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UPDATED: April 11, 2019 Note from Kathleen: It’s spring and, if your yard is anything like mine, weeds are already starting to pop up. PLEASE don’t use RoundUp! It is so devastating to the planet and to your health. An extremely effective natural weed killer: 1 gallon of regular household vinegar 2 cups of Epsom … Read more
Dear Friends, I’m turning my Newsletter and Website into a giant support group! Let’s support each other as we attempt to create positive changes in 2015, no matter what it might be. You can join the discussion by stating your intentions below. If the changes you want to see are little more personal, please feel … Read more
by Robert Thompson, M.D. (my co-author on The Calcium Lie 2: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know) Testosterone replacement is becoming an increasingly controversial subject, with good reason. Time Magazine in it’s Aug. 18, 2014 edition, published a cover story on the big business aspects of the testosterone replacement industry entitled, “Feeling Deflated? The Low-T … Read more
Kathleen Barnes is a passionate natural health advocate, author, writer and publisher who has devoted nearly 40 years to educating the public about healthy living. She is an unusually versatile writer with experience as a journalist in print, broadcast and online media and as an author, editor and publisher with 20 books to her credit … Read more
We’re all looking at ways to minimize the effects of sugar on our bodies and the way it affects is in the short and long-term. Six year ago, when Dr. Hyla Cass published 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, we included information, not only about the glycemic index, which is well know, but about glycemic load, which … Read more
Note: This article was originally written for a Canadian publication, but the figures are much the same for U.S. consumption. Take a look at that luscious, juicy mango on your plate. Your mouth is no doubt watering as you anticipate digging into its sweet ripeness. But the sweetness of that mango or clementine or strawberry … Read more
In the interest of true confession, I had gel nails applied early this summer, just before our European trip. It makes sense, I reasoned. For over two weeks, I would not be weeding the garden, shoveling horse manure or washing dishes. It seemed like the perfect time to have temporarily beautiful nails. Was I ever … Read more
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. It may sound trite and hackneyed, but recent research proves that men and women are very different and not just in the obvious ways. We know that we all need basic nutrients and the human body has certain basic nutritional needs. That’s why we are so focused … Read more
I am devastated by the untimely death of actor Robin Williams, as I am sure many of you are as well. It’s hard to understand how such a brilliant comedian could fall into such profound despair that he would take his own life. Let me say it without any equivocation: Depression is a disease. It … Read more
Most of us know that anti-oxidant vitamins like A, C and E are our best defenses against free radicals – the rogue oxygen molecules known to cause wrinkling, sagging, artery damage and even cancer. But where do these free radicals come from in the first place? They are like sparks thrown off from a fire … Read more