what's your blood pressure

What’s Your Blood Pressure?

Do you get high blood pressure readings when you visit your doctor’s office? I know I almost always have high readings, even sometimes fairly alarming ones. I also know that my pressure is well within the normal range (best is 120/80) because I measure it at home at least a couple of times a week. … Read more

coffee for health

Coffee For Health

If you’ve been reading these posts for any period of time, you’ve probably figured out that I am an enthusiastic coffee drinker. I don’t drink tons of it—maybe two or three cups a day—but, where once I couldn’t stand the taste, I’ve now become an aficionado. As it turns out, there is a growing body … Read more

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Indoor Plants That Purify Your Air (and Are Almost Impossible to Kill)

Did you know the air inside your home could be more polluted than the air outside?  Between cleaning products, furniture off-gassing, and everyday dust and dander, our indoor spaces can harbor a surprising number of toxins.  Luckily, there’s a natural—and beautiful—solution: indoor plants that purify air. Not only do houseplants help clean the air, they … Read more

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Epigenetics: Awakening Sleeping Genes

This is an excerpt from one of the most important books of our time, Curcumin, Nature’s Answer to Cancer by Dr. Ajay Goel. Read more from me about curcumin ==> https://kathleenbarnes.com/category/curcumin/ Does cancer run in your family? Alzheimer’s? Diabetes? Diseases that run in families are common, but you might be surprised to learn that these diseases … Read more

cancer

Cancer Is an Inflammatory Disease

From Kathleen: This is a chapter from one of the most important books I’ve published: Curcumin: Nature’s Answer to Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases by Dr. Ajay Goel, an esteemeed cancer researcher at Baylor University. This chapter explains how lifestyle choices cause most cancers and how we can prevent cancer by making wise choices. Cancer … Read more

anxiety

Bust Anxiety Naturally

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