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Usually I write my newsletters a month or so in advance, so it seems that some of them are not very relevant to the world we find ourselves in today. It changes by the week, the day, even the minute. Many, maybe most of us, are self-isolated wondering what happens next, dealing with the fear … Read more
Wow. Suddenly we find ourselves in a whole new world with the dramatic and rapid spread of the coronavirus a/k/a COVID-19. First, let me say that the spread of the disease has already reached pandemic levels, whatever public health officials are saying. In a world where air travel is pervasive, where we now have community-generated … Read more
Yes, I was once one of those compulsive women who sanitized everything to the max. You know the type: bleach on the counters, bottles of hand sanitizer in the car, sluicing down grandchildren multiple times daily. I guess I was germophobic! And I couldn’t have been more wrong. In fact, what I was doing with … Read more
This post originally appears on this website in September of 2013. Have you ever thought of giving your body a rest from food? Have you ever considered what effects fasting days, very low calorie days or controlled eating times might have on your body? To be honest, I hadn’t considered it, but when several friends … Read more
Well, sisters, this probably means you are perimenopausal. That’s just a fancy word that means you are approaching menopause. It can begin anytime after age 35 or so, but most frequently occurs when a women is in her 40s, leading up to menopause (the complete lack of menstrual periods for 13 months) at age 50 … Read more
New Year’s resolutions usually are based on guilt over something you’ve done in the past. Maybe you ate too much or smoked or didn’t exercise or whatever you feel bad about. How about if we turn it around this year and commit to doing something that nurtures your soul and lights up your being? Think … Read more
We live in a world of microbes: bacteria, viruses, fungi and a plethora of pathogens that can make us sick. Most of the time, our immune systems are able to fight off microbial attacks, but we all know there are times when an infection, whether internal or external, knocks us down. There’s no time more … Read more
How can I tell if a multi-vitamin is a good one or not? I hear this question often and I wish I could give you a simple answer. This is going to require some digging on your part and will depend on many factors, not the least of which are your age and gender. 1. … 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
Note from Kathleen: It seems that I am in the midst of another spate of friends and friends of friends being diagnosed with cancer. It breaks may heart. Yet I have seen the benefits of curcumin, even in the cases of several friends with advanced stage cancer. Yet many think that turmeric is as effective … Read more