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August 04, 2009 Terrible Toxins 3:  Phthalates – Cosmetic Conundrum   Competency # 18  Environmental Toxins             Reference: The Body Toxic by Nena Baker, Published by Farrar, Strauss 2008   Here is where Europe and America really differ.  Our FDA has very little authority over what is in “personal toiletries” whereas the Europeans have a “safety”… Continue reading Terrible Toxins 3: Phthalates – Cosmetic Conundrum

August 02, 2009 Terrible Toxins 2  Atrazine:  How to Make Boy Frogs into Girl Frogs   Competency # 18  Environmental Toxins.               Reference: The Body Toxic by Nena Baker, Published by Farrar, Strauss 2008   Canada has banned it, so has Europe.  We know that those two have regulatory agencies that work from the… Continue reading Atrazine: How to Make Boy Frogs into Girl Frogs

July 27, 2009 Terrible Toxins 1   Competency # 18 TOXINS                           Reference: The Body Toxic by Nena Baker, Published by Farrar, Strauss 2008   Ever heard the phrase, “Better Living Through Chemistry?” Of course, you have.  I’ve said it many times to myself as I gulp a… Continue reading Terrible Toxins

July 07, 2009 Demon Dialogues:  The Trenches of Marital Combat   Competency # 22 Social Wellness and Friendships Reference: Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson.   When a baby cries, parental adults who have bonded with that child just cannot resist. They do anything to stop the baby from crying.  They bend over and pick the baby up.   They touch. They… Continue reading Demon Dialogues: The Trenches of Marital Combat

July 01, 2009 De-Escalating the Protest Polka   Competency # 22 Social Wellness and Friendships                  Reference: Sue Johnson’s Hold Me Tight – Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love   The Protest Polka is one of Sue Johnson’s “Demon Dialogues”.   It goes like this:  “You are working too hard”  (a protest).   “But, I’ve… Continue reading De-Escalating the Protest Polka

June 24, 2009 Phosphorus: The Under-appreciated Limit to Life   Competency # 16 Minerals                  Reference: Resource:  Scientific American  June 2009 10-10-10.  I’m looking for fertilizer for my houseplants and my garden.  I want to be self-sufficient and have my own garden.  I need some chemicals to make my garden… Continue reading Phosphorus: The Under-appreciated Limit to Life

June 24, 2009 Sugar and Your Arteries: Stiff and Tight!  Competency # 10 Glycemic Index and #11 Sugar                  Reference: Lavi et al Jr of the Am Card Assoc 2009;53:2283   This is a very important study and extremely important for us to understand.  A group from Tel Aviv conducted a… Continue reading Sugar and Your Arteries: Stiff and Tight!

June 17, 2009 D-Mannose: Natural Cure for Bladder Infections   Competency # 11 Sugar.                       Reference: Berry et al, Infect Immun. 2009 May 18,  Suzanne Sommers, Breakthrough, 2008   Did you know that most bladder infections are caused by the bacteria E. coli?  Yes, the same kind that occasionally makes… Continue reading D-Mannose: Natural Cure for Bladder Infections

June 10, 2009 If You Eat Food…You Have to See This One   Competency # 19  Food Safety Reference:         Reference:  Movie titled, “Food, Inc”   Do you have the fantasy that your chicken comes from a lovely little family farm down the road?  Do you see the picture on your yogurt and think that… Continue reading If You Eat Food…You Have to See This One

June 01, 2009 Fifty Ways to Meet Your Lover   Competency # 11 Sugar                 Reference: Google: “Names for Sugar”   We love sugar.  Our tongues have receptors for sugar.  Our brain puts out endorphins when we eat sugar.  Throughout our evolution, sweet meant valuable nutrition that was safe to… Continue reading Fifty Ways to Meet Your Lover – Names for Sugar