Questions and Answers about PROTEIN
Check out these common questions about protein, with my answers: Q&A Question: What about “PERFECT PROTEINS?” Aren’t those the best? Answer: No, not at all. A “perfect” protein just means it very closely matches human flesh. In fact, proteins from plants, where the body builds from the “raw materials” of amino acids (protein’s building blocks) [...]
47 Comments • Continue Reading →Expo West 2012……Fabio and I talk about whey protein, part 4 of 5
Fabio is one of the most famous male models of our generation. Now he sells whey protein powder. Everyone does! It’s a very high-margin product. Because profit is easy with it, it’s been falsely billed as a superfood. I interviewed Fabio about this. Then I shared my thoughts about his claim that “all scientists agree [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →Expo West 2012…..the good and the bad in HEALTHY BARS, part 3 of 5
So you think Clif Bars are good for you? So did I, 10 or 15 years ago. So did my friend Dr. Craig Sommers, whom I see at Expo West each March and have dinner with at Au Lac. Here we do a video and I talk about what I look for, and why most [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Vegetarians’ favorite question
My daughter Emma, 16, and I had a convo the other day about how every vegetarian gets sick of the question, “How do you get your protein?” (I bet we hear from some of them here!) I often point those asking that question to my report HERE called “Protein: Are We Deficient? Or Overdosing?” A [...]
23 Comments • Continue Reading →Dr. Lodi on camera, OASIS part 10 of 13
Here’s my first video with Dr. Lodi, and I’ll post another one tomorrow. I asked Dr. Lodi his success rate relative to allopathic stats and he said, “70% or 80% leave here with no cancer or very little cancer. But the 5-yr. marker is the telling statistic.” And it is very difficult for holistic [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →Chia Pudding: a great new habit
Marlene told me, after my class in Kennewick, Washington, that she makes chia pudding for her diabetic husband as a meal or dessert. (Cinnamon is a great blood-sugar controller–note that she adds lots of cinnamon to his pudding.) It’s a great idea, since chia is a power food, and high in protein as well. (It’s [...]
12 Comments • Continue Reading →Question authority and use your critical thinking skills
One of my readers, Amