Wishing and Hoping
Wishing and Hoping “He’s just wishing and hoping,” a scornful description of a lazy or incompetent person. But do you realize that absolutely nothing could ever happen without some prior wishing and hoping? It’s a necessary part of any creative process. Today, my...
Gratitude is Such a Happy Word
NOTE: This post was originally made in June, 2019. I thought it appropriate to re-post it now. Gratitude is such a happy word. To be thankful. To love and appreciate the good around us. The people and the things that make our lives better and worth living. The big...
The Escher Immunity Principal
Sometimes the answer to a problem or threat isn’t where you expected it to be. It can be like the Escher painting above: things can look completely different depending on how you view them. Most of us are used to expecting our conventional doctors to have solutions to...
Pandemic Heros
This my friend Markay. She and her friends at Sewing Masks for Area Hospitals-Atlanta have made almost 20,000 masks for our area hospitals. On their own time with their own and donated fabric, without payment of any kind. The fact that we in the US are relying on hero...
More Pandemic Stress Solutions
Thanks for your tremendous response to “Pandemic Stress Solutions.” Here are some additional things you can do to reduce your stress. Why Less Stress is Crucial If you’re in constant stress, anxiety, or worry, then your level of cortisol can become elevated. Cortisol...
Sugar and Your Immune System
Sugar and Your Immune System Dr. Linus Pauling's Forgotten Research Your body has a very efficient system for protecting itself from outside "invaders" such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. The single most important part of this system is the body's ability to...
Pandemic Stress Solutions
“Fight or Flight” is the condition most of us are finding our bodies in right now. The stress that this puts on our adrenal glands, immune systems, and nervous systems isn’t good. Right when we need to be as healthy as possible, we’re all stressed to the max. I have...
The Immunity Bottom Line
Your response to infection is mostly determined by your Body State: IMPROVING: You are more resistant to infection and will respond more effectively if you get sick. WORSENING: You are a magnet for disease and trouble. There is lots of useful information about how to...
Two Steps to Happiness— Despite Corona
From my many conversations with patients this week, I’d say we’re all just a little freaked out. It’s a combination of the bad things that have already happened (stock market, layoffs, closings, increasing coronavirus cases) and the uncertainty about the bad things...
Coronavirus Clinic Plan
My Coronavirus Plan that is Making Me Happy: I know it’s probably bad form to have any happiness right now, but thinking about how I can make a difference in my patient’s lives while they weather this crisis DOES make me happy! Here’s my plan: Create a safe clinic so...
Coronavirus Family Policies
Dr. Billiot’s Coronavirus Family Policies I have found it very helpful to put some order into my family life to counter the overwhelming upset and confusion. By following these rules, we all feel safe and more in control. I recommend this for every family! Everyone...
Personal Virus Safety Rules
Dr. Billiot’s Personal Safety Rules Wash hands a lot. Keep hand sanitizer, wipes and gloves in the car (all needed for grocery shopping). No one comes in the house unless it’s essential (the plumber!) and not until I’ve questioned them on the phone: “Are you or have...
COVID-19 Anxiety
I have spoken with many of you who are anxious and upset about the Covid-19 virus. Though this is understandable, I hope to dispel some of your anxiety and give you actual data and accurate information on what the virus is and what you can do to protect yourself and...
What to Do About COVID-19
… we’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic …This is a time for facts, not fear.This is a time for rationality, not rumors. —World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Munich Security Conference, February...
Help Your Body Fight Disease
We've got a bad flu season still hanging around, weird weather triggering off various colds (in all your coworkers—who continue to come to work) and of course the coronavirus. Here's a primer on how you can adjust a few things in your life to better resist disease and...
Simple Immune-Boosting Diet that You Can Do
Over the past 25 years, I've developed a diet that effectively boosts the immune system quickly and speeds healing in most patients. I wouldn't call this is a "healthy diet," however. A "healthy diet" would be how a healthy person would eat to stay healthy, right?...
Thyroid: The Most Overlooked Cause of Poor Health
If you are a woman with a chronic health condition, there’s about a 1 in 3 chance that part of your problem has to do with your thyroid gland. (Men have this problem as well, but less than 10% of those with chronic health problems are thyroid-related). By “chronic...
Resolving Chronic Health Conditions
Health Care is Failing Worldwide “Six in ten adults in the US have a chronic disease, and four in ten adults have two or more.” CDC How many people (including yourself) do you know with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, and depression… to name a few. Control...
The Effects of Stress
Stress and Your Life Fact: Your life is going to present you with mental and physical stress*, probably very frequently! *Stress is a mental or emotional strain or physiological disturbance or damage. How you decide to deal with this inevitable stress can make a huge...
Standard Process Detox Balance Program
My Favorite Detox? It’s the Standard Process “Detox BalanceTM” program. This is a 28-day program of diet improvements and whole-food supplements in smoothies. Does this “get out all the nasty toxins?” Probably not. What it does with high efficiency for every patient...