I’ve written many times about the dangers of sugar and I know I’m probably preaching to the choir with many of you. However a new animal study from the University of Utah is truly frightening: It shows that female mice that consumed the equivalent of a human drinking three cans of soft drinks a day … Read more
It’s been an unexpectedly long and challenging summer with our two granddaughters, ages 11 and 13. I understand that modern kids and modern parents live and grow up in an entirely different way than we did, but I think there still just might be something to learn from doing things the old-fashioned way. I was … Read more
Do you only drink coffee or the same kind of tea all the time? A bit of variety can give you a bunch of added health benefits… It’s calorie-free, soothing and tastes great, hot or cold! “And the scientific evidence is compelling that it both prevents and treats countless medical conditions,” says Tufts University tea … Read more
This Post has been updated for 2017! Excerpt from Dr. Robert Thompson, The Calcium Lie II: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know (Take Charge Books, 2013) <– Add this to your library by clicking the cover image. Visit the website to learn more: http://www.calciumlie.com From Kathleen 2017: When Dr. Thompson and I wrote the second … Read more
If you or anyone you love suffers from depression, you know that treatment is hit or miss, difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. This week’s Time magazine cover story bemoans the fact that little progress had been made in decades on pharmaceuticals to treat depression, and underscores the fact that 30% of all people on prescription anti-depressants … Read more
By Dr. Hyla Cass and Kathleen Barnes Authors of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women This article originally appeared on this website in June of 2013. Have you been told your blood sugar level is “a little high?” Maybe you’ve even been diagnosed with diabetes. If either is the case, you need … Read more
Are you stressed? Who isn’t these days? Insomnia? Yup, for most of us. Do you suffer from anxiety? This is a far more serious problem that disrupts everyday life with spiraling out-of-control worry. So many of us do actually have clinical anxiety, which conventional medicine treats with prescription drugs that have terrible side effects. Now … Read more
This article originally appear on this blog September 3, 2013. My dear friend Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum has just released a new book that is destined to change the lives of many of my readers and friends and others around the world. The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia simplifies … Read more
This article originally appeared on KathleenBarnes.com on November 10, 2009. Yes, everybody’s talking about the swine flu and whether or not we should get vaccinations or even if they’ll be available. I’m not going to go elaborate on the politics of the vaccine and the profits Big Pharma is going to make on the vaccines … Read more
This is a guest post from Michelle Schoffro Cook, DNM, DAc, CNC. It was originally published on this blog in June of 2009. Do you suffer from cellulite or fatty deposits? Do you experience aches and pains? Are you overweight? Do you experience abdominal bloating? Do you feel bloated or have areas on your body that seem … Read more