WELLNESS

When In Doubt, Try Nettles

On February 29, I boarded a red eye in San Francisco after five joyful days worshiping at the majestic, chakric altar of Mount Shasta. Less than six hours later, I landed in a parallel universe in which grocery stores were being cleared of toilet paper and, eventually, pretty much everything else. I proceeded to engage […]...

September 23, 2020 8:37AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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PODCAST

How Vitamin K2 Can Save Your Life – Episode 54

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#54 – How Vitamin K2 Can Save Your Life ** December 10, 2014 Guest // Kate Rhéaume-Bleue, ND ** Host // Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist Millions of people are taking calcium and vitamin D supplements thinking they’re helping their bones. The truth is, without the addition of vitamin K2, such a health regimen could […]...

November 30, 2014 9:21AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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WELLNESS

Is Genetically Modified Yeast Making Us Fat?

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The current contentious GMO debate focuses on the health impacts of foods that have been genetically engineered on purpose for taste/texture, resistance to pests/disease, and other qualities. It appears, however, that the food supply may already be contaminated by accident with genetically modified microorganisms designed for other purposes. And these “inadvertent” GMOs are associated with a host of metabolic […]...

July 21, 2014 8:38AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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MOTHERHOOD

Is Your “Difficult” Child Hypoglycemic?

Summer is a time for family gatherings. It is also a time for occasionally intriguing, sometimes contentious conversations on the art of child-rearing. One of these lively discussions occurred between my brother and me while observing the penguins at the zoo with our children last July. Is it bad parenting? Nearby, we heard the sound […]...

September 23, 2013 7:00AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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