This has been a somewhat difficult gardening year. Thanks to a neighbor who likes to kill everything in sight, there are no coyotes or snakes to control the squirrel and rabbit population, so we lost all of our tomatoes and most of everything else. Sigh. The good news is that we have a bumper crop … 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
The growing concern over environmental degradation has reached a tipping point. Every day, we witness the alarming effects of our consumption habits on the planet—from overflowing landfills to oceans choked with plastic waste. The environmental cost of our throwaway culture is not just a distant problem but a pressing issue that affects our health, wildlife, … Read more
Butter is good for you. No, butter is full of saturated fat and it’s bad for you. Eggs are a perfect food. No, eggs have too much cholesterol, so they’re bad for you. Low-carb is the only sensible diet. No, low-carb diets result in too much protein intake and insufficient carbs from vegetables and fruit. … Read more
Note: This article by Kathleen was published in Natural Awakenings magazine (www.naturalawakeningsmagazine.com). Enjoy while she is enjoying herself in Ireland. Most of us would like to imagine ourselves as vibrant, energetic, smart and, yes, gorgeous, all the way to the end of our lives. This isn’t a fantasy or beyond our reach. Sadly, poor lifestyle … Read more
Continuing last week’s look at common prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are proven to cause memory loss, this week we’re looking at: Hypertension drugs Opioids and narcotic painkillers Sleep aids Incontinence drugs Parkinson’s drugs Here’s a quick rundown and a brief look at natural alternatives: Hypertension drugs, best known as beta blockers, slow the heart … Read more
Want to keep all your marbles? We all do. Most of us don’t know that long-term use of certain common prescription drugs and even over-the-counter meds can actually cause memory loss. I’ll bet you have some of these drugs in your medicine cabinet and maybe your doctor has even insisted you need some of them. … Read more
Let’s face it, pun intended, the ingredients in commercial skincare products are garbage. Most of the time, we have no idea what we’re rubbing into our skin. I’m at a complete loss as to why ingredients we can’t even pronounce became the norm for not only the products we use, but also the food we … Read more
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
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