Category Archives: Diet

Vitamins (Intro)

By Cat, June 2007; updated May 2019 Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body needs but cannot make – it doesn’t have the enzymes – so they must be obtained in our diet, or made by a healthy microbiome. In … Continue reading

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Weight Problems: Obesity 102

By Cat, June 2007; updated October 2007; updated May 2019 What if the medical and pharmaceutical industries have it wrong about obesity? What if it indicates a metabolic problem that can be resolved by increasing dietary fats for energy, while decreasing … Continue reading

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The Rising Cost of Milk

By Cat, originally on my old blog, June 2, 2007; moved to Cat’s Kitchen May 2019; image, right, from D. Morgan, used with permission. Did you catch “Will Milk Become America’s New Oil?” AP article in your local paper this … Continue reading

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Does Commercial, Ultra-pasteurized Milk Make You Sick?

By Cat, originally on my old blog, September 25, 2007 (original source of photo, right, has been lost; this is a copy from my old blog) Back in the 1950s when I was a kid, a refrigerator without milk, butter, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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