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The Importance of Dietary Magnesium

by Catherine Haug, December 26, 2012 (originally written for The EssentiaList) Last year (2011) I wrote His & Hers: Matters of the Heart (5) about my Christmas 2010 heart attack (6/19/21 I copied that article to CatsKitchen, per link above). I had all … Continue reading

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Depression and Anxiety (Notes)

By Catherine Haug, June 2021 In March 2021, I was exposed to COVID, and my immune system did its best to combat it. My symptoms were minimal: mild sinus headaches, tiredness/sleepiness. After 5-6 days, all but the sleepiness were gone. … Continue reading

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Afghani Roht (a sweet bread)

By Catherine, May, 2021. Photo, right, from Vedic Healing (6) When I lived in Portland OR, there were several restaurants I loved that served SW Asian foods (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc.), but I’d never had Afghani roht, which is a type … Continue reading

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IR-Hormone Imbalance – I: Hormones and Body-Weight Issues

By Catherine Haug, April 28, 2021 I’ve had insulin resistance since my early 20s (50+ years ago), causing carvings for sugar, and a build-up of excess fat in my belly area. And now I’m beginning to learn that other hormones … Continue reading

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Insulin: Master Regulator

By Catherine M. Haug,  Moved from Syndrome-X article February 2007; moved and updated April 2021. Insulin is well known as the pancreatic hormone that regulates blood sugar, as well as other less-known responsibilities that are discussed in this article. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Hormone Imbalance – II: Links to Videos

By Catherine M. Haug, November 2015; updated and moved April 2021 Includes: Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo’s Hormone Imbalance videos and related e-books (pdf) Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo’s Elixers See also (this site):  article series about Insulin Resistance (see Diet and Health Menu, under … Continue reading

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Insulin Resistance: Controlling & Reversing

by Catherine M. Haug,  January 2007; reorganized and updated February 2007; updated and moved to Cat’s Kitchen April 19, 2021 Insulin resistance is a growing problem among humans; for many years, it was largely misunderstood by medical practitioners. But now, that’s … Continue reading

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Insulin Resistance: A Look at Causes

by Catherine M. Haug,  January 2007; updated February 2007 and April 2021 [note: red text indicates updates/changes yet to be made] Review “articles to study;” Diabetes Challenge – Dr MMurray; Review “Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy Induces Insulin Resistance by Activating … Continue reading

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Insulin Resistance: Leptin and Lectins

by Catherine M. Haug,  August 2007; updated April 2021 [note: red text indicates updates/changes yet to be made] Leptin is a hormone that signals: satiety–sense of fullness–as a signal to stop taking in food; and  hunger when fuel storage drops … Continue reading

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Introduction to Insulin, Insulin Resistance (IR) and Metabolic Syndrome

By Catherine Haug; Jan-Feb 2007, updated in Aug 2007, and moved/updated to Cat’s Kitchen on Mar 30, 2021. [note: red text indicates updates/changes yet to be made] See Diet and Health Menu under “Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome” for list of my … Continue reading

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