HN4U Blog
Now Let Me Get this Straight…
Published December 23rd, 2013
Warning I found My Soap Box:
The Case Against Multivitamins Grows Stronger, by Nancy Shute, December 17, 2013. Now as informed readers, you are well educated on the dangers of believing the mainstream press. Just the same, some of you may have seen these stories and stopped taking your vitamins or wondered if you are [...]
DNA Testing – Do You Have the Right to Know?
Published December 11th, 2013
Several years ago I was introduced to the budding genetic testing industry. This intrigued me, and I thought about the possibilities of what could happen to Autism, ADD/ADHD, heart disease and other chronic illness or disorders, if young individuals were able to take something as simple as B vitamins to improve methylation. Today because of [...]
Did You Know?
Published December 3rd, 2013
For the next few weeks I’m going to try and keep things light…after all it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas outside my house.
So Here Goes – Did You Know
Cranberries- You can bounce and dribble a fully ripe cranberry.
- New England sailors ate cranberries to fend off scurvy, [...]
Marshmallows and Gummy Bears
Published November 11th, 2013
There are all kinds of allergies today to foods other than nuts, eggs and shellfish. As it turns out your child’s gummy vits or those marshmallows in the holiday pistachio salad may be someone’s undoing.
This last week a study headline caught my attention: “Allergic to Gummy Bears? Be Cautious Getting the Flu Shot” [...]
The Boogie Man Alzheimer’s
Published October 29th, 2013
Next to cancer, Alzheimer’s scares more Americans than any other illness.
A research team out of the University of Florida, noticed one day something odd – “They asked patients to sniff a dab of peanut butter during a routine test of cranial nerve function. Later, the team wondered if it could help them determine [...]
Best Broccoli Soup Ever
Published October 1st, 2013
My son has been told ever since he was a little boy – “you better learn to cook, because the likelihood of finding a girl to cook for you is slim.” Personally, I think everyone needs to learn to cook regardless of age or sex. Too many times I have met elderly men who eat [...]
A Thought About Beer?
Published August 27th, 2013
Labor Day weekend is here and with it some of the last big barbeques of the summer. Those who are not out bow hunting are maybe thinking about salmon fishing and the fall hunting season. What do these events have in common with the last big barbeque of the year? Well from the volume of [...]
To Heirloom or Modern. That is the Question
Published August 5th, 2013
Consumers are encountering more varieties of produce, some are labeled heirloom, others are organic, hybrids, or who knows it just came off a tree or showed up at the office varieties.
For those brave enough to try new or different, you might find those heirloom purple potatoes are richer tasting; others might enjoy the [...]
Thoughts by the Lake
Published July 29th, 2013
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCIH, BCHN, Certified Gluten Practitioner
I am very fortunate to live within walking distance of a small lake, especially when it is overly warm – ok down right hot. Almost daily I take girl dog Sadie down to dibble her toes in the water. As an Aussie the idea of [...]
Eggs’ Are They Good For You?
Published July 29th, 2013
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCIH, BCHN, Certified Gluten Practitioner
Eggs are one of those foods we have been eating forever… eggs Benedict, deviled eggs, egg salad, boiled, fried, scrambled and poached eggs; yet modern times have put the health benefits of eggs into question. Recently NPR posted a story about the color of eggs [...]