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Years ago, now about 25 or more, I started a Green Living program.  Since that time hundreds of others have decided its okay to use the leaflady's terminology.  Not sure that I mind this, but I am from a time when courtesy dictated at least asking first. HERB DAY 2012   I have noticed too that a few of my original garden recipes have appeared here and there without proper attribution. I am sorry to say that today people take this sort of thing for granted.  I think getting information to people is good but in what context and at what price? If you are interested in getting away from toxic garden sprays then My Happy Garden is for you.  If you're needing a nudge to get a garden going no matter how small the space, then My Medicine Garden is for you. I do have a few of the original artsy copies of the individual books but now, thanks to digital publishing the two are combined, along with a Garden Notes section for you to keep a mini journal on your progress. Fin...

Reading this pleases me because I have for decades raised this issue with clients who are being improperly counseled by their health providers about critical health concerns.  In one case the person's did not get her doctor's attention until the TSH   result was pushing 10. And not only had this been over the current high range of 3.0 for years, they kept pushing statin drugs because her c holesterol level kept going up and they ignored the patients requests for proper testing. I see it getting worse as there is more exposure to fluoride in water, food, and drugs, but also with more exposure to electromagenetic fields, more microwaved food, and increased mobile use. More ‘aggressive’ thyroid management may help reduce risk of heart disease THYROID Thyroid Awareness   Listen to our thyroid discussion on   BTR A new issue of  herbal YODA Says!  with a focus on "Weighty Issues" was published on January 5.  Don't miss future issues: Subscribe today....

Not too many days ago I wrote an article for my column on Health & Politics at Sinclair News .  I had been waiting for the results of Andrew Breitbart's autopsy because an earlier commenter claimed that no one dies at age 43 from heart disease. Certainly this is well known to be untrue. Drugs cause problems, and now it seems that my concern over lack of training in the last decade or so for doctors and specialists has found support. You can learn a lot more about prevention from material posted on my website  to help you and perhaps some of these doctors in training learn more about this most important sector of health care. The 2012 edition of my 2005 book, Blood Pressure Care Naturally , is now available.  This little book, the first in my Road To Health Natural Care Series, has been useful to hundreds, patients and providers alike. One of the key areas is the section on vitamins and minerals.  This point is more pronounced today coming from a new scientific st...

herbalYODA Says! EarthDay 2012 Volume 8, Number 3, April 2012

April 22, 2012 -  Earth Day: A day without wireless Wireless devices damage the environment in many different ways. Wireless devices are energy hogs. For instance, it takes three times as much energy to make a simple phone call on a cellphone compared to a landline ( http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/06/embodied-energy-of-digital-technology.html#more ). Wireless internet access requires far more energy than fiber optic internet access. Fiber optic internet access to the premises is the state-of-the-art gold standard in broadband. Used with hardwired modems, it is the most energy efficient, highest speed, highest capacity, and most reliable option for broadband. Furthermore, it is safe and secure. Use of energy-wasting wireless devices, therefore, accelerates the environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal coal mining ( http://ilovemountains.org /), tar sands oil extraction ( http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/canadian-oil-sands/kunzig-text ), and fracking ( h...

Life Extension provides this article about a nutrient mix of 30 ingredients proven in studies to have effective anti aging and overall health benefits. Ginger root extract, ginseng, and the mineral selenium meet the criteria in all five categories: Oxidant stress, Inflammation, Mitochondrial function, Insulin resistance, and Membrane integrity.   This article appears in the May 2012 issue.