May 2010 Blog Posts (13)

A few years ago, a large study of more than 150,000 women helped clear poor, vilified coffee of the suspicion it was contributing to hypertension.



But while that 2005 study found no connection between even many daily cups of coffee and high blood pressure, it pointed a finger at another suspect (indeed –one of the usual suspects): It found that soda intake—regular and diet alike—was associated with higher blood… Continue

Another lost from the big screen...

Dennis Hopper died Saturday (May 29) from complications of prostate cancer.



To all members, please take care of yourself and look for natural means to avoid this terrific illness. There is a way.

Remember Hippocrates, Father of Medicine said, "Let your food be your… Continue

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Most people decide at one stage in their life that they want to eat healthier. It just makes sense that a healthier diet will result in being healthier both short

term and long term.

But what is a healthier diet? There are so many different opinions out there, each specialist backing his or her views by countless research and evidence. And for

most opinions you can…

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I wanted to go right back to the very beginning of the Protein and Fat Loss discussion to provide some very basic "first principles" that you must know as you embark on your fat loss journey. In this post, which I am now referring to as Part 0 (because parts 1, 2a and 2b have already been written!) I will explain why Protein is so important in fat loss (yes you should be getting protein with every single meal you eat to keep your furnace stoked...more on that in another post), and… Continue

I recently ‘converted’ my family to add at least one raw meal once a day to our diet. Usually this would happen half an hour before lunch with a mixture of vegetables and fruit extracted from my new juicer. I like to try many different combinations of fruit and vegetables mixed together, so we never know what color the juice will come…

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Adult Obesity Problem Not Getting Any Better, Despite Publicity About Its Health Toll, Survey Finds

(WebMD) Americans still aren't heeding media and medical messages about the dangers of obesity. More Americans were obese at the end of 2010's first quarter than at the same time last year, according to the latest… Continue

Soon our son will be turning 3 and I’m already planning with excitement his birthday party, which requires me to do lots of thinking about alternative solutions for a healthy kids menu and eco friendly party. This is the kind of person I am and not surprisingly I hang out with other ‘health freak moms’. We always worry about our kids… Continue

We like to eat. We especially like indulgent foods – desserts, snacks and tasty treats.



We’d love to believe it’s okay to heap our plates with foods we perceive as “healthy".



In fact, studies have shown time and again that foods perceived as healthy or foods with a health aura drive us — if only subconsciously — to eat more. Foods with "low… Continue

When people think about the benefits of exercising on a regular basis they usually focus in on, how much weight they can lose, how big their pecks are going to get, or haw hot their bod’s going to be in

that new string bikini……but there is a 2^nd tier of benefits

that working out on a regular basis will provide. I like to call this

the B-List, and it includes… flexibility, coordination, posture, and

stress relief.…

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I started hearing about the concept of raw food quite a few years ago. I was just starting to realise how the food I’m putting into my body affects my health, and the idea of eating a lot of fresh vegetables and fruit, unheated – made sense to…

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First Mom Michelle Obama said to food makers recently: “If there is anyone here who can sell food to our kids, it’s you. You know what gets them to drive their parents crazy in the grocery store.”



We parents are quite aware of a TV ad when we see one, but marketing efforts go way beyond direct advertising on TV and internet games. Kids are exposed to slick… Continue

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