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The Quarantine Fifteen

Susan LeDoux Posted on March 21, 2021 by Susan LeDouxMarch 21, 2021

Hopefully, we will soon put this pandemic in our collective rear-view mirror, put the pedal to the medal, and reclaim our lives. Three cliches aside, many of us have a little souvenir from our quarantine days. There’s a little bit … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged better choices, choices, empty calories, fats, food choices, fruits, quarantime, quarantine fifteen, vegetables, weight gain | 2 Replies

Qigong (“She Gong”)

Susan LeDoux Posted on February 20, 2021 by Susan LeDouxFebruary 20, 2021

Today, as I look out at a foot of snow and ice, I thought I would sample Qigong and Yoga to get the body moving indoors. My neighbor is a fan of  Qigong Baden-Baden and sent me a link. I … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged exercise, movement, Qigong, well being, Yoga | 4 Replies

Truth and Lies

Susan LeDoux Posted on February 6, 2021 by Susan LeDouxFebruary 6, 2021

When I was in nursing school, we had to write up “bib cards.” We went to our medical library, selected an article to read, jotted down its salient points, and cited its bibliographic information. Bib cards —you could trust that … Continue reading →

Posted in body&soul | Tagged Covid, facts, health care, house divided, lies, mask wearing, pandemic, science, truth, vaccination | 2 Replies

My Battle with Hypothyroidism

Susan LeDoux Posted on December 27, 2020 by Susan 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

Susan LeDoux Posted on November 29, 2020 by Susan 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

Susan LeDoux Posted on November 1, 2020 by Susan 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

Susan LeDoux Posted on October 4, 2020 by Susan 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?

Susan LeDoux Posted on September 6, 2020 by Susan 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?

Susan LeDoux Posted on August 9, 2020 by Susan 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”

Susan LeDoux Posted on July 12, 2020 by Susan 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

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