Ever notice what happens at the beginning of the year? The New Year’s resolution. This is the year you vow to get healthier, to lose those extra pounds, and to keep them off. The health clubs are jammed with others making the same resolution. There are lines of people waiting [...]
Happy July 4th! It is truly a time to appreciate our freedom and independence!! While it seems like just yesterday we were caravanning across the country, we have now been in Idaho for a year! We have met many new people and have a wonderful circle of friends. We are [...]
As a holistic nutritionist, it is important for me to provide my readers and clients with information to improve their health and to share this with others. Much of this information is not readily available, may be considered controversial, or is dismissed by the main stream as anecdotal or not [...]
Enjoy The Who - We Won't Get Fooled Again We wish it were true, but unfortunately like a lot of other nutrition information it is not true. We do not want you to be fooled by the many nutrition myths that are presented to you as fact. In today’s world [...]
Previously I have written about the evils of sugar. If you thought that was scary, there is something I believe is actually worse – the artificial sweeteners that are offered by the food industry as a “no calorie” alternative. Why are they dangerous? Quite simply they are a mix of [...]
Where to start? We have all heard that soy is a health food – a great source of protein, a substitute for meat and milk. It is the backbone of a vegetarian diet and has launched a whole new wave of “health foods”. Unfortunately most of these new creations are [...]
We often hear warnings about eating foods that contain cholesterol. We are told eating these foods will lead to cardiovascular disease and heart attacks. From this we often form the conclusion that cholesterol is bad. In fact, we are told there is “good” cholesterol and “bad” cholesterol. Yet, the simple [...]
We encourage you read the book Body by Science by Doug McDuff, MD and John Little. This book offers a clear explanation of the actual science of exercise, how activity relates to hormones, and how this determines what happens in your body. In short, it answers one of the most [...]
We are all familiar with the antioxidant story. We develop all kinds of diseases because we do not get enough antioxidants. Those evil particles called free radicals cause us to age and become diseased. However, by taking antioxidant supplements we can kill the free radicals and not get sick. In [...]
What Did The China Study Really Study? One of the most frequent questions I get as a nutrition consultant is, “What do you think of The China Study?” For those of you unfamiliar with it, this is a book written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD in 2006 which encourages a [...]
