EVERY FAMILY IS AFFECTED! Since the 1970s the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled! Today we’re seeing kids with cancer, teenagers that have to inject insulin, skyrocketing depression and suicide rates in young adults…But how can we expect our children to do any better if we adults can’t even …

How to Slow Down and Stave Off Heart Disease Even in the midst of this pandemic, heart disease is the #1 killer on the planet, and YES…in the U. S. It impacts nearly HALF of all Americans. But you don’t have to be part of that statistic! The good news is that the right diet …

That’s Simple: Lower Costs and Higher Profits. It’s sad, but the truth is that big food companies don’t care about you at all.   They don’t care about you, your children, friends, neighbors or even the farmers and growers for that matter. So, not a shocker, we get grocery stores full of processed food that is …

INTRODUCTION TO PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE Over the next several months I am going to be writing a series of articles about Health and Nutrition that I hope you’ll appreciate and find informative, if not inspirational.  My hope is to win you over and create in you a desire to be proactive about changing your health habits, …

The ancient Egyptians believed eating mushrooms brought long life. While their scientific method was not entirely sound by modern standards, scientists today are investigating the medicinal properties of mushrooms and beginning to see fascinating results. Researchers from the University of Western Australia in Perth conducted a study of 2,000 Chinese women. (About half had suffered from breast cancer.) The …

Makes Food Addictive – And Almost Nutrient-Free The weight of Americans has been heading upwards for decades along with the number of calories we eat, which has risen by 24% since 1961 — from 2,881 to 3,600 calories a day. Yes, we’re eating much more than we did 56 years ago. Why? Well, part of the reason …

Pies are central to just about every culinary tradition on the planet. They’re a great way to use up leftovers. They are festive and delicious. But they’re typically full of meat and cheese (if savory), or butter, eggs, and sugar (if sweet.) Can we possibly make pies that are healthy and plant-based — and still …

Beware of Supermarket Olive Oils The critical importance of freshness is why we recommend avoiding olive oils sold in stores, where the oils routinely sit on the shelves for months and even years, growing stale, musty, and rancid. Forget “best used by” dates. They tell you nothing about how recently the olive oil was pressed. The world’s …