Your health is yours to keep.

For more on the benefits of salt gargle https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/news-events/news-2020/salt-water-solution-could-treat-covid-19-symptoms

May 7, 2013October 7, 2025

Natural Healthy Weight Loss: Part III

May 7, 2013 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

Part III: Exercise

In 2008 the US government issued the first ever Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG). The Food Pyramid was changed to reflect the need for daily physical activity. It was a step in the right direction. Just one most ignored, probably because 60 minutes of exercise every day is just too big a step. Today obesity in America is at an all time high. US named third fattest country in the world, is not a headline any of us are proud of. After considerable contemplation, I figured there are two things that need to be done. First we need to prove it doesn’t take sixty whole arduous I-don’t-like it-it-hurts minutes of exercise a day to lose that extra 20 lbs 65% of us are walking around with. Second; support and reinforcement of informing everyone about the importance of daily exercise needs to be paramount. Too many do not know how GLUT-proteins research proved exercise is as essential to any health regimen or weight loss program as water is to life? That GLUT-proteins are metabolized and produced only during exercise. These essential proteins enhance the glucose uptake process optimizing metabolic systems and cellular performance. This means, without exercise, many metabolic systems collapse.

In the last ten years a better understanding of the glut proteins and glycemic index have caused a dramatic shift in our evaluation and utilization of nutritional guidelines for physical fitness as well as the treatment and diagnosis of diabetes and other metabolic syndrome related diseases. It’s a wonderful thing. In fact, they (being the proverbial “they”) are on the verge of proving that as little as 30 minutes of exercise three times a week can help you maintain your weight and optimize your health (reduce your risk for diabetes, cancer, and stroke). 30 minutes… 3 times a week… Now that’s more like it. Even the average, busy-around-the-clock with kids, jobs, homes, and life American can handle that. At the very least, it seems more probable than 60 minutes of exercise that turns into two hours because you have to get into gym clothes, get to the gym, get stretched then socialize with gym buddies for ten before exercising, then get home and showered. 30 minutes can be done in a walk around your neighborhood or in a local park, playing ball with your son, or dancing with your daughter to the music of her favorite band. I can think of a gazillion other ways to get 30 minutes of exercise 3 times a week… without it hurting.

What can you think up? I’d really like to hear.

But before I leave the subject of how important exercise is to natural and healthful weight loss, I want to say that the PAG report also recommended an abundance of fruits and vegetables with an emphasis on whole grains and whole foods. (Gee, doesn’t that sound familiar.) It suggested limiting sugars and solid fats such as butter, and red meat, and high glycemic index foods such as flour and complex carbohydrates. It also recommends eliminating prepackaged or processed foods. (Go figure.)

To put about as fine a point on it as I can, exercise coupled with whole food nutrition and proper supplementation pretty much guarantees natural, healthful, and sustainable weight loss. I do not know anything else that does.

There is one final but important note I feel obligated to mention as we cannot speak about wanting to lose weight without discussing depression. According to the CDC, clinical depression affects 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. Because depression is believed to be a multi-factorial consequence resulting from stressors that include obesity and sedentary lifestyles, the Antidepressant-Lifestyle-Physiological-Social (ALPS) model includes moderate aerobic and anaerobic exercise as integral aspects of recovery. Research has proven the benefits of exercise for those suffering from depression, even so little as fifteen minutes a day. 15 minutes! To a happier and healthier you.

April 19, 2013October 3, 2025

Natural & Healthful Weight Loss: Part II

May 7, 2013 by Laurianne Macdonald, B.Sc., MPH, CHt, and Licensed RTT Practitioner

Part II: Herbs & Supplements

It is no wonder, what with the US being named third fattest country in the world, 50% of Americans already dieting, and nearly 65% of us wishing to lose 20 lbs or more, that in 2012 over $1 billion dollars was spent on weight loss pills alone. Market data suggest the weight loss products and programs make up a $60 Billion dollar a year industry. Amazingly, over half of all diet industry’s claims are false. But that explains why $147 Billion dollars were spent on obesity related medical issues in 2012.

There is no and never will be a little magic pill that shrinks fat cells, burns calories, and curbs cravings… that is in anyway natural. Pharmacology is derived from the classic Greek word ‘pharmakon’, meaning poison. Pharmaceutical companies have wizened to the market trend, fooling consumers and loop-holing labeling legislation with corporate subsidiary names like

And my all-time favorite, NATUREX. (Am I the only one who sees an oxymoron here?)

So, now these types of manufacturers get away with touting their All Nature, From Nature, or Ultimate Botanical Benefits hoping consumers looking for that healthy pill, will not look past the pretty green label. They hope you will not remember that it is the processing of “active ingredients” that turns an organic compound into poison. Below is a list of some of the products these companies are currently producing besides Green Coffee Bean with Svetol®. There’s a bit of redundancy for you. Did you know that Svetol is simply a brand name for Green Coffee Bean Extract? Does too much of a good thing ring a bell?

