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My Battle with Hypothyroidism

Sue LeDoux Posted on December 27, 2020 by Sue LeDouxDecember 27, 2020

It took over a year that included questioning my sanity, to finally prove I had an underactive thyroid gland. You would think that diagnosis would be a slam-dunk, but apparently it can be elusive. That I did not exhibit symptoms … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged diagnosis, hypothyroidism, iodine, sea vegetables, seaweed, selenium, zinc | 2 Replies

Salt of the Earth

Sue LeDoux Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sue LeDouxNovember 29, 2020

I was shopping with my husband in the “healthy” grocery store food section. Trying to be helpful, Gene drew my attention to delicious looking items that were either too high in sugar, fat, or salt. Even non-GMO, organic, foods can … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged eliminating salt, kidneys, memory, potassium chloride, salt, sodium, sodium chloride, too much salt, vision | 8 Replies

Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees

Sue LeDoux Posted on November 1, 2020 by Sue LeDouxNovember 1, 2020

As a woman “of a certain age” married to someone of an even higher “certain” age, I find that galloping entropy has taken over our lives. Since entropy (that unrelenting decreasing functioning of just about every body part), has reared … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged cost of health care, health care, health care coverage, holistic, medical care, medical specialists, reductionist thinking | 4 Replies

The Shot Felt Around the World

Sue LeDoux Posted on October 4, 2020 by Sue LeDouxOctober 4, 2020

No doubt the world is hoping for that magic bullet, that shot in the arm, more quickly than ever as now we learn President Trump is hospitalized with Covid -19. Clearly this novel virus can even break through the protective … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged Covid-19, herd immunity, immunity, politics, President Trump, treatments, Vaccine, vaccine development | 4 Replies

Why These Sources?

Sue LeDoux Posted on September 6, 2020 by Sue LeDouxSeptember 6, 2020

They say when you do research and repeatedly discover information you already know, you are probably becoming knowledgeable about your topic. There may be more to learn, but at least you know you are on the right track. I find … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged conflicting research, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Greger, Dr. Neal Bernard, medical research, plant based, sources, whle food | 2 Replies

Are There Perks to Coffee Drinking?

Sue LeDoux Posted on August 9, 2020 by Sue LeDouxAugust 9, 2020

I felt mightily deprived when I transitioned to a whole food, plant-based diet. I imagined a nasty gremlin sitting across the table from me, pulling away my favorite foods. Goodbye steak, goodbye sour cream-laden baked potato, so long cheesy pizza … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged best way to prepare coffee, coffee, coffee and disease, coffee drinking, energy, mental acuity | 4 Replies

What’s the Scoop on the Poop? – Highlights of the Documentary, “Cowspiracy”

Sue LeDoux Posted on July 12, 2020 by Sue LeDouxJuly 12, 2020

Are we headed for extinction by global warming in the next hundred years? The documentary, Cowspiracy, points to our addiction to meat, and the way we raise livestock to feed that craving, as one of our greatest threats. Producers Kip … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged dead zones, global warning, land degradation, land for corn and soy, land use, methane, pollution, raising livestock, resource consumption, water management | 4 Replies

A Gut Check

Sue LeDoux Posted on June 14, 2020 by Sue LeDouxJune 14, 2020

“I have a gut feeling he’s lying.” Do you listen to your gut feelings, or do you ignore them and rely more on logic? Science tells us these gut checks are a function of our brains working with our bodies … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged body and soul connection, emotional health, feelings, helath, nerves, resilience, social, stress | 4 Replies

A Look at Mesothelioma

Sue LeDoux Posted on May 17, 2020 by Sue LeDouxMay 17, 2020

Cancer- causing toxins and pollutants surround us, and play a huge role in cancer formation. We now know that asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, a cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, the abdomen, sometimes the tissue surrounding the heart, … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged caregiving for mesothelioma, clinics, compensation for mesothelioma, mesothelioma, Pericardial mesothelioma, Peritoneal mesothelioma, physicians, Pleural mesethelioma, veternas benefits | 4 Replies

A Challenging Summer

Sue LeDoux Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sue LeDouxApril 19, 2020

Cars line up for miles as hundreds inch their way to receive boxes of food to feed their families for a week. At the same time, farmers leave their crops to rot for lack of a sufficient market. There is … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged Community supported agriculture, CSA, farmers, farms, food security, scarcity, vegetable gardens, vegetables | 4 Replies

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