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by Kathleen Barnes If the holidays find you a little down in the dumps, a bit overwhelmed or feeling like an outsider, there are natural ways to boost your mood and help you enjoy the holidays and the January slump that sometimes occurs after the festivities are over. Try these: Light and exercise. Seasonal affective … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes Laws requiring GMO labeling of foods that contain the are on the ballot in next week’s election in Washington state. It’s unclear how much its chances of passes since food companies have contributed more than $20 million toward its defeat. Whatever happens in Washington state, most states do not require GMO labeling, … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes Will I ever stop writing about Monsanto, its GMOs and other shenanigans? Probably not, at least not this week. In the latest outrage, Monsanto has written a $4.6 million check and raised pledges for millions more from interested parties, to defeat Washington state’s GMO labeling initiative on the November ballot. The Monsanto … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes “Bee friendly” plants pre-treated with pesticides that actually harm or kill bees have been found in garden shops of Lowe’s, Home Depot and other big box stores. An estimated 50,000 dying and dead honeybees were found in the parking lot of a Target store in Wilsonville, OR after Safari, a neonicotinoid pesticide, … Read more
by James J. Gormley, The Gormley Files blog Editor’s Note: This column by James Gormley is the first of many guest opinions and informational articles I’ll be presenting you as Natural Living Now expands its scope. James Gormley is a health journalist, health freedom advocate and author of Health at Gunpoint: The FDA’s Silent War Against … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes South Korea and Japan have banned wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest from their markets and announced that U.S. wheat crops will undergo increased scrutiny after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that wheat grown in the United States has been contaminated by genetically modified (GM) strains found growing wild on a … Read more
Editor’s Note: If you like what you’re reading here and want to keep up with my blog entries, it’s easy to subscribe to my blog feed and have them land in your inbox 2-3 times a week. Just click the RSS subscribe button and follow the prompts. Angelina Jolie made a very private decision … Read more
As I prepare to put in my garden this year, I feel a little like some whacko-zombie apocalypse fanatic. I am on a fervent mission to find non-GMO seeds and plants. It’s not as easy as you might think since Monsanto, the father of Frankenfoods and RoundUp (what a pair!) has not only managed to … Read more
If you’ve ever considered working with a life coach, this is the show for you! Kathleen Barnes and several other life coaches will join Dr. Tranquility Lydia Belton at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 to discuss how life coaches can help you. If you’re not familiar with life coaching, think of your coach as someone … Read more
The FDA is cracking down on some companies selling homeopathic HCG drops for weight loss.