Tag: food industry 8 Foods You Think Are Healthy But They Aren’t! It’s easy to assume that a food is good for you if it is advertised as health-promoting, or is sold in a health food store. Turns out that a lot… Great infographics on SUGAR consumption SugarScience.org has some great infographics on the effects of sugar for humans eating a processed diet. Here are some of them, hope you can share with your kids and reflect… Plants Can’t Be Franchised! A question I’m asked a lot is, “My green smoothies are always different and sometimes I don’t like them. How can I make sure they always ‘turn out?’” Well, that’s… Canada and the U.S., part 1 of 2 Niagara Falls, it turns out, is WAY cooler on the Canada side. The U.S. has spent more on its view of the falls, and even puts people on a ferry… Expo West 2012: Here’s What I Think of 99% of “Health Food”, Part 5 of 5 Today I riff, on video, on what I think of the vast majority of the foods and marketing that comprise “natural foods.” I can’t even count how many times at… Joe Mercola and GreenSmoothieGirl on agave In the natural health space, Joe Mercola is very much a Goliath, and I’m very much a David. Today’s topic: my affinities and differences with his philosophies. Dr. Mercola responded… The Renegade Lunch Lady In Anaheim (I know! I still haven’t told you about the handful of cool products I found–but I will! And I bought some of them for you!) . . …. Refined Sugar in Junk Food Each cube is a teaspoonful of sugar. (I wish the raw fruits and vegetables didn’t show sugar cubes, because the sugars in them are not refined and therefore so much… It’s a Long and Winding Road to Good Nutrition! In my first newsletters, I told you a little about the rocky path to health that my family and I traversed. It’s not very often clear and linear, that path,… 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… “The Plural of Anecdote is Not Data” (Part 3 of 4) This is an excerpt from the intro of 12 Steps to Whole Foods. Advances in the field of nutrition are taking place faster than ever in history. For… Who you gonna call, Part V: top-secret advice! So I just wrecked the pedestal underneath the Fat Diet Docs and celebs, the personal trainers, the network marketers’ pills, potions, and juices, and the blood type and metabolic typing…