“The plural of anecdote is not data” . . . part 1 of 4
I’m still laughing since I read that most excellent quote–thanks, Katie! When I’m teaching my college students elemental data analysis and research, I tell them my two pet peeves about research in general, but particularly in the field of health and nutrition. I say that I am completely frustrated with medicine. The [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →Being sensitive to bad food–a blessing in disguise?
My teenaged daughter Emma came home from camp today. After giving me a hug and saying hello, the first thing she said was, “MOM! Did you make green smoothies yet? I neeeeeeed one! I missed them so much!” Just now, at dinner, she sat down to a big plate of veggies and [...]
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pathetic garden overgrowth . . . but, it’s free food!
I’m a little ashamed to admit that parts of my garden have been sadly neglected this year, due to my being gone a lot and not being able to use it as quickly as it has grown. I try not to post many no-makeup photos so that people don’t write GSG off as [...]
16 Comments • Continue Reading →FDA finally admits fillings containing mercury may be harmful
In my local paper June 11, local dentist Michelle Jorgenson, who quit using amalgam fillings 10 years ago, is “vindicated.” That’s because, due to the settlement of a class action lawsuit, the FDA’s site now says, “Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have nerotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →Mark Bittman: western lifestyle causing global warming
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/263 This is a great speech worth your time, by New York Times food writer Mark Bittman. Did you know that our massive meat consumption (which has increased per capita 250 percent globally in the past 50 years) contributes to global warming? Bittman discusses the history of food since 1900, and he [...]
23 Comments • Continue Reading →Are GreenSmoothieGirl nutrition standards too high?
The interesting controversy over my nutrition quiz prompts this post. (http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/nutrition-quiz.html) I supported myself in high school and college teaching piano lessons, and I taught again for about 10 years when my kids were small. When I quit, I had 33 students and a two-year waiting list. My big frustration, teaching [...]
29 Comments • Continue Reading →fun with community supported agriculture
I just got home from picking up at our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) co-op. We each paid $400 for a half share: weekly pickups of whatever they have, for a 4.5-month growing season. Four friends and I take turns picking up. It has been so much fun! This week, we [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →THAT old story: Grandma smoked a pack a day and lived to be 108 years old
This Aussie lady named Mary we ate dinner with every night on our two-week cruise to Asia . . . she was so funny. The third night in a row she held court, telling everyone that diet and lifestyle have NOTHING to do with how long you live (a big study she saw on [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →Take this nutrition quiz! Are you a GreenSmoothieGirl (or Guy)?
Let’s see what grade you get for a healthy lifestyle with the GreenSmoothieGirl.com Nutrition Quiz! Add up your points, and if you’re not getting an A, well, get on board 12 Steps to Whole Foods, and we’ll get you to an A at the end of one year! This is just the first [...]
39 Comments • Continue Reading →on dehydrators, from an eater of Cheetos and Sweetarts
My good friend Michelle loves the Atkins Diet (has adopted it as an apparently permanent lifestyle, in fact). She in no way embraces (or even acknowledges the benefits of) my lifestyle. But I did convince her that she needs a dehydrator so she can soak/germinate her raw almonds that she just got in [...]
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