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Category Archives: Health
Insulin Resistance and the Leptin Connection
This article, originally written in Aug 2007 and updated 4/1/21, has been moved from my old iWeb site; it is my intent to move all my remaining insulin resistance articles; see Diet and Health Menu under “Insulin” for list of these articles … Continue reading
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Tagged adiponectin, insulin resistance, leptin, type-2 diabetes
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Important nutrients: we may not get enough
By Cat, Jan 14, 2021 The following information is from an email I received from Ocean Robbins. He opens his discussion with the following: “A predominantly plant-based diet can be a nutrient powerhouse. Filling your plate with a wide array … Continue reading
Homemade Cat Food: Canned/Pre-cooked Fish
By Cat, May 2020 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) After reading a Mercola article about the importance of serving homemade food for your pets (9), I’ve decided to introduce homemade cat food to my elderly cats. I prefer making food … Continue reading
Homemade Cat-food (About)
By Cat, May 10, 2020 I’ve been feeding my cats both canned cat food and kibble over the years; I prefer canned food because it provides moisture they need, but they prefer kibble. Recently my Charlie cat (black and white … Continue reading
Fat Soluble Vitamin K
By Cat, June 2007; Updated June 2019 Dr Weston Price, a dentist who studied indigenous people around the world, found that primitive peoples all had a diet rich in fat soluble vitamins, whether they ate largely meat, fish, or vegetables. These … Continue reading
Fat-Soluble Vitamin F
By Cat, June 2019 Vitamin F is another name for essential fatty acids; see my post: Essential Fatty Acids: A Case of Balance for more about these essential fatty acids. Early in the research of Dr. Weston A. Price, he discovered a … Continue reading
Fat Soluble Vitamin E
By Cat, June 2007; Updated June 2019 There are two main types in the fat-soluble vitamin E family: tocopherols and tocotrienols, each of which is divided into four sub-types: alpha, beta, gamma and delta, for a total of 8 sub-types in … Continue reading
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Fat Soluble Vitamin D
By Cat, June 2007; Updated May 2019 It is difficult to talk about Vitamin D without also discussing Vitamin A, as they are so intricately linked, metabolically, and are both fat soluble. Unfortunately, combining them in one article made it too … Continue reading
Fat Soluble Vitamin A
By Cat, June 2007; Updated May 2019 It is difficult to talk about Vitamin A without also discussing Vitamin D, as they are so intricately linked, metabolically, and are both fat soluble. Unfortunately, combining them in one article made it too … Continue reading