Avoid Soft Drinks
One of the most important statistics, I believe, related to the obesity epidemic, is this one: Teen boys are drinking three times as much soda as they did 30 years ago, and teen girls are drinking more than double. I hope parents will avoid soft drinks, because of two critical factors they may [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →Avoiding Childhood Obesity
I’ve been reviewing recent data on the phenomenon that threatens to bankrupt us all and damage our quality of life: the well known childhood obesity epidemic. My web site intends to be nurturing and positive about diet, toward avoiding childhood obesity. But occasionally, I think a good dose of reality (call it fear [...]
1 Comment • Continue Reading →Sugar is the nice girl’s cocaine
I’ve said before that sugar is more addictive than cocaine (I’m not making this up—earlier research has documented this phenomenon). A new study in today’s paper, conducted in France, has been presented to the annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. Rats offered a choice between cocaine and sugar chose [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →It’s less safe than ever to rely on pharmaceuticals
In case you’ve been thinking that medical science is on a linear path to progress . . . The L.A. Times says reports of “adverse events” are soaring as Americans take more and more pills: in ’05, nearly 90,000 bad drug reactions were reported, with over 15,000 resulting in death. These numbers have tripled [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →Why I chose not to immunize my kids
A friend called me and said, “Great site—but are you nuts, about the immunizations?” He pointed out that he grew up in the polio age—he’s committed to the idea that vaccines are a good thing. The FIRST thing I want to say is that I acknowledge the complexity of this issue, the difficulty of [...]
65 Comments • Continue Reading →Q&A
Questions I have been asked: 1. What constitutes RAW—does that mean that everything is not cooked?Uncooked plant food (vegs, fruit, seeds, nuts, grains) have excellent vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. The minute you cook it, you alter it molecularly, destroy all the enzymes and some of the vitamins and minerals. The only way to eat better [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →Whole food green drink
I just pushed a 475-bottle order of a whole food green drink group buy up my long driveway and tried my first glass—a local group buy I’m doing. It tastes great! I’m so excited about using this and putting it in my food storage, because the ingredient list is unbelievable! Not only does [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →The coconut oil diet
I have found the best organic, cold-pressed coconut oil for the best price anywhere on the internet. Check it out on greensmoothiegirl.com. The coconut oil diet eaten by Pacific Islanders is the reason that despite eating up to 60% fat from a diet rich in coconut, they have ideal body weight/mass ratios, as [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →Why you desperately need SALT–and what kind
If I go to a restaurant and eat something with a lot of sodium, I can barely make a fist when I wake up the next day. My fingers are like pudgy sausages. My body hates salt—or so I thought. We all know that too much sodium is linked to heart disease. [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Good nutrition reversing degenerative disease
The medical industry has us thinking “cures” are in pills and surgeries. My studies lead me to believe, however, that cancer, for instance, will NEVER be cured (and certainly never prevented) with a chemical. I should post the standard disclaimer that I am not a medical professional and what follows is not advice—you should [...]
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