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Shifting the Diet Paradigm
January 1st, 2013I have early memories of the word diet, most of them bad. As a kid, I remember adults talking about diets as something you had to go on when you could no longer see your toes. Diets were akin to wearing a hair shirt next to the skin, a sort of penance to make right years of gastronomical sins mortal and venial.
How best-selling diets differ (and how they are the same)
Tomayto Tomahto
January 1st, 2013“There isn’t much difference between organic and conventional foods, if you’re an adult and making a decision based solely on your health,” said Dena Bravata, MD, MS, the senior author of a paper titled “Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review” published in the Sept 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.<
What should we really know about organic foods?
The Argument for Organic Food Lies Beyond the Nutrients
November 1st, 2012Many people were shocked recently when a study in the September 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine found little difference in the nutritional value of organic and conventional foods. While these conclusions were surprising and elicited headlines around the nation, the study pointed to another compelling reason to eat organic foods.
The effects of pesticides
Brain Food for Kids
November 1st, 2012It turns out that kids who are fed a healthy diet during their formative years have a slightly higher IQ.
A recent study of more than 7,000 children compared a range of dietary patterns, including traditional and contemporary home-prepared food, ready-prepared baby foods, breastfeeding, and “discretionary” or junk foods.
Holiday Binge Eating: Don't Do It
November 1st, 2012What’s a holiday party without egg nog, wine, cheesecake, pie, and a dozen or so selections off that all-too-accessible triple-decker cookie tray? For years, I was a serial offender, taking in a cool 1,000 calories at dinner (another helping of mashed potatoes and gravy?
By Adam Swenson
Health Tips: A Daily Apple Lowers Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
November 1st, 2012Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered blood levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries by 40 percent. Taking capsules containing polyphenols—of the type found in apples—had a similar but less potent effect.
When Indigestion is a Good Thing
November 1st, 2012At one point in the not-so-distant past, many of us were clueless when it came to the importance of fiber. Now, people are generally more privy to its true worth.
Recent buzz tells us that fiber keeps us heart-healthy and (ahem), "regular," but just exactly why is fiber so critical?
Goat Milk for Grownups
November 1st, 2012In the previous issue, I was given the opportunity to share information about the advantages of using goat milk as an alternative to the standard cow/soy-based infant formulas. A significant portion of that article was dedicated to describing the primary drawbacks of feeding these two ingredients to our children.
Health Benefits From a Superior Milk
The Acid-Alkaline Diet
November 1st, 2012You had low-fat yogurt, mango, and a cup of black tea with honey for breakfast. Lunch was a turkey-breast sandwich, and you snacked on grapes and organic peanuts. You’re trying to eat healthy, so why don’t you feel healthy? Why are you fatigued, sick, or unable to lose those last ten pounds?
Balancing your body’s pH for better health
From the Inside Out
October 1st, 2012Beauty comes from the inside out—in more ways than one.
Sure, genetics are involved, but you’ve got a very large role to play to decide which genes get expressed and which ones lay dormant!
Tips for natural beauty and skin care
