Elizabeth Yarnell's Blog, page 22
February 12, 2013
How Safe Are Your Personal Care Products?
If you’re an average woman, between skin care, hair care, and cosmetics you probably use around twelve products each day. These twelve products likely contain around 168 ingredients. If you’re not aware and alert, many common cosmetic and skin care products that you use every day may be full of carcinogens, hormone disruptors, irritants, and [...]
February 11, 2013
Take Every Day Steps to Avoid Coming Down with the Flu
Last week, CBS channel 4 visited my house to film my best tips for keeping your house flu- and sickness-free. This follows my series over the last month or two of flu avoidance, prevention and treatment strategies. It was fun, and I hope you find it useful as we make our way toward the end [...]
February 8, 2013
Gluten-free Pasta with Kale Pesto
Last night I had a hankering for pesto. I fell in love with pesto during the year I spent eating my way through Italy, and my friend Gregorio taught me the simple formula for a delicious pesto out of a variety of ingredients rather than just the traditional ones. Traditionally, pesto involves toasted and crushed [...]
February 7, 2013
A Cuppa Tea: the Antidote to Stress
I’ve always loved the British tradition of pausing for a cup of tea in the late afternoon as a break in the day to relax and release stress. It turns out that compounds in green and black tea chemically help you de-stress and studies have shown that tea drinkers are less stressed than non-tea drinkers. [...]
February 6, 2013
Natural Treatments for Croup
Question: I’m pretty sure my 2 yr old has croup. Coughs like a barking seal at night in bed, but is better during the day. Any advice on treatments or things that ease symptoms? Thanks. Croup is always identified by that distinctive seal-like barking cough, and is easy to come by for young kids in [...]
February 5, 2013
Can Food Sensitivities Cause Behavior Changes?
Lately I’ve been fielding a number of questions from mothers who wonder if their child’s unpleasant or unacceptable behavior could stem from something they are eating. My answer is always a resounding YES! Yes, food sensitivities can cause behavior changes including tantrums, aggression, irritability, mood swings, excitability, inability to concentrate, inconsolable crying, fatigue, lethargy, inability [...]
February 4, 2013
The Value of Food Sensitivity Testing
When I came across your website I was so relieved to find that there may be hope for me, but then saw what you charge and I realised that you are just out to make a huge profit off of others pain and illness. Who do you think can actually afford almost $1000 for a [...]
January 30, 2013
A New Danger In the Fish We Eat: Plastics
We’ve been warned for years about rising mercury levels in predator fish such as tuna and mahi-mahi, but now they’re identifying a new danger in fish as the oceans become full of plastic debris. It turns out that the fish are eating the plastic garbage and the PCBs and chemicals in the plastics are integrating [...]
January 29, 2013
Girl Scout Cookies… Curse Them!
Like anyone else who grew up in America, I’ve looked forward to and enjoyed the annual appearance of Girl Scout Cookies. Heck, I even sold a bunch of boxes when I donned that green sash myself in elementary school. But, now that I am a label-reader, these cookies break my heart for what’s in them. [...]
January 28, 2013
How to Stop A Dog From Itching
It seems as if more and more dogs are having sensitivities these days, just as it seems like more and more people are suffering from undiagnosed sensitivities. In dogs, sensitivities can manifest as excessive itching, often to the point where there are bald, raw, irritated spots. Constant chasing of his own tail, tremendous anxiety, and [...]
