Food Inc. Heard of it? You Should.
check out the website and view the trailer here.
Alkaline Diet
Most of today’s diets tend to emphasize foods that have an ability to form acid in our bodies. Balancing those acidifying foods with those that alkalize or even consuming predominantly alkalizing foods can go a long way to making us healthier. The idea behind this diet is though homeostasis will maintain the blood pH relatively […]
Salmon – not so healthy?
Salmon is healthy and we should all eat more of it, right? It has healthy fats and is very versatile in the kitchen, so what’s not to like? Where the fish comes from, the methods from which it is raised and the detriment to the environment should change your thinking on ordering that slmon tonight. […]
Childhood Obesity for Sale
Childhood obesity for sale in public schools. Awesome editorial in the NY Times. Read the article here.
honeybees – why should we care that they are dying?
There is actually terminology for it – CCD Colony Collapse Disorder. Something is killing the honeybees around the world. In the past, beekeepers annually lost between 5 and 10% of their colonies. In 2007 that number rose to over 13% and last year to over 35%. Everybody immediately thinks of honey when they think of […]
Milk – Does a Body Good or Harm?
Should you drink your milk? Everyone from dairy advertisers to doctors and even your mom told you to “drink your milk it’s good for you.” Is that really sound advice concerning your health? The answer for most of us is no if our source of milk is the local megamart. Why? Milk is a […]
Nutrition + Children – When, What, and Why?
Children are our future. How to best provide the nutrients they need to grow into a successful capable version of that future. It’s not as daunting as it may seem. There seems to be a lot of debate about the need for supplementation in a child’s diet. Very simply, we would say that no supplementation […]
Great Article From New York Times on Organic and Locally Grown Foods
This is a great article that really highlights the delimmas we face and the hope there is to change the way the vast majority of people thinks about food and how our food is produced. By ANDREW MARTIN Published: March 21, 2009 ANAHEIM, Calif. AS tens of thousands of people recently strolled among booths of […]
Obamas to Plant Vegetable Garden at White House
By MARIAN BURROS Published: March 19, 2009 WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of the South Lawn on Friday to plant a vegetable garden, the first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets — the president does not like […]
the toxicity of food
Back during WWI and WWII the American government promoted “Victory Gardens” to reduce the pressure on public food supply. The gardens were also considered a “morale booster” by enabling the citizen to feel empowered by contributing to the war effort. This movement even found its way to Eleanor Roosevelt and the White House grounds. Today, […]
Essential Fatty Acids and Smarter Kids
Great report! http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/03/something-fishy-about-intelligence/
What’s Going on With Our Kids?
Recently a study was conducted by the CDC/NCHS which states that food allergies are on the increase in children, but experts are unsure of the cause. Why are our children, in this day and age of health, nutrition and exercise awareness, having an increase in all kinds of diseases, including those diseases that used to only affect […]