Alternative Perspective
Spring with a splash of Easter color
Published March 24th, 2016
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
The familiar dyed Easter egg, which annually rolls along lawns and frustrates little children armed with colored wicker baskets, is a carryover from the pagan holiday which preceded the Christian holy day. Easter has a close association with food. The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of light and spring, [...]
Thoughts of bread- the need to kneed
Published March 15th, 2016
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
Recently, I watched the Michael Pollan documentary on Netflix ® “Cooked.” I have read most of Mr. Pollan’s work over the years and like his writing style, and subject matter. This was the first time I had seen one of his films – and it is inspiring, not only to [...]
Let’s Talk Recycling- off the beaten track
Published March 4th, 2016
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
I am of the generation that from grade school on we were spoon fed the importance of recycling. The “Give a Hoot Don’t Pollute” slogan was on television and handouts from school. We saw the commercial where a lone tear slipped from the Native American elder man’s eye [...]
Getting the Most from Our Foods
Published February 26th, 2016
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
I have had clients say to me, “ I know what foods to avoid – but I am not always sure of what foods I should be eating”. I think this is a problem for most of us, we are bombarded by advertisers telling us about drugs, and [...]
Summer Foods and Other News
Published July 1st, 2015
By Tammera J. Karr. PhD
As summer gets into full swing with graduations, weddings, potlucks, and picknicks, we reach for favorite foods, that add flavor to summer. What is a picnic without potatoes salad or a crisp, refreshing cob salad topped with slices of eggs and flavorful ham? As I was scanning through research articles, [...]
Essential Oil Use on the Rise
Published May 19th, 2015
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
Over the last year more and more clients are asking me about essential oil use for the prevention of super bugs and illnesses. The use of essential oils for health dates back to beyond the ancient Egyptians. Herbal medicine has been used for more than burial and religious rites, it [...]
Chemophobia & Other Food Nonsense
Published May 5th, 2015
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
I’m about to make a confession – There are times I have no clue as to what to write this column on. This week was just one of those times. The clock was ticking, and the deadline was at hand, and still I had no inkling, shimmer or clue. Then [...]
Bag’s, Box’s, Can’s and Jar’s
Published April 21st, 2015
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
For years I have repeated the line to clients about clean the “bags, boxes, cans and jars” out of your diet, and more times than not I hear the response – “but there are healthy foods in those containers”. But are they really what we think they are. Journalist Joanna [...]
The Flu and Prevention
Published April 14th, 2015
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
This year, that flu “vaccine will only reduce your risk of ending up in the doctor’s office with the flu by about 23 percent. The vaccine was developed nearly a year ago in February, 2014, and it’s not an ideal match for H3N2, the strain of the virus prevalent this [...]
Compounding Pharmacies – Your Right to Medications Under Attack Again
Published February 23rd, 2015
by Tammera J. Karr
We are not all the same – thank goodness, and for mega-pharmaceutical company’s and industrialized medicine that creates a problem solved by compounding pharmacies. The standardized dosage approach works well some of the time for some of the patients, it does not however take into account many factors that affect how [...]