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Category - Diet and Nutrition
Yin and Yang for the Health of It
Most people focus on keeping calories and fat low or one particular aspect of how a food affects your health (eating fish will help prevent a heart attack). While this is true, my philosophy expands on this to include more of an...
Parents Beware Everything You Say Is Being Recorded
Yes. Everything you say is being recorded by your kids. I know thin is in but I had a very disturbing conversation with a first grade teacher. She tells me that her students bring in 100 calorie snack packs and talk about how the...
Save Yourself From Dieting No No's
Moving into February do not lose motivation with your healthy eating New Year's resolutions. Here's 50 quick tips to help keep you going, . I'm sure you can find one or two that work for you. When you peel away the bells and...
What Are Your Trigger Foods?
I bet you can name a few triggers that can set off an avalanche of unwanted indulgences. In order to avoid pulling the trigger to a diet disaster, read more...
Andrew Weil:"Saturated Fat IS NOT associated with an...
For many years I've been trying to educate people on the importance of fat in our diets. I try to explain that, one, fat is not the devil and , two, not all low fat-high carbohydrate (sugar) foods are good for you. Andrew Weil...
Eat for Success: Menu Samples
Eating foods that contain serotonin, norepinephrine, acetylcholine and dopamine are important to support success in our daily activities. Here are a few examples of how to eat to succeed...
Eating your Way to Success: Tips for You and Your Family
Foods are important to us for more than just providing calories. Focus, behavior and moods affect neurotransmitters. .
Acrylamide: A Carcinogen You May Want To Know About
Acrylamide is a “natural” chemical that has been classified as a carcinogen and it can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled or ingested. Find out where you can find acrylamide and how it is formed in your body by the foods you...
Why is Fluoride the Chosen One?
Does it make sense to add fluoride to the water supply? No other vitamin or mineral is supplemented to the public in the same manner. Why not add calcium, vitamin D, magnesium boron or any other element that will strengthen bones?