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We all want lifelong brain health. There is simple memory decline that my friends and I like to call “senior moments;” then there is a condition called age-related cognitive decline and finally the serious and ultimately fatal impairments like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Knowing that Alzheimer’s runs in the female line of my … Read more
In my most recent post, I gave you information about the destructive nature of statin drugs. I’ll tell you here that most doctors want their patients to lower cholesterol levels to dangerously low levels. Since cholesterol is in large part a brain food, cholesterol levels that are too low can also affect brain function and … Read more
If you‘ve been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or you’ve had a heart attack or, heck, if you’re breathing, you have probably heard at some point a doctor’s advice that you take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. In fact, there was even a movement a couple of years back to put statin drugs on the shelves. No … Read more
Is your house full of clutter? Your office? Maybe you’ve made a New Year resolution to de-clutter your spaces. Think about this: A few years ago, someone told me that we are energetically connected to our “stuff.” It made perfect sense to me. The more “stuff” that is hanging around the house, the more physical, … Read more
You’ve no doubt heard how “evil” salt is. How it raises your blood pressure and over-consumption is the root of many health problems, right? How about if I told you the problem is not in eating salt, but in the kind of salt you’re eating? How about if I told you that most of us … Read more
This has been a somewhat difficult gardening year. Thanks to a neighbor who likes to kill everything in sight, there are no coyotes or snakes to control the squirrel and rabbit population, so we lost all of our tomatoes and most of everything else. Sigh. The good news is that we have a bumper crop … Read more
Note from Kathleen: This is an excerpt from a book I recently published, Curcumin: Nature’s Answer to Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases by Ajay Goel, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at Baylor University. We must all recognize that cancer cells are the geniuses of the biochemical world. They’re undoubtedly smarter than your average brain, bone or … Read more
The growing concern over environmental degradation has reached a tipping point. Every day, we witness the alarming effects of our consumption habits on the planet—from overflowing landfills to oceans choked with plastic waste. The environmental cost of our throwaway culture is not just a distant problem but a pressing issue that affects our health, wildlife, … Read more
Butter is good for you. No, butter is full of saturated fat and it’s bad for you. Eggs are a perfect food. No, eggs have too much cholesterol, so they’re bad for you. Low-carb is the only sensible diet. No, low-carb diets result in too much protein intake and insufficient carbs from vegetables and fruit. … Read more
Note: This article by Kathleen was published in Natural Awakenings magazine (www.naturalawakeningsmagazine.com). Enjoy while she is enjoying herself in Ireland. Most of us would like to imagine ourselves as vibrant, energetic, smart and, yes, gorgeous, all the way to the end of our lives. This isn’t a fantasy or beyond our reach. Sadly, poor lifestyle … Read more