HN4U Blog
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 [...]
Preservation
Published October 8th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
Growing up in rural America you find yourself aware of the self-sufficiency of your neighbors. Especially as the dog days of summer weighing into the vivid days of autumn, the need to dry, freeze and can, becomes as evident as the seasonal changes.
Food preservation is a sign of independence, [...]
A Cast Iron Love Affair
Published October 8th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
Did you grow up with cast iron skillets in your home? Well I did, and still use them daily. This summer I had the opportunity to chat with two colleagues, one of them came to America from Hungary; Agnes recounted the story of throwing away her mother-in-laws cast iron when [...]
Food- a God Given Right?
Published August 12th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
I’ve tried folks – I really have to give you a break from the insanity of government regulations pertaining to health freedom. But time is of the essence and many wars have been lost from failure to recognize the importance of a given battle.
CODEX comes into full effect January [...]
Under Fire – Your Natural Health Freedoms
Published July 28th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD
On July 1, 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for complying with the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notification protocols required by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). This action will turn a notification system into an approval system – JUST LIKE DRUGS.
The current [...]
Woe to Walnuts
Published July 28th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, CHN, BCIH, CNC, CNW, CNH
The walnut is one of the special foods that have caught the attention of the FDA. I had hoped it was because of its shape resembling that of the human brain, but alas I was wrong.
Walnuts have joined the exclusive group of foods including [...]
Health Freedom ~Don’t Overlook It
Published May 18th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, CNC, BCIH, CNW, CNH
When it comes to health freedom and the encroachment on our rights from an agency we automatically think of the FDA, but in truth they are nothing more than puppet giving a performance. It is through the workings of less visible groups funded by large multinational [...]
ADHD a label gone wrong
Published May 18th, 2011
by Tammera J. Karr, PhD, BCIH, CNC, CNW, CNH
I had the privilege of working with three hundred ADD/ADHD from 1998 through 2002; individuals and two remarkable healthcare providers. One of the most important things I learned from Dr. Daniel Thompson and Dr. Jessie Landsberg, was the importance of turning a “label” into a “Badge [...]