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You may have heard the term “endocrine disruptor” applied to many substances that surround us every day, but maybe you didn’t understand exactly what that means. So here’s your definition: An endocrine disruptor is any substance that interferes with the endocrine (hormone) production system in mammals. Yes, in simple terms, these things mess with our … Read more
This is an article Kathleen wrote for Natural Awakenings magazine. Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart. In a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Christiane Northrup, M.D., of Yarmouth, ME, author of Goddesses Never Age. “We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how … Read more
Note from Kathleen: I live in the South. It’s pollen time and allergy and asthma time. This us a timely excerpt from my book, Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Allergies Your Garden RX: garlic, onions, apples, chamomile Allergies are your body’s response to what it perceives as an invader. With allergies, your … Read more
I’ve written several times about neonicotinoids, the insecticides that play a major role in the decline of bee colonies in the United States, potentially disrupting and even destroying the pollination cycle upon which our food supply is dependent. Yes, my friends, this is serious. Very serious. Now, since we are entering the gardening season, it’s … Read more
A presidential executive order now protects herbicide producers from lawsuits brought by consumers injured by glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp weed killer. Putting the battle line directly between the president’s desire to protect huge corporations from expensive lawsuits and the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump’s Secretary of … Read more
This article originally appeared on this website in November of 2014. Chalk up another of the impressive benefits of vitamin D: It can prevent Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. Several new studies confirm that people with the lowest vitamin D levels are at dramatically increased risk of dementia. (Alzheimer’s is the most common form of … Read more
Brain training in the latest rage among the over 60 crowd and it’s a good idea for all of us. I’ve always been of the “use it or lose it” school. That means, exercise, a healthy eating plan and yes, mental stimulation. Alzheimer’s runs in my family. My mother and grandmother both died of the … Read more
Many of us have painful experience with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. I can’t think of anything much worse than seeing a loved one slip away, physically still present but mentally absent. Worse yet, many of us have seen loved ones’ personalities change, becoming combative and even violent as they slide inevitably toward a protracted death. … Read more
We all need hugs every single day. As you’ll see from this article, human contact is vital for physical and emotional survival. Babies who are not cuddled, hugged and nurtured will not grow. They eventually may develop lifelong emotional problems or even die. Many years ago, we lived in Africa, where mothers routinely bundle their … Read more
It’s that time of year. The holidays are over, the decorations packed away for another year, presents unwrapped and half of them returned. The party laughter has faded, the credit card bills are coming in and the world outside is gray and cold. So January makes you feel a little blue as the long winter … Read more