Northern Winters Mean Vitamin D Supps Are A Must
There are a few things you might get tired of hearing me say. One is, “don’t’ fear fat” the other is “Take Vitamin D and take enough of it to give you the benefits.” When visiting my sister over Christmas I noticed that the bottle of excellent Vit. D I had given her last year [...]
Read MoreLarge Study Finds Total Cholesterol To Be An Overestimated Risk
Well Hallelujah, western medicine is coming around to the truth. One of my experts from the Missing Midlife Manual series, Nora Gedgaudas, send me this link in support of one of her teachings, (and mine) that cholesterol in food is not the devil and cholesterol lowering is not the health panacea we are led to [...]
Read MoreGood News For Boobs
This post is lifted and quoted directly from the e-newsletter of W. C. Douglass,a fiery contrarian MD who is always on the front line of what western medicine does well and not so well. (If you go to that link you can sign up for his daily email or wait a few days for the [...]
Read MoreBeat Holiday Stress and Weight Gain
Yes it’s possible. The first thing necessary is the intention to do just that–breeze through the holiday season without the usual fatigue, frustration, and frazzled feeling. If you vow–unsuccessfully– every year to not let the holidays take it out of you, what can you do differently this year? Well for one, some planning and two, [...]
Read MoreThinking about taking a vacation?
I read these facts in Nov. issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine. Only 14% of Americans will take at least two consecutive weeks off this year. Here’s the health related bit: Men who take a two week vacation each year reduce their risk of heart attack by 30%. But wait, it gets better, in women, [...]
Read MoreWhy Fish and Fish Oil Anyway?
As promised in the latest issue of the newsletter here is some further information on the latest super food–fish and it’s byproduct, fishoil. The nutrients in fish and it’s oil that are in question are DHA and EPA which are long-chain Omega 3 fats. These fats are proven to have a cardio protective effect. Even [...]
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