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 […]
Even if the ice cream only contains 5 ingredients instead of 10 or more, it is still not the better choice than say, a banana with one ingredient “banana.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040603703.html
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 […]
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 […]
There is a “new” study out by the National Cancer Institute stating that “Men and women who eat higher amounts of red meat and processed meat have a higher risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and other causes compared to those who eat less, according to a new study.” Report This information is widely known […]
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 […]
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, […]
Seems like there has been a surge lately in the popularity of Probiotics and Prebiotics. As a result we now see commercials for foods and medications with “Probiotics” in them. We have been touting the benefits of both Probiotics and Prebiotics for years. Here’s why… Probiotics are bacteria, actual living organisms that are useful and […]
Cleansing or Detoxing (as some people refer to it) is the process of removing unwanted and unusable chemicals from the tissues of your body. Your body is constantly working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year cleansing and removing unwanted particles from its cells (the popular terminology “free radicals” sound […]