HN4U Blog
Fall, Foods & Camping
Published October 29th, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
As I write this article, I am getting ready to head off for a medical conference and a few days of camping along the way. This is also fall hunting season in the Pacific NW, hunting season does not always involve a gun, but it always involves food… What is [...]
Don’t throw out the Egg’s
Published September 29th, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
On Aug 14 2012, a study was released that stated “Eggs Are Nearly as Bad for Your Arteries as Cigarettes”, this study was quickly disseminated over the vast media waves as “the gospel according to medicine and science”. I’m about to illustrate to you hopefully this study is full of [...]
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 [...]
Your Gallbladder
Published September 12th, 2012
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD., BCHN ©2012
Did you know you can have gall bladder stones after having your gallbladder removed? It’s true for all those individuals out there who have had their gallbladder removed, you can still develop stones in the ducts that lead to the gall bladder from the liver. Your gallbladder is [...]
LDL Cholesterol & Frustration
Published June 18th, 2012
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD., BCHN ©2012
The old adage “if you wait long enough they will change their mind” is certainly true when it comes to medicine. The problem is how many of us have 75 years on average to wait for the Medical system to catch up on their own research and change [...]
Mold and Your Health
Published June 18th, 2012
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD., BCHN, BCIH ©2012
While we were preparing our new office location, it became apparent soon enough dry rot, black mold, asbestos and paint fumes were going to be a problem. As someone with environmental allergies and chemical sensitivity, I try to pay attention to the potential dangers I am exposing [...]
B12 Deficiency-Affects 43% of those over 65
Published June 18th, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
In May of 2012 I attended the National Association of Nutritional Professionals (NANP) Conference in San Francisco. The first day of the conference I heard from an emergency room nurse- Sally Pacholok, RN, BSN and co-author of the book, Could it be B12? An epidemic of misdiagnosis. The [...]
Putting on the Irish
Published March 22nd, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCIH, BCHN
Family traditions are strange and sometimes wonderful things. As a kid the night of St. Patrick ’s Day meant putting out a saucer of milk for the little people, so we would have good luck and no mischief through the spring and summer months. Now this was not [...]
Bacon Not What It Used To Be
Published March 22nd, 2012
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH ©2012
The pig dates back 40 million years to fossils which indicate wild pig-like animals roamed forests and swamps in Europe and Asia. By 4900 B.C. pigs were domesticated in China, and were being raised in Europe by 1500 B.C. On the insistence of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus [...]
Absurdity in the News
Published March 22nd, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
Even though I have been enjoying the freedom of a dog’s life of late, I am still stunned by the absurdity of what is going on with government over-stepping, ineptness and corruption.
The recent story of a preschoolers lunch being confiscated by a state agent who was inspecting [...]