sugar is killing us

Sugar Is Killing Us — and Our Kids, Too

Most of us think sugar adds sweetness to life, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Sugar is an artificial food that is not only addictive, it causes diabetes and weight gain. Ask anyone who “needs” that boost of a Coke at 4 p.m. or who can’t get through a day without a donut … Read more

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Eating bread? You’re eating RoundUp™!

Last Updated – 9/20/19 From Kathleen’s book, Our Toxic World, A Survivor’s Guide: I’ve written loads of stuff about GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and the potential harm they can do us. Part of that harm is because GMO crops grown in the US are what they call RoundUp™ Ready. That means that RoundUp™ the broad … Read more

thyroid disorders

Iodine, Thyroid Disorders, Obesity and More

Last Updated: July 5, 2019 Note from Kathleen: This is an excerpt from What Doctors Fail to Tell You About Iodine and Your Thyroid by Dr. Robert Thompson. The thyroid is the body’s major thermostat and keeping it operating well keeps your metabolism running at the perfect pace. Every single cell in your body depends … Read more

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Aftermath

OK—so yesterday, you chowed down on that turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes and gravy and yams and pumpkin pie and ….. If you’re old enough, you might remember an old Alka Seltzer (is that heartburn remedy still around?) commercial that started out something like “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” It’s OK … Read more

hypothyroid

Are You Hypothyroid?

If you wake up in the morning complaining that you are as tired as when you went to sleep or you’ve gained weight and find it impossible to lose, no matter what you do or your hair is falling out or you’re feeling depressed, you just might be suffering from low thyroid function. Fatigue, weight … Read more

Pharmaceutical Company Greed

When I sat down to write my Tuesday blog entry today, I had every intention of writing about something else, but when I saw the article about the teensy pharmaceutical company that bought the patent on a unique drug and overnight hiked the price more than 5,000% from $13.50 per pill to $750, I couldn’t … Read more