Jonny, Author at Jonny Bowden

18 10, 2016

SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN-STEP FIVE: Celebrate the Awesome
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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN-STEP FIVE: Celebrate the Awesome

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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN-STEP FIVE: Celebrate the Awesome

Our thoughts and feelings have a profound effect on our physiology. You may have heard said, “what you think about expands?” All that really means is that what you pay attention to, what you spend

12 10, 2016

SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP FOUR: Upgrade your sleep
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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP FOUR: Upgrade your sleep

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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP FOUR: Upgrade your sleep

Sleep is the ultimate anti-aging strategy. Anyone remember from the old movies how people who were stressed out and experiencing what was then quaintly called a “nervous breakdown” were sent away to a sanitarium for

8 10, 2016

SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP THREE: DOUBLE YOUR WATER INTAKE
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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP THREE: DOUBLE YOUR WATER INTAKE

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SEVEN PART LIFESTYLE PLAN – STEP THREE: DOUBLE YOUR WATER INTAKE

Years ago, I participated in a panel at a health and wellness fair sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. On this panel were a number of practitioners, many of them forward-thinking specialists in integrative and

4 10, 2016

Seven Part Lifestyle Plan – STEP TWO: Front Load Your Calories
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Seven Part Lifestyle Plan – STEP TWO: Front Load Your Calories

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Seven Part Lifestyle Plan – STEP TWO: Front Load Your Calories

Most of you probably never heard of Adele Davis, but back in the 60’s and 70’s she was the most recognized nutritionist in the country. And she had one piece of brilliant advice that I

30 09, 2016

Seven Part Lifestyle Plan- STEP ONE: Eat Real Food
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Seven Part Lifestyle Plan- STEP ONE: Eat Real Food

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Seven Part Lifestyle Plan- STEP ONE: Eat Real Food

Whenever someone tells me how confused they are about diet—which is pretty much every day of my life—this is what I tell them to do. It’s the simplest, easiest “intervention” you can do. It doesn’t

29 09, 2016

Autism, Politics, Vaccinations and Cytochrome P450
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Autism, Politics, Vaccinations and Cytochrome P450

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Autism, Politics, Vaccinations and Cytochrome P450

Spoiler alert: I’m going to talk about vaccinations. This subject has become so polarizing that any slight deviation from the establishment line on this—no matter how nuanced or reasonable—gets you lumped in with the antivaxxers,

18 09, 2016

The Sugar Deception: How Long Has This Been Going On?
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The Sugar Deception: How Long Has This Been Going On?

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The Sugar Deception: How Long Has This Been Going On?

The saddest thing about this week’s “shocking” revelations regarding the sugar industry is not what the sugar industry actually did but; what’s really sad is that this is the first time most people are learning

14 09, 2016

Watermelon: Truth and Mythconception
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Watermelon: Truth and Mythconception

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Watermelon: Truth and Mythconception

Watermelon owes its claim to fame as one of the world’s healthiest foods to three facts: One, its high water content (about which, more in a moment); two, its high content of lycopene; and three,

24 08, 2016

Sweeteners: The good, the bad, the ugly
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Sweeteners: The good, the bad, the ugly

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Sweeteners: The good, the bad, the ugly

When it comes to natural sweeteners—at least the ones that have calories--- there’s really only two choices: Raw, unfiltered honey, and blackstrap molasses. Both are real foods with actual nutritious compounds in them, like enzymes

15 08, 2016

My Homeopathy Dilemma
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My Homeopathy Dilemma

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My Homeopathy Dilemma

I’ve always been skeptical about homeopathy. Sorry. I know it’s not politically correct to say that, but it’s the truth. I can kind of see it on some energetic or metaphorical level—especially when I get

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