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Adrenal Fatigue - Solutions

by @ Thursday, April 24th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Personal News/Journal

I have been wrestling with adrenal fatigue since my elder daughter was born.  Although my adrenals have not been completely restored, significant progress has been made.  Some of the suggestions I’ve read throughout the years include:
-B vitamins
-vitamin C
-adaptogens, such as rhodiola
-adrenal “glandular” (dessicated adrenal gland - usually comes from cows, I think)
-amino acids (to help […]

Supertasters

by @ Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Personal News/Journal

Have you ever heard of a “supertaster“? I hadn’t, until the other day. I am on an email list for Vitamix owners, and someone had mentioned what she called “magic vegetables” - that is, vegetables whose flavors are easily masked in smoothies by other ingredients. They aren’t easily masked at our house, […]

Can We Learn to Like Greens?

by @ Wednesday, April 9th, 2008. Filed under Cooking/Recipes/Kitchen, Health/Safety/etc.

Many natural health proponents suggest doing a “colon cleanse” periodically to maintain health.  My ND says it is really not necessary to use a special colon cleanser on a periodic basis, as long as one is already eating well - and particularly if one is including plenty of greens (especially “bitter” greens), which are naturally […]

Weird…

by @ Thursday, April 3rd, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Politics/Current Events

Medicare’s own website says that it is almost exclusively for those over 65.  (There are a few exceptions for people with certain disabilities.)  But the new Medicare part D (prescription coverage) covers prenatal vitamins and other pregnancy-related costs.  (Too bad the Old Testament’s Sarah didn’t qualify! lol)  This is the kind of logic our government […]

Nutrition Has Far-Reaching Effects

by @ Saturday, March 29th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Politics/Current Events

One of the things that Weston Price noticed was that there was little, if any, crime in the primitive groups he studied.  He investigated homes for juvenile delinquents and found the same physical evidences of nutritional deficiencies that he found in places where physical ill health was manifested.  He came to the conclusion that bad […]

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