Tag Archives: healthy diet

Why take a probiotic?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Craig Stellpflug NDC

Very few people eat a solid enough healthy diet to not need probiotics. Probiotics are the “good-guy” bacteria that inhabit our intestines, line our organs and blood vessel and most importantly, build a strong immune system. “Good-guy” probiotics thrive in … Continue reading →

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Bad food is bad for you

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Craig Stellpflug NDC

Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apples & Cinnamon – A very bad breakfast choice. The very first ingredient is actually oats but the second ingredient is high-fructose corn syrup (GMO). Of course, there are more sugars in various guises that would … Continue reading →

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Money lubricates everything

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Craig Stellpflug NDC

Food marketers deploy tobacco industry tactics to increase profits while undermining health. Multinational food and drink companies are actually “unhealthy commodity” companies while self-regulation is failing according to the Lancet. Researchers claim that the aggressive marketing of ultra-processed food and … Continue reading →

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Studying what we already knew

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Craig Stellpflug NDC

Your food can prevent disease. And once again, scientists have found that bioactive compounds in plant foods control both genetic and biological factors that lead to chronic disease. We all know that antioxidants in plants fight free radicals that damage … Continue reading →

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What is ORAC?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Craig Stellpflug NDC

The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity unit, (ORAC value) was developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. ORAC is a method of measuring the antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements. Foods that are higher on the ORAC scale … Continue reading →

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