Totalhealth Magazine

08/06/2026

Not sure if you're getting your daily dose of Forever Chemicals in your diet? Not to worry. The Environmental Working Group has you covered.

Over 30% of non-organic U.S. fruit and vegetables have PFAS pesticide residues.

Overview
PFAS are persistent chemicals known to contaminate the environment with documented health harms for some PFAS – they’re also used as active ingredients in some pesticides

One-third of non-organic, or conventionally grown, U.S. produce samples had detectable levels of PFAS pesticides

31 different PFAS pesticides were detected in the samples from 47 produce types, with fludioxonil being the most commonly detected chemical

Peaches, plums, strawberries and grapes had the most PFAS pesticide residues, while sweet corn and mushrooms were among the produce with the least residue

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/pfaspesticides.php

08/05/2026

So, you think you're eating healthy by starting your day off with porridge or granola and snacking later in the day with some delicious hummus and crackers or chips. Well, you might be interested in what EWG discovered in their testing...

I highly recommend you subscribe to EWG if you aren't already. And if you can even spare a few dollars donate to them. We, the people, are the support for their great work. EWG does not have corporate sponsors who influence or even dictate what the "science" says.

08/10/2025

I had the pleasure of filming the CCCA panel at UBC after the screening of the Covid Collateral documentary and producing this follow-up video. It's a very interesting discussion. 3 top scientist/professors, 2 theologians, and over 330 people at UBC's Frederick Wood Theatre.

On January 23, 2025 a panel of scientists and theologians discussed the Covid-19 response following the screening of the documentary film Covid Collateral, p...

08/04/2025

Canadian Lawyer and author Lisa Miron explains to John how workplace speech committees are destroying nations and civil liberties everywhere. This is a must read book for anyone seriously interested in saving their democracy. Lisa was sidelined with serious health issues and rather than feel sorry for herself she worked on her recovery while researching and writing this book. It is a tour de force.

Join John in his conversation with lawyer and author Lisa Miron as they discuss her recently published book World on Mute: How Workplace Speech Committees Ar...

08/04/2025

Wouldn't it be great if you could sit down with a politician and have a conversation with them to find out what they are like, what they will fight for, and who they really represent? Well, I did just that. I reached out to Dallas Brodie, leader of the newly formed OneBC political party in British Columbia. I wanted to get to know her position on the 3 acts passed in BC since 2022 that have, collectively, made informed consent and freedom of speech illegal while eliminating bodily autonomy. It is a dismantling of our healthcare system in a most destructive way. BC is now under Rule By Law(communism/dictatorships) vs Rule Of Law in Democracies. This is that conversation.

Today John talks with Dallas Brodie, interim leader of the new political party OneBC. Get the real story behind her reasons for leaving the BC Conservative p...

10/17/2022

It is with a very heavy heart that I must report the terrible news that Charles passed away on Friday October 14th. He died of a sudden heart attack.

Only two hours before, we had been on a long bike ride. Because it was a beautiful day we had planned to go to our favorite waterfront restaurant for a late lunch. He was feeling strong and in high spirits. Sadly, his heart was not as strong as his desire to live. Shortly after taking a shower he was overcome by nausea and chest pains. He passed within thirty minutes. I was by his side.

For those of you who knew him well, you’re well aware that he was a health nut. One reason for his obsession was that he’d been born with a seriously arrhythmic heart. This condition took his father’s life when he was in his early 70”s. By exercising daily and staying on a great diet Charles managed to squeeze almost another decade
out of his ailing heart.

I know that this will be a terrible shock for those of you who knew him, especially if you spoke to him recently. He had such great energy and was so knowledgeable. He shared his knowledge about natural healing with everyone he met. If you’re one of the
people he was helping, I know that you will miss his wise counsel. He would want you to keep on working to improve your health.

Charles was a father, brother, husband and friend to many. Just a few days ago he told me that he had had a wonderful life and was grateful to have achieved more than he’d ever expected. He was 80 at the time of his passing and had recently had a wonderful reunion with his family.

Since Charles did not want a funeral and since his family is scattered far and wide, there will only be a private memorial. You can be a part of this by simply taking a few minutes today to think about him and to send him your best wishes for a peaceful
rest. Thank you all for being in his life............... Ingrid

09/06/2022

TotalHealth TV is back. We have our new studio and will be posting new, informative, health-based programming. Here is the first in a series where we do a deep dive into the amazing benefits of Chlorella. Dr. Sherrill Sellman joins me to discuss the research she did in order to write her latest article.

In this edition of TotalHealth TV we discuss the amazing benefits of Chlorella. Nature has given us a profound gift for our health. It is found in an amazing...

11/24/2021

Our bodies are always giving us signs and messages to tell us what's going on, when something is off, or when we need to realign and balance. But are we listening? And, how do we interpret these messages? From the first signs of symptoms to various tests, our bodies are being very specific about cells that are not behaving as they should. In this recent program Dr. Bens and Aubrey will tell you how to interpret these messages and really hone in on the communication techniques and biological strategies that will get you living an optimized life.

Who can afford to be healthy?

This is a painful topic because too many people cannot afford to be healthy in this country. Now we're not economists so we can't solve that side of the problem, but we can talk about nutrition. It's important to know what to eat to be healthy, like organic whole foods. But that is just the beginning of the story.

This is a painful topic because too many people cannot afford to be healthy in this country. This is a painful topic because too many people cannot af...

11/04/2021

Just want to suggest to everyone to please consider getting a social media account at The Highwire's new social media platform. Del's team has created a FB clone. With so many of our accounts being shut down on this site and other channels we need a backup location. The admins here can create a group for us there too. Always good to have a backup these days. My 2 cents.

Come and join our community. Expand your network and get to know new people!

08/19/2021

And yet another fantastic reason to get your vitamin D levels up. This could certainly help partially explain the complete elimination of all of my asthma symptoms. I went from taking no vitamin D3 until the early 2000's when I was dealing with lifesaving emergency asthma treatments at the hospital, inhalers, prednisone, steroids etc. My recovery included overhaul of my diet, regular exercise which was mostly walking, elimination of allergy triggers, and good quality supplements including 5,000iu a day of vitamin D3, zinc, K2, C, and magnesium. It took a few months to get weaned off of the drugs that were literally killing me with the help of an ND. But within a couple of years I had completely eliminated all asthma symptoms. To put it bluntly my family doctor would have killed me with stronger and stronger drugs and drugs to treat the side effects of other drugs had I not started listening to an ND and taking control of my own health.

Study finds significantly higher levels of vitamin D related to a lesser degree of severity and better control of symptoms among asthma patients Study finds significantly higher levels of vitamin D re