Yes, literally, thousands of hours of research... not to mention my *education* in organismal biology and ecology with a decent dose of math and chemistry thrown in.
I have come full circle in many respects.
In my own life, as well as on a few health boards, I have myself, and have witnessed others, running round in circles.
My formula for health is fairly simple...
1. good clean air - okay - this is difficult for me (and perhaps most of us) where I live, however, there are devices one can use to clean air in the home... and one can use nasal washes, etc. to *help* some.
2. good clean, healthy water - which, I believe to be slightly alkaline in nature for the most part... there is no distilled or R\O water found in nature in any quantity at all... ex: raindrops form around microscopic dust and bacteria.
3. good quality, clean food - in season, and as local as possible. Eat a fairly traditional local diet too... ancient people had it figured out - but did lack in many cases\areas, well rounded nutrition without some trade.... that is why the herb, spice, and salt trades were so huge in the past.
4. good quality lifestyle and thoughts... which would include whatever form of spirituality (understanding *your* connectedness to the whole - all one) you so choose.
This posted on YouTube, and another forum where I first watched it, should explain that all at least in part.