Minerals & Vitamins
Summer, Sunburns and Salt
Published July 29th, 2013
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCIH, BCHN, Certified Gluten Practitioner
Every so often there is a media blitz on the dangers of a high salt diet, but they always seem to leave out the number one source of salt in the American diet is processed foods, diet sodas and fast food. The reports go on [...]
Ferritin Equation
Published April 19th, 2013
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD. BCHN. BCIH
No one knows your body and health better than you do, if you are exposed to information that empowers you in taking back control of your health, and as an informed consumer do so, the job of your primary healthcare provider just got easier, because you are [...]
Phosphorus and Your Kidneys
Published September 12th, 2012
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD., BCHN ©2012
I was asked to accompany a client to an appointment with their doctor to be a second set of ears and to help them remember more of the information and of course afterwards to talk about that information and share any insights.
What I learned about Kidney Disease [...]
Salt Vindicated-a personal case study
Published February 27th, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
In 2005, I thought I was developing hypothyroidism; I was tired, overweight, with high triglycerides, and muscle pain, all symptoms. I was eating real food, but I was under a lot of stress. Remember I have said several times over the last three years that stress is the [...]
CoQ10 ~ formula for health
Published February 8th, 2010
CoQ10 ~ formula for health
Be warned CoQ10 may give you heart failure when you see the price tag… With that in mind, understand the American diet is sadly lacking in almost all nutrients, especially those that we were able to get from organ foods over 50 years ago.
Be warned CoQ10 may give you [...]Niacin
Published February 8th, 2010
Niacin
Nicotinic Acid is a specific form of Vitamin B3. Nicotinic Acid supplements are manufactured by oxidizing Nicotine – this is not a cause for alarm as Nicotinic Acid is not associated with any of the toxic effects attributable to Nicotine.
Niacin is a member of the water soluble B- vitamin complex. The amino acid [...]
Pantothenic acid ~ vitamin B5
Published February 8th, 2010
Pantothenic acid ~ vitamin B5
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) was discovered in 1933 and belongs to the group of water-soluble B vitamins. Its name originates from the Greek word “pantos”, meaning “everywhere”, as it can be found throughout all living cells.
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) was discovered in 1933 and belongs to the group of [...]
Folate/Folic acid ~more on B’s
Published February 8th, 2010
Folate/Folic acid ~more on B’s
Folates are found in a wide variety of foods. Richest sources are liver, dark green leafy vegetables, beans, wheat germ and yeast. Other sources are egg yolk, milk and dairy products, beets, orange juice and whole wheat bread.
Folate is a generic term for a water-soluble group of B vitamins [...]Biotin
Published February 8th, 2010
Biotin
Biotin plays a key role in the metabolism of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates. It acts as a critical coenzyme of four enzymes. Biotin plays a special role in enabling the body to use blood glucose as a major source of energy for body fluids,
Biotin is a colorless, water-soluble member of the B vitamin [...]Vitamin A ~for more than your eyes
Published December 14th, 2009
By Tammera J. Karr, MSHN, CNC, CNW, CNH 2009
In his 1919 book, Eat and Be Healthy, Virgil MacMickle, M.D., of Portland, Ore., recognized how crucial nutrition was for health. He wrote that the “chemical substances of which the body is composed are very similar to those of [...]