Category Archives: Health

Supplements I Use to Reduce Estrogen Dominance

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Cat

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

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Cat

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

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Cat

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

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Cat

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)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Cat

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)

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Cat

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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Magnesium Chloride, 80% solution

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Cat

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 →

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Minerals: Magnesium (About)

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Cat

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 →

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Minerals

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Cat

by Cat,  July, 2007; Updated Aug 2017 re: “chew chew chew” for mineral absorption; updated May 2019; updateOct 2019, re: iodine, sources to avoid What is a mineral, from a nutrient perspective? Wikipedia (6C) states, “As a group, minerals are … Continue reading →

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MTHFR Gene Mutation: Dietary and Testing Recommendations

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  Aug 12, 2017; updated May 4, 2019 The MTHFR gene is important because it is involved in the necessary conversion of  one amino acid to another: from homocysteine to methionine. The gene mutation means this conversion is … Continue reading →

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