Blame it on Sugar "Sugar more addictive than drugs like heroin and cocaine." You've heard that, right? All our health issues are now blamed on sugar, if you believe the health gurus. Sugar is purported to be at the bottom of the obesity epidemic. And diabetes and...
Dr. Cheryl Kasdorf ND
Better than Caffeine
Better Than Caffeine What could possibly be better than caffeine for productivity? Whether it is in your favorite style of coffee, diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, or an energy drink, it wakes you up, makes you more alert, gets you moving faster. All factors for greater...
Carbonated Water – benefit, burp, or bloat?
I am a fan of carbonated water, so I had to find out if I am harming myself by drinking it. I have developed ideas of why I may crave it, so I set myself to checking it out. What is it? Carbonated water is also called fizzy water or sparkling water. It is simply water...
8 Keys to Unhappiness
8 Keys to Unhappiness Yes, that's right - unhappiness. If this gets your attention, you are not alone. Sometimes we pay more attention to something that we don't want, that we want to get away from, than what we want. I laughed hard when I heard these keys from my...
Quit Trying to Change Yourself
Quit Trying to Change Yourself Compare the simple splendor of a rose in bloom with the tensions and restlessness of your daily life. The Rose The rose is perfectly content to be itself. There is not the slightest urge to be a peach blossom or a daffodil or a bird. It...
Beware Reductionism!
The reductionist model that is based in scientific materialism is so ingrained in our culture, that I bet you don't see it in all the places it exists. All too often patients ask me what herb or homeopathic remedy is for "x" disease. That is reductionist thinking at...
Down the road at 80 mph
Being with the scenery as it passed by the windows on the way to California and back: One terrain transitions into the next, always surprising with what comes next. The moon sets, the sky is clear in Arizona. Clouds appear as California immerses us. Both the clouds...
Show Up for a Great Life
Show Up for a Great Life Do you feel like your life is too busy and it’s hard to find time for what is most important to you? For example, if you decided to start a new health regime . . . did you actually start it? How long did you keep it up? Let's look at what led...
Get Vitamin D from the Sun today!
Get Vitamin D from the Sun today! Yes, unless there is cloud cover, today (March 6th) is the first day this year that the sun is high enough above my location in Cottonwood, AZ so that the rays that initiate the production of vitamin d in my skin will do so...