HN4U Blog
Unexpected Surprises & Salt
Published August 11th, 2014
By Tammera Karr, PhD
My life does not transport me into the Metropolitan world much, however every once in a while I journey to the hustle and bustle of a city. I was recently in Portland Oregon, my states largest metropolitan area, and for a change I had time to explore; a large gap in [...]
Summer Reflection on Change
Published August 4th, 2014
by Tammera Karr, PhD
Summers always brings a bustle of activity and change to our lives. Those activities’ involve family trips, visits, long work hours outside, and for parents like me preparing and planning for our son’s life in Montana where he is off to collage. The Son, headed out the door for the long [...]
Urgent Action Needed to Protect Your Health Freedom Rights
Published August 1st, 2014
Drug companies provide 60% of the FDA’s drug review costs. This means the government’s regulation of pharmaceutical drugs is largely funded by the companies under review! Even worse, the FDA oversees nutritional supplements, which are prescription drugs’ biggest competition.
Twenty years ago, Congress passed DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. [...]
Ya can’t beat Beet’s
Published July 30th, 2014
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
What are your memories of beets? Mine is sugar, canned and pickled, with a side of greens on the plate. For me the greens were and sometimes is still the only edible part of the plant, but as a kid and adult I had family members who loved beets in [...]
What Caught my Attention
Published June 12th, 2014
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
© 2014 Holistic Nutrition for the Whole you
As many of you know I have been spending a lot of time in airports lately…. When waiting for planes to arrive or depart you have a certain amount of time you can finally catch up on all those emails you [...]
Noise ~ you just can’t get away from it.
Published June 6th, 2014
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
© 2014 Holistic Nutrition for the Whole you
Have you ever stopped to really think about the noise in your life? We routinely grump about the new or louder noises coming from our refrigerator, freezer or air filters. But I really didn’t get Noise pollution till spending a week [...]
Corporate Takeover of the Internet: Why You Should Care about Net Neutrality
Published May 28th, 2014
Special interests may soon dictate what Internet content you are able to access. Action Alert From the Alliance for Natural Health-USA!
On its most basic level, net neutrality is the idea that all Internet content should be treated equally by Internet service providers (ISPs), with no website or company getting preferential treatment. But [...]
Conspiracy’s, Condensation & Bullies
Published May 28th, 2014
By Tammera J Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIM
© 2014 Holistic Nutrition for the Whole you
As I sat down to write this week’s column, it came on the heels of days of research building a presentation for a national conference to Integrative Medical practitioners. As one of a handful of natural and traditional practitioners [...]
Why is it so Hard to Feed the Elderly?
Published May 16th, 2014
In a country as wealthy as the United States, one in twelve seniors does not have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other financial resources. They are food insecure.
I have several clients who have to make the choice between medication, transportation and food. When faced with a social security payment [...]
NSAID’S a cautionary tale
Published May 9th, 2014
Millions of Americans routinely take over the counter medications known as NSAIDs which stands for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). These anti-inflammatory medications come under the brand and generic names;
Ibuprofen (e.g. brand names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin)
Naproxen (e.g. brand names Aleve, Naprosyn)
COX-2 inhibitors (e.g. brand name Celebrex)
NSAIDs comprise a large class of drugs [...]