Can fish oil save your life?
I’ve already talked before about the supplements I’m on, and why I think they are CRUCIAL to my staying healthy. Here’s some new research from the Fox Chase Cancer Center, just published this week: … omega-3 fatty acids and their metabolite products slow or stop...
Dad is great, he gave us chocolate cake!
Have you heard the infamous 1982 Bill Cosby bit where he let’s his small children have chocolate cake for breakfast? (Yes, I wrote this before Cosby was a bad word, but stay with me here…) It went something like this: “The child wanted chocolate cake...
Glycemic what?
Unless you live in a cave, I’m sure by now you’ve heard the words glycemic load and glycemic index. But, what do they mean? I’ll try and explain. These are REALLY IMPORTANT numbers if you are someone who has trouble losing weight, loses it but...
Bites #2: The most common deficiency is…
What is the most common nutritional deficiency in the US Population? Many would say Vitamin D and they’d be right…. almost. But, the answer is MAGNESIUM. For a variety of reasons, we lack a diet rich in magnesium. We take other minerals, meds or substances...
FAT = Good!!
This is short, and simple. You need fats. Do NOT try and lose weight by turning to low fat options. Guess what they trade for fat so that the product tastes ok? SUGAR = CARBS. The trade off is that you’re hungry in an hour! ...
Mercury, and how to avoid it… and why you should.
Mercury and heavy metals exist in our bodies. You don’t have to eat tuna or fish from Lake Superior 5 times/week to be at risk. And there isn’t enough media attention on this yet. So, read this and be aware of the risks of how...
Halibut with Spaghetti Squash
Fish intimidates people. So, what if I told you that fish is one of the easiest things to master! The KEY to fish is freshness. And it cooks so quickly that you can make dinner in a flash! Although this requires baking spaghetti squash, you...
Vitamins and Supplements, making sense of it all.
Original Date 3/2013, updated 6/2020 Nutritional Supplements – what are they, how do they work and how do you choose them? Nutritional supplements are without a doubt one of the most easily accessible and also one of the most confusing aspects of self care. Regulation...
The Dirty Dozen
So, when is it REALLY important to eat organic? Every year, the Environmental Working Group releases their list of the best and worst veggies and fruits (in terms of pesticide contamination) on the market. The video below is also quick and easy to watch. I...
The reverse of Super-size me and it’s lessons for us…
At this point, everybody probably knows about “Supersize Me”, the awesome documentary where a 30-something healthy male filmmaker named Morgan Spurlock vowed to eat McDonalds for a month and look at his health (to the horror of his vegan girlfriend!). The results surprised even him. ...
Why it’s worth all the fuss…
Orig. Post 2013, updated 2024 I’ll admit, planning menus, cooking, shopping, being organized more than four hours in advance is HARD! And when you have kids, it gets even harder. So, I understand. Here’s some things that have helped me look at cooking and food...
Cucumber Radish Salad
Radishes were never big on my “have to have list”. As you can see by the photo above, these are the tiny, spring radishes that you can find at the Farmer’s Market, where I found these one June. Together with small cucumbers (I buy the...
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