Category Archives: Food and Nutrition

Butter ban in the Nanny State

NY City has gone crazy over butter! Not a healthy crazy but a maddening ignorant crazy that only a government agency or two can pull off. Seems that they have banned ALL butter from any school kitchens and replaced it … Continue reading

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Why inflammation?

Inflammation in the body has the distinct purpose to respond immediately and destroy toxic materials in injured or compromised tissues before the toxins can damage tissues further and then spread throughout the body. A huge problem with inflammation arises when … Continue reading

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Sweet lies

The National Confectioners Association (NCA) just put out a “study” that shows that sweets do not affect your health. The NCA is actually a trade association that represents candy companies. This “research study” was a bunch of meaningless calculations funded … Continue reading

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Big Mac heart attack

Studies actually show that after having a Big Mac, heart and endothelial function deteriorates rapidly and you lose about 50% of endothelial function within 3 hours which can precipitate a heart attack. Endothelial function can be measured by heart brachial … Continue reading

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Magnesium the mighty

How magnesium works in the heart: Magnesium and calcium work together for heart health. Calcium first enters the heart cells (and other body cells) to perform its vital functions, like produce electrical conductivity. Calcium stays until it is pushed out … Continue reading

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Freedom and raw milk for all

Raw milk choices: “People in a democracy should be free to make food choices if they do not hurt others,” says Wisconsin Raw Milk Association’s Margo Redmond. She added that public health agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, Trade, … Continue reading

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Artificial sweeteners are bad!

Recent studies show that some artificial sweeteners do more than just making foods taste sweeter. The GI tract and the pancreas can detect sweet foods and drinks and are activated by artificial sweeteners to increase the release of insulin. A … Continue reading

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UN-Happy Meal

The Happy Meal McDonald’s (junk food restaurant- my words) CEO Mr. Thompson told a “whopper” while trying to debate food with an educated 9 year old child by telling her that a Happy Meal isn’t bad for her. You should … Continue reading

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Corn syrups

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is basically any corn syrup that has undergone enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose for more sweetness. Some companies actually use mercury in the process and some of that mercury is “lost … Continue reading

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Say YES to peppers!

Did you know that peppers contain a small amount of nicotine? Did you also know that eating peppers can reduce the risk for Parkinson’s disease? Peppers are in the same botanical family as tobacco. This new study came out in … Continue reading

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The corn facts:

Corn is just generally bad for humans. Add to that cancer-causing GMO corn and the troubles multiply. What could be worse? How about the cancer-causing aflatoxin mold that ravaged the 2012 corn crops? Well, this summer farmers get to blend … Continue reading

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Frankenmeats are here!

Scientists have successfully managed to make lab-grown meat. I reported this over a year ago when one Dr. Mark Post invited reporters to see his methods for producing lab-grown meats. Of course, no one is happy with the taste or … Continue reading

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Wrinkle worries

Worried about wrinkles? Eat sugar? Got some news for you! The latest research studies have now proven that sugar causes wrinkles. In fact, the more you indulge in both sweets and overly processed foods that contain sugar the faster you’ll … Continue reading

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Still want to cook with corn oil?

Corn oils are NOT good for you! Not only are they GMO but they are made using high-heat processing, which wipes out the antioxidants, phytochemicals and other nutrients while causing polyunsaturated fats to spoil when exposed to oxygen. Then these … Continue reading

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Heart saving cherries

Tart cherries are better for you than drugs! The latest study out of the University of Michigan finds that for the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, tart cherries worked better than what the doctor prescribed. … Continue reading

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The amazing hemp seed!

Hemp seeds contain all 20 amino acids – including the 9 essential amino acids our bodies cannot produce. Eating hemp seeds helps immune deficiency diseases and also treats nutritional deficiencies brought on by tuberculosis. Hemp seeds contain a high percentage … Continue reading

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Give a bee a chance (if you want to eat)

Like to eat? You are going to need pollinators. Insects provide pollination services to about 75% of crop species and enable reproduction in up to 94% of wild flowering plants. There is a cocktail of multiple causes that are combining … Continue reading

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Healthy food vs exercise

People trade their healthy food-prep time for exercise – and vice-versa. New research showed a 10-minute increase in food preparation time brought a corresponding reduction in exercising for 10 minutes in both men and women, single or married, children or … Continue reading

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Can’t beat the beet!

Beet juice helps high blood pressure better than meds! People with high blood pressure who drank just 8 ounces of beet-root juice had a blood pressure drop of about 10 points. Beets have a high natural nitrate content, as do … Continue reading

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Pluck it or spear it

I often refer to the Paleo Diet as the “caveman diet,” but I think it might be said better naming it the “ancestral diet.” The Paleo diet is simple: eat meat, vegetables and seasonal fruit. Avoid all processed foods, bread, … Continue reading

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