Updated: 3/1/2019 Years into the water crisis, the residents of Flint, Michigan are still suffering the consequences of poor, perhaps criminal, decisions by their elected officials. Those consequences will last for the rest of the lives of the children whose brain development has been impaired by the lead in Flint’s water pipes. Society will suffer, … Read more
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
Last Updated: 1/25/2019 NOTE FROM KATHLEEN: This is an excerpt of The Calcium Lie: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know, which I wrote with Dr. Robert Thompson. The Calcium Lie 2: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know. It contains some still unknown and vital information about our health concerns. Part 1: Weight Issues Are you overweight? Is … Read more
Last weekend, I had the great fortune to accompany three teenaged girls on a horrific bus ride from our town in Western North Carolina to Raleigh, about five hours drive to the east. I won’t go into all the details, but the painful journey began with meeting them and their mothers at 2:45 a.m. That … Read more
Giving your time for a good cause is unquestionably a mental health booster. Anytime you do something for someone else, without any thought of personal gain, you get in the feel-good zone, raising your feel-good neurotransmitter, dopamine. I’ve always been a firm believer that taking my mind off my own troubles and giving something to … Read more
Are you feeling a bit down in the dumps? Got the winter blues? It’s not surprising at this time of the year, especially if you live just about anywhere that has winter. Here’s a simple explanation why this is happening: Your vitamin D levels have been depleted. Just think about it: When did you stop … Read more
Our mothers and grandmothers whispered the words, “The Change.” We could hear the capital letters. We could hear the dread in their voices. If we watched carefully, we could see the older women exchange knowing nods of sympathy and then quickly change the subject. “The Change” was a deep dark mystery to these women, largely … Read more
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
You kind of want to reach out and slap that bottle out of her hand, huh? In these troubled times, many of us can’t afford to go totally organic. So, if you’re going part-way, how do you get the most bang for your food buck? The list below will help you make some decisions. Starting with pesticide-laden peaches, … Read more
(An article Kathleen wrote for Natural Awakenings magazine) For more than 50 years, women have appreciated the freedom that birth control pills offer. They simply take a little pill every day and rest easy, fairly assured that an unplanned pregnancy won’t occur. However, there’s actually a lot not to love about “The Pill”, especially its … Read more