Dana Gourley

Recovery Survey

We certainly did not have a crystal ball about the pandemic when we composed AquaNew’s mission statement several years ago … “AquaNew celebrates well-rounded lifestyles, athletic prowess, scientific discovery, and we support those in recovery. We respect the legacy of nature-based solutions and bravely seek with others the new horizon for sustainable health.” Due to …

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Mountain Medicine – Continuing the Tradition of Healing

Over a century ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), who later became President of the United States, discovered the therapeutic waters of Warm Springs, Georgia. Today, Dr. Cindy Freed, DO is continuing this tradition by opening the Mountain Medicine clinic located in the heart of Warm Springs. The clinic specializes in energy and immunity. She calls …

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Mitochondria: Powerhouse for Immunity – AHA! Mitochondric Life Discovery for July of 2020

Last month, we presented immunity as becoming the next huge trend in consumable products. We are familiar with the saying that mitochondria are the “powerhouse” for energy essential for life. Going beyond metabolic energy production, mitochondria have another physiologic function of being the “powerhouse” for our own immunity. Mitochondria can regulate immune cell development, activation, …

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Nutritional Testing for Oxidative Stress

A customer recently shared with us that Genova Diagnostics performs nutritional testing on blood and urine samples that evaluate the equilibrium between oxidative stress and antioxidant reserve. Free radicals result from normal activity energy production, detoxification of pollutants and immunologic defense mechanisms. If the body has an insufficient antioxidant reserve and enzymes, “unchecked” free radical …

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Is Immunity the Next Keto? – AHA! Mitochondric Life Discovery for June of 2020

Business consultants are advising manufacturers on product changes in the age of COVID. Many think the newest trend is customers will be looking for products that boost their family’s immune strength. We are not surprised with this revelation after talking with numerous individuals seeking immune health during the COVID time.  Products are rushing onto the …

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Individualized Genetic Panels and Safer Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

We realize this is a touchy subject. First, AquaNew must reiterate that we are not making any claims on curing any disease and we advise everyone to seek advice from their healthcare practitioner. Here goes what we think is an important dialog: The broad-brush explanation that “underlying disease” due to lifestyle choices is the cause …

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Maternal Mitochondria DNA – AHA! Mitochondric Life Discovery for May of 2020

Last month in our series, we highlighted the scientific discovery of Mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA that is separate from that of our nuclear DNA. There are theories that the mtDNA may have been originally derived from bacteria. This is interesting since gut bacteria break down our consumed food into glucose and fatty acids and creates …

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Hydration Respiration – Surviving COVID-19 Can be Similar to Surviving Extreme Altitude Conditions

There are mountain climbers, pilots and skydivers that will immediately answer this question: If you had a choice of any water in the World, what would you choose for your extreme-condition survival? Individuals with military special ops. training who are seeking to break performance records without experiencing either fatigue or hypoxia, are packing bottles of …

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Mitochondrial DNA – AHA! Mitochondric Life Discovery for April of 2020

It is 1965. Can you imagine a 30-something woman presenting her research paper at an American Cancer Society (ACS) seminar and making a disruptive statement that the mitochondria has a second genetic system separate from that of our nuclear DNA? And to go on, to present its possible role in the initiation of cancer. The …

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Breathe! … Defeating Pulmonary Pneumonia Caused by Viral Contagions

Airborne viruses enter our lungs by breathing. Viral contagions can cause inflammation that obstruct both air exposure and gas exchange of the capillaries inside the lungs. The pathology of COVID-19 have revealed patients exhibited edema (fluid accumulation that obstructs pulmonary gas exchange), proteinaceous exudate (chronic wound of blood vessels allowing passage of solid matter into …

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