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
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
Feeling like your life is one big drag? Are the vagaries of everyday life gotten you down? No. This isn’t an article about depression. It’s about something else that might be dragging you down: Adrenal fatigue can be dragging you down. You might not even know it, but here’s a hint: Relentless stress can put … Read more
In the beginning of the Covid pandemic, I got an unexplained craving for garlic. I mean, my friends, this was serious. I’ve always thought garlic was fine and added great flavor to a variety of dishes. But suddenly, I could eat an entire clove of roasted garlic without thinking twice and even consider a second … Read more
Most of us have heard of iodine, but we’d be hard-pressed to recite what it does. If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember your mother dabbing the yellow-brown liquid on a scraped knee and the vicious sting that followed! Maybe you remember that iodine is added to salt. Maybe you can identify iodine … Read more
Anxiety touches all of our lives at some time. Today’s political uncertainty is taking are heavy toll on many of us as we worry (and probably lose sleep) about possible job losses, economic downturns and more. You already know about meditation, walking in the woods and more. If you’re still feeling jittery, here are some … Read more
Feeling sluggish? Can’t think straight? You’re in good company. More than 50% of American women ages 18 to 49 complain of tiredness and a lack of energy, according to a recent survey. Stress saps your energy, and who isn’t feeling stress these days? The good news: these natural remedies can help you get your physical … 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
When my friend May complained of extreme fatigue, I wasn’t surprised. She did look pale and drawn, but when you have a four-month old baby and three other children, the oldest 13, anybody would be tired and pale and drawn. Tara, May’s 13-year old daughter was complaining of fatigue, too, and I thought the teenager … Read more
In a word, “No.” I’ll say it again, “NO!” I recently got this question from a reader, probably because we are in the midst of cold and flu season and many people are heeding the knee jerk advice to “take more Vitamin C” to treat and prevent colds. There’s a little bit of sense there—but … Read more