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Supplements I Use to Reduce Estrogen Dominance
by Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019 As women reach middle age, we begin to experience changes in our bodies, emotions, moods; from peri-menopause, through menopause and into post-menopause. The common thread that links these changes — and underlies many … Continue reading
Supplements and Whole Foods I Use in My Morning Smoothie
By Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019. This was originally part of my article on Cat’s Kitchen, Supplements I Use. But that article was getting too long, so I moved the section on my Morning Smoothie to this article. For … Continue reading
Supplements I Use
By Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019, May 2021, June 2022, Jan 2023. Note: I have several articles in the “Tinctures” section below that are from my old iWeb site; I need to move those to Cat’sKitchen, and replace the … Continue reading
Inositol, Choline and Insulin Resistance
By Cat, May 2019; updates in 2020, 2022 and 2023 Insulin resistance is a metabolic disorder that is the precursor to Type-2 Diabetes. It means that the insulin receptors on cell walls no longer respond to insulin, starving the cells … Continue reading
Braised Spring Vegetables, with Herbs
By Cat, May 2019 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons, and below left from Wikimedia Commons) Over the years of testing others’ advice on how to prepare vegetables, especially leafy greens: raw, steamed, and boiled, I eventually reverted to the method … Continue reading
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Supplements, Herbs for Insulin Resistance (IR)
by Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019 Healthful meals are comprised of whole foods as much as possible, especially fresh (or home canned/frozen) organic or biodynamic foods grown by someone you know. It means avoiding prepared and processed foods (commercially … Continue reading
Supplements vs Whole Foods (Intro)
by Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019 I don’t intend to suggest that taking supplements can provide the same health benefits as eating healthful meals made from whole foods. Supplements are intended to support our health when there is a dietary … Continue reading
The Vital Importance of Sunlight
by Cat, March 2008; updated April 2019 While sunlight is not part of a diet that you ingest, it is a vitally important part of your body’s overall diet, and how much sunlight you get affects every aspect of your … Continue reading
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Magnesium Chloride, 80% solution
By Cat, 2019; Image, right, from Step to Health (8) In my article Minerals: Magnesium (About) I discuss why magnesium is so important, foods that are high in magnesium, and supplemental forms of magnesium. In this article, I dig deeper … Continue reading
Minerals: Magnesium (About)
by Cat, July, 2007; Updated Aug 2017 re: “chew chew chew” for mineral absorption. Image, right, from Step to Health (8); updated Aug ’22 re: research concerning magnesium deficiency (from a Nobel-Prize-winning research project) Magnesium is a very important mineral for … Continue reading