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Category Archives: Health
Media Says “Go Ahead And Skip Breakfast”!
Sometimes I just want to holler at my computer when I read ‘news’ that is based on half-truth and conventional wisdom. Mother Jones online magazine this morning has a prominently placed story that purports to debunk three myths about breakfast. … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, breakfast myths, eating healthy, fruit juice, Liver disease, Nutrition, orange juice, starbucks nutrition
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Studies Show…What!
This is how it is done. Here is the Washington Post headline.. Why you should try chocolate milk after a workout It doesn’t just taste good. It’s also good for muscle recovery. Wow! Really? Chocolate milk has as much sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, chocolate milk, exercise, joel stager, kinesiology, Misleading headlines, nonsense, recovery time
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It’s So Ingrained…
I am 53 and by the time people get to be my age, their ideas about eating are pretty well set. Most people have a great feel for their foods, they know what foods they eat are healthy and which … Continue reading
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Tagged acid reflux, eating healthy, gut microbes, healthy eating, losing weight, prilosec aftereffects, yeast diesases
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Things I Found (Gotta Share)
Everyone that reads this blog since the beginning knows that I have a bit of a man-crush on the work of Mark Bittman. I own his book “How To Cook Everything” in hardcover, I own his iPad app, “How To … Continue reading
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Tagged calorie counter, carb manager, carbohydrate counter, health apps, Mark Bittman, MyFitnessPal, trello
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What’s In That?
There are people who I know and love that think that the government can’t do anything right. Well, actually, they would trust the government to never make a mistake about who to drop a bomb on or send to prison … Continue reading
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Tagged China, dietary supplements, government regulation, herbal remedies, truth in labelling
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It’s Not All In Your Head
If you think that your diet might be driving you crazy, the fact is, it might! I followed a link this morning to Lancet Psychology Today, which is a British psychology magazine, that called for psychiatrists to be more aware … Continue reading
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Tagged lancet psychology, malnutrition, mental health, omega 3, poor diet
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Why Not French!
Too bad here in the US we don’t have a national cuisine that we would miss if it were suddenly taken away from us. Mediterranean countries have their diet, thousands of years old that some authorities claim is healthier than our … Continue reading
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Tagged boca negra, coq au vin, french cooking, Julia Child, national cuisine, real food, spinach
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What Progress Looks Like
If you are like me, changing your diet away from the typical Western Diet that is high in carbohydrates, artificial ingredients, and sugar and low in fat and natural nutrients you are looking for signs that you are on the … Continue reading
Food Poison
Poison in your food. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) one in six citizens will become ill from foods they eat each year. That would be five hundred million, give or take a few hundred thousand, that get … Continue reading
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Tagged e. coli, food borne pathogens, food poisoning, food processing, Food Safety, grass fed meats, industrial meats, salmonella
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One Small Change at a Time 