The Healthiest Foods On Earth
One of my favorite nutrition writers is Jonny Bowden. Hope you enjoy his corroboration of what I’ve been saying all this time, that whole foods are The Answer, not obsessively counting grams of whatever. This is from Forbes online: The Healthiest Foods On Earth By Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS, is a board-certified nutritionist [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →Does eating right cause irregular periods?
I just read a highly controversial, really interesting article on Debbie Took’s raw food blog, about the possibility that when a woman eats a vegan, high-raw (mostly raw) diet, she may have irregular periods, very light and infrequent. Evidence is given and a number of professionals are quoted, that indigenous women don’t menstruate like [...]
18 Comments • Continue Reading →should chemotherapy be mandatory for children with cancer?
Five years ago, I wrote editorials that appeared in Utah papers about my reaction when Parker Jensen, diagnosed by Primary Children’s Hospital with “probably Ewing’s sarcoma” (a rare soft tissue cancer) was being forced into chemotherapy by the sate of Utah against his parents’ objections. The incestuous group of doctors, social workers, guardians ad [...]
15 Comments • Continue Reading →Green Smoothie Testimonials, Part 11
More Green Smoothie testimonials from my research: My husband and I have been enjoying green smoothies 6-7 times a week for the past 9 months. We are hooked! In fact, we went on vacation for a week and missed our BlendTec blender and green smoothie so much, we could hardly wait to get back home [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →extra ingredients for green smoothies [part 9 of 9]
Bee pollen Bee pollen has been a fascination of European researchers for a long time. The dust from the stamen of blossoming plants collected from bees is fairly well documented to improve a lot of things most of us care about. First of all, it increases your energy throughout the day and stamina [...]
20 Comments • Continue Reading →cancer, Costco, and GreenSmoothieGirl.com
I think I’ve told you before that I rarely go to Costco or Good Earth locally that someone doesn’t come up to me and say, “Aren’t you GreenSmoothieGirl?!” It’s fun. We are currently getting 9,000 unique visitors to the site each month. People introduce themselves and tell me their stories, and I [...]
16 Comments • Continue Reading →extra ingredients for green smoothies [part 5 of 8]
If you haven’t seen it, I put my new 101 Fabulous, Healthy, Quick Lunch Ideas recipe collection in the store today: http://tinyurl.com/dxjezs Here are more ideas of additions to your smoothies–exotic stuff, more expensive, but adding variety and superfood qualities: Raw chocolate Organic [...]
1 Comment • Continue Reading →Storing green smoothies: BPA in plastics [part 2 of 2]
I was recently in a conversation where a 23-year old adult said, regarding this topic, “If I don’t drink bottled water, where will I get it?” She was totally serious. Back in the olden days (before water bottles but after the wheel was invented), we used to fill a reusable water bottle or [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →Storing green smoothies: BPA in plastics [part 1 of 2]
Dear Green SmoothieGirl: What should I store my green smoothie in? I’ve read that certain chemicals in bottled water and other plastic items leach into my food. Answer: A government study by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) in Washington, D.C. recently uncovered a surprising (and unnerving) finding. The plastic lining used [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →GSG diet and CANCER
[Before today's topic--how fun to "meet" lots of you on Facebook! Thanks for making me your "friend" there.] Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I subscribe to your 12 step information. I just was diagnosed with cancer of my spleen and liver. I had colon cancer 2 years ago. I would greatly appreciate any information [...]
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