HN4U Blog
Adventures with Sadie
Published February 27th, 2012
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
Health is affected by many things – one of those is pets. Not everyone is well suited to having a pet; some may have severe allergies that prevent them from having the standard dog or cat. There is no denying the importance of pets for not only our [...]
Top 10 Immunity-Boosting Foods
Published January 26th, 2012
by Erin McKinney, FNP
Guest Contributor
When it comes to fighting the common cold and flu with natural ingredients, there are a few vitamins and minerals that many doctors recommend including in your diet. Rather than taking lots of supplements each day, certain foods provide you with these immunity-boosting nutrients. If you want to avoid [...]
Winter Solstice
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
As December 21st approaches we see the years shortest day pass, for those with SAD-seasonal affective disorder it means every day following the winter solstice will be a little longer and that spring is only weeks away. Yes I’m an optimist, ignoring the long days of fog, rain and gray. [...]
Building Pressure
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
This last week I had one client come in and share how their blood pressure was way too high after getting upset over a work issue – Another client who thrives on stress or so they think, has on several occasions been taken to the ER for heart attack symptoms; [...]
Crimson Beet
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
Fall and early winter are the time of year root crops like carrots, turnips and beets come into their own. I never have thought much about beets… the only thing I found appealing about them was their exquisite crimson red color. This year however I decided to look at this [...]
Breast Cancer
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD.
This article is dedicated to those of my clients who are daily living with breast cancer and the health options made available to them. All of them have faced their fears with courage, proving that women are far from being the weaker sex.
“Courage is the art of being the [...]
A New Kind Of Vegetable?
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
On many evenings I listen to NPR news while driving part of the way home, this means twice a week I hear the news and invariably it takes me the rest of the week to get my blood pressure under control. This last Tuesday I learned the reasons why one [...]
At it Again-be Warned
Published December 22nd, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
I look forward to the holidays, my efforts to provide you with warm uplifting holiday cheer however is on hold this week as our illustrious congressmen are at it again – hoping we are all having dreams of health freedom dancing in our heads while we sleep.
Senator [...]
Yule Tide Nummies
Published December 22nd, 2011
By Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCHN, BCIH
As with most, our family has traditional holiday foods we look forward to, on Christmas eve my mother would serve oyster stew, and on new year’s it was black-eyed peas and ham for good luck. Others in my family may have made tamales like my great aunt, using [...]
Paying the Price
Published October 8th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
I made the mistake of checking the news – are you ready? It all started with my receiving the October LifeExtention magazine (lef.org) and reading William Faloon’s article on “How Regulation of Medicine is Bankrupting the United States”. Next came an insightful conversation with my Aunt, we should all learn [...]