Re: I remember being a newbie...

Excellent advice.   Too many people rush in and start taking every supplement and treatment recommendation under the sun.  First you have to establish a good foundation of a healthy diet and lifestyle, cleansing and detox, physical activity and addressing emotional issues to eliminate stress.  Otherwise, as my friend Trapper observed, you are just adding good things on top of of a poor foundation and chances are that very little of what you are adding will be utilized by the body anyway - especially if you are overeating and continue to poison your body by eating unhealthy foods.

I would add that it would be a good idea to look at your diet and nutrition and see what you might be deficient in.  Every vitamin, mineral, trace mineral and more have their roles for optimum health and every deficiency causes the body to adapt unnaturally to make up for it.  Always seek your nutrients from foods and natural items first.

The body is an amazing thing and has incredible abilities to heal itself.  The better you treat and nourish it, the better it will perform.

DQ

(BTW, I'm STILL a newbie! )