VALERIE’S VOICE: FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

All Calories Are Not Equal

When calories are equal, you can burn up to 300 calories more/day, or more than 1/2 pound/week,when you lower carbohydrate intake to 10% of total calories.

A Mother-to-Be Does Atkins

If you are pregnant, thinking about it or practicing, you'll want to tune in to Jimmy Moore's "Ask The Low-Carb Experts" (Episode 16) entitled "Pregnancy & Kids", Thursday June 7th. After reading the article, if you have...

Spring Cleaning for the Mind, Body & Soul

My best friend Alyson is a phenomanal writer and editor. She wrote this article "Spring Cleaning for the Soul" for a magazing... No matter who you are, what diet you follow...using these words of wisdom will help your mind, body...

60 Minutes And The War Against Carbohydrates

REFINED carbs and sugar, most REFINED foods created by food companies to reduce food cost and incresae profit coupled with the "best of intentions" message from science research, "cut out fat to improve your health" has created...

60 Minutes Confirms All Calories Are Not Equal

If a calorie is a calorie and all calories are equal, then explain how sugar which is addicting and leads to health complications when you eat it is the same as eating a satisfying and nourishing piece of fish?

Making Lemonade

Well this week I received some disturbing news to say the least, more like devastating news. Ricky, the man in the picture, my cousin, a dad, son, brother, uncle...is a doctor who has spent his life helping others. He looks just...

Carbohydrates Are Worse Than Saturated Fat

"Healthy" complex carbohydrates like potatoes (starchy unprocessed vegetable) and bread (processed), non-fat fruited yogurt and many fat-free or low fat food options may put you at higher risk for heart disease. So, what will it...