Depression and Anxiety Nutrition Strategies, part 3 of 3
More strategies, if you’re serious about addressing what causes your depression and/or anxiety: 5. High-fructose corn syrup has to go. I noticed that any HFCS, such as found in candy, drinks, and cheap processed food, caused me anxiety for several days after I ate it. In a few times in my life, when life circumstances [...]
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Depression and Anxiety Nutrition Strategies, part 1 of 3
My friend Shari called me last week. “Guess what. My friend Emily was totally normal, and has been in mental hospitals for 12 years now. They found out a few months ago that it was the MEDS they started her on that made her crazy. She’s been off them for two months and she’s just [...]
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Birthdays don’t have to be corn syrup hell
This summer has been a whirlwind. Lots of activities and travel, and, oh I don’t even know why. BIRTHDAY SEASON has snuck up on me. That’s the three weeks of August where ALL FOUR of my kids seem to require some attention, gifts, and a party. The only pregnancies that “stuck” were the ones that commenced in [...]
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Check out this news article about what happened when a nine-year old girl began documenting online the appalling nutrition served in her school. Do you have a child who, like my Emma, loves good nutrition and wants to change the world? The internet makes that possible. Would your child like starting a blog, taking photos, [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →Dear GreenSmoothieGirl for Arizona, part 4 of 4
Chris: What’s the best way to combat diarrhea? GSG: If it’s chronic, it’s likely evidence of a degenerative colon issue. Start getting a probiotic-rich FOOD in your diet every day. (Not just a pill, which is inferior.) For example, kefir, yogurt, kombucha, homemade sauerkraut or other fermented vegetables. Eat whole foods, which have a lot [...]
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Food Schizophrenia: Living in the “Real World”
I don’t live alone eating fabulous little organic snacks, with my re-useable eco-friendly grocery bag, from a health food store, wearing all-hemp clothing. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!) I drive carpool in my SUV, and wore an Abercrombie t-shirt today, and forgot my re-useable bags so I stuffed groceries, unbagged, in my purse. [...]
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I was at Costco today and saw another product that is an egregious example of how savvy marketers are preying on those who have a small amount of nutrition information but don’t understand the big picture. More and more companies are truly motivated to provide us with excellent nutrition. It’s exciting. We live in a [...]
14 Comments • Continue Reading →Is agave a superfood or a poison?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Dr. Mercola says agave is going to kill me! Is he right? Answer: I have been inundated with emails about this. In every class I teach, someone brings it up. First of all, Dr. Mercola didn’t exactly say that, although he allowed it on his web site. Mercola is a brand, a big [...]
37 Comments • Continue Reading →RE: high fructose corn syrup is a health food
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury I wonder if Liz who originally posted this topic has read the Washington Post Article.
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[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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