Dear GSG: Why is the media always telling us one thing and then the opposite about nutrition?
Answer: I know it’s frustrating. I get this gripe all the time, and some people use it to dismiss all information about nutrition altogether and just eat whatever tastes good: “they don’t know what they’re talking about anyway.” Well, by “they” (first they tell us one thing, then another), we mean science, right? [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →Raw food weight loss
Raw food promotes weight loss in people who need to lose, and weight gain in people who are severely underweight from malnourishment. Remember that unless you’re being excessive with nuts and seeds, raw food inherently is lower in fat and starch, which are what lead to weight gain. To lose weight, following are a [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →So we’re off to Peru for a humanitarian adventure!
So I am gone to Peru for 10 days with my daughter. (No, it won’t be sunny and warm, but thanks for the well wishes just the same!) I’m sure I’ll tell you all about it when I get home! Despite my sketchy access to a computer, I will magically continue to blog here regularly—and [...]
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Merry Christmas, and hot pink smoothies
For your enjoyment, here’s GSG reader Angela’s twin daughters Peyton and Avery, enjoying hot pink smoothies as they look at Christmas lights in the park! Merry Christmas!
2 Comments • Continue Reading →Extra Group Buy Items Available in the Phoenix Area
My name is Shanna Anderson and I live in the Phoenix area. I received an extra large shipment of group buy items and have extras that I can now break down into smaller orders (for those who did not want 25# of something). Here is what I have left as of 12-22-09: Olive Oil: Extra [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →tamper for the BlendTec
So you can’t decide whether to get a BlendTec or VitaMix? The BlendTec with the 96 oz. BPA-free jar is the ultimate, IMO. You can read about my opinion on the site under “Robyn Recommends.” But if you’re torn because you like that tamper that comes with the VitaMix (which, by the way, is more [...]
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Another green mustache photo!
Check out GSG reader Jenna’s daughters, with their green smoothie mustaches! They’re beautiful! (The girls more than the green on their faces!) Jenna is a beautiful redhead living in Switzerland (an expat, I think), and this is part of her email to me: “Thank you for inspiring me to eat healthier. I have recently [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →12 Steps printed manual available now . . . discount if you already own the download
You are the first people I’m inviting to check out the PRINTED COURSE MANUAL for 12 Steps to Whole Foods. I’ve been promising this for a long time, haven’t I? And the affiliate program is right behind it–14 affiliates are beta testing the online system right now. The big holdup has been pulling all the [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →food obsession
I have worked out, almost every day, with a small group of women. I’m one of the oldest, and the youngest is 26. (You can see some of them in my facebook photos.) We’ve known each other for years because of our mutual addiction to endorphins. We run, stairstep, kickbox, lift weights, play tennis, and [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →peartwig.com
Just want to tell you my completely adorable sister-in-law Mollie has a fabulous site with great prices on accessories, purses, etc.: peartwig.com She has such great taste and everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, on that site, is so darn stylish. She’s having an open house this Saturday in Lehi, Utah, from 12-2. 1694 South 710 [...]
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