Posts by Kate

Summer Is in Full Bloom, but so Is Lyme Disease: 3 Natural Ways to Keep Ticks Away

Summer Is in Full Bloom, but so Is Lyme Disease: 3 Natural Ways to Keep Ticks Away

Bonjour! I hope you’re all doing well and getting some vitamin D-filled sun this summer! But just remember to watch out for ticks. Try these three remedies that keep ticks at bay. Ticks are everywhere nowadays. It’s kinda a bummer because the summer is the time for you to be outdoors to store up some vitamin D and immerse yourself in nature’s full glory. But there’s been an upswing in white-footed mice in the Northeast,...

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Welp. Pediatricians Are Saying Fruit Juice Is Bad for Kids

Welp. Pediatricians Are Saying Fruit Juice Is Bad for Kids

Here’s what we were all waiting for – an outright mess-up by doctors. Pediatricians have literally made an announcement telling parents not to let their kids drink fruit juice! If you’re a natural health fan, you’re probably shaking your head and throwing your hands up in the air like me. When Pediatricians Give the Wrong Advice in Public So here I was browsing through Google news again when this really ridiculous headline...

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Don’t Drink Pool Water, You Could End Up With Diarrhea for a Month!

Don’t Drink Pool Water, You Could End Up With Diarrhea for a Month!

This might sound scary, but there’s this parasite that can live in pool water for over a week. If you swallow it, you could find yourself suffering from diarrhea for 21 days. I was just going to hit the pool the other day when I saw this scary article! Health officials are worried that people are swallowing pool water and getting sick. It turns out that there are more and more outbreaks of infections from this one parasite that can thrive...

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If Your Doctor Is Older, You Could Die Faster

If Your Doctor Is Older, You Could Die Faster

Yep. The title is definitely clickbait – but it’s still somewhat true! Experts just found out that older doctors’ patients have higher mortality rates. I don’t usually go to the doctor, except for my yearly physical and infrequent mammograms. If you’re a natural health buff, you know how wrong doctors can be. I mean – they even tell people with acne that they can eat whatever they want. They also encourage cancer...

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Not Sleeping Enough Can Make Your Brain Eat Itself!

Not Sleeping Enough Can Make Your Brain Eat Itself!

Yet another interesting piece of research on sleep. It seems like researchers found that sleep deprivation can make your brain implode. Scary, yeah? Hello my loyal readers! Today I woke up pretty early because I had an awesome hike planned out down a canyon and up the bay. I had it all planned so that I could leave and get to the top to watch the sunrise, then steadily head to the bay under the soft, orange glow of early morning. When I got...

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