Re-Body/Green Coffee Bean Extract products
ResVitale
Reserveage
Hydroxycut/Hardcore and Hardcore Elite
Genesis Today/Pure Green Coffee Bean with Svetol
Xenadrine XT
RealDose Weight Loss Formula No.
Nutrigold®
NanoLean™
go4trim
Diet Formula With Svetol®
Total DIET Success
Kleissinger Labs
Bodylogix®
Thermogenesis™
Trim Energy®
NatureWise™
Sports Research SVETOL/Green Coffee Bean Extract
Wonder Labs 100% Svetol

When there are more shelves filled with powders, products, and pills than those that carry natural and organic whole foods, it’s easy to understand how we lost our way and why it is so hard to tell the difference between the good, the bad, and the ones that actually work.

The one thing we should all know by now is that health does not come in a bottle. Be wary when the great O (Oprah) orates on how wonderfully easy it was to lose fifty while supplementing with Hoodia or as Dr. Oz endorses Svetol®. Dr. Oz’s latest wonder product is taking the market by storm: Garcinia Cambogia. Hydroxycitric acid, the active ingredient in this little green pumpkin shaped fruit from India is what is in Hydroxycut and many other diet pills and supplements. It is also the ingredient that like ephedrine was recalled by the FDA because of an association with health problems like liver damage, seizures, cardiovascular disorders, and rhabdomyolysis, (a type of muscle damage that leads to even more health problems). That is not to say that the product itself is bad for you, but the processing used to extract the active ingredients often results in the lost synergy with other alkaloids and tannins in the originating plant. Again I will refer to Food Synergy, written by Eliane Magee.

And don’t get me wrong. There are many pure and natural extracts and whole extract products out there that help curb an appetite, regulate blood sugar, maintain good cholesterol level, and even burn fat. Ginger root, capsicum (hot pepers), Avena Sativa (oats), and cynara scolymus (globe artichoke) all aid fat metabolism. Turmeric, blue cornflower, berberis vulgaris (barberry) help liver function and therefore possibly lipid digestion. B12, raspberries, and caffeine (the subtler organic green coffee bean extract, not Svetol®) are all easily accessible supplements that are used to help maintain a healthy weight and stimulate the metabolic processes. Traditional Chinese medicine often combines the following herbs in weight loss and appetite suppressant remedies.

Humulus lupulus (Hops) may help with emotional eating, perhaps because of its calming effects.

Alchemilla Vulgaris (Lady’s Mantle, Lions Foot, Bear’s Foot, Nine Hooks), is an astringent used for detoxification.

Olea Europea, (Olive) is a diuretic and glycolic stabilizer that helps maintain metabolic homeostasis.

Cuminum Cyminum, (Parsely) and

Mentha spicata, Longifolia (spearmint) are popular digestive aids.

Simply Natural & Cafe carries a wide variety of weight loss and metabolic enhancing products and the staff is always happy to help you find what might work best for you.

March 26, 2013October 7, 2025

Natural and Healthful Weight Loss: Part I

March 26, 2013 by Laurianne Macdonald

Part I: Nutrition

Natural and Healthful Weight Loss… big subject. Everybody is either talking about it or trying to do it… or both. According to the CDC, 35.7% US adults and approximately 18% of children under the age of 19 are obese. Nearly 65% of Americas admit to wanting to lose 20lbs or more. It is estimated that upwards of 50% of Americans will start or try a new diet this year alone. Nearly all of them will not be able to keep the weight off for 5 years or more. Not a bright and shiny spot in health news today. Personally, any measure of success I’ve had with fad diets, calorie-counting aps, or by stacking my fridge full of pre-packaged and processed products was expensive and pointless. And recently I’ve come to believe a big part of the problem is that there is less and less NATURE in the things we put into our bodies. The Standard American Diet is SAD, unnatural, and most of all… unhealthy. We gorge on animal fats, sugar, and all those pre packaged processed food snacks that even when they tout only 100 calories, made from nature, or guarantee 2 sizes in 2 weeks, are really, really bad for you. Why? Because the majority of them contain high fructose corn syrup.
55 % of all pre-packaged foods on the grocery shelves today contain high fructose corn syrup. It is a product three times sweeter than regular sucrose (table sugar), enabling producers to save money by using less. Economics aside, recent research suggests that corn syrup is absorbed differently in the body than other sugars and may actually act more like a fat. It increases the production of insulin which fatigues the pancreas leading to insulin resistance and other metabolic syndrome conditions like diabetes. It also increases production of the hormone leptin which regulates fat storage while suppressing ghrelin, the hormone that regulates appetite and intake. “Another concern is how fructose affects the liver”, says J.P Bantle who led the University of Minnesota study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Apparently, corn syrup is converted into the chemical backbone of triglycerides more efficiently than glucose, increasing blood cholesterol levels in test subjects.
Eliminating processed and packaged foods from your diet is like a metabolic reboot. Our bodies are designed to work with nature. Like the food they serve at Simply Natural & Cafe. Natural and whole foods (not WholeFoods®) are all we need to survive, heal, and administer. Food Synergy, written by Eliane Magee, describes whole food nutrients and how they work together in the fight against major diseases such as obesity, heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. The School of Medicine at Texas Tech University recommends whole foods diets for obesity and hypertension. So do I… so quit paying for those fancy prepackaged processed meals. Eat whole. By simply eliminating processed foods from your diet you will shed pounds while actually eating more and optimizing your health potential.