What are nightshades and should you be avoiding them? Often in the news you hear blurbs about “good” and “bad” foods. What was popular one year, may fall out of favor the next. One such group considered to be “bad” are called Nightshades. Nightshades are a diverse group of plants, more than 2,000 species, that belong to a botanical family called Solanaceae. The list of nightshades is considerably long, but many of these plants such as Oleander, Hemlock and Belladonna are not edible. Although others like tobacco can be smoked or chewed. There are still many nightshades that are edible including potatoes,—Read More

Lighthouse Natural Medicine offers Biopuncture as an alternative treatment for neck and back pain as well as shoulder, knee, Achilles tendon, tennis elbow and golf elbow. However, this therapy can be used for the treatment of allergies and inflammations such as hay fever or bronchitis. Some experienced physicians have also used Biopuncture for the relief of migraines, tension headaches, and pseudosciatica. Since Biopuncture isn’t a well-known treatment in the world of conventional medicine, people often have questions about what it is and how it is performed. Some often wonder if it is as safe and effective as conventional therapies involving—Read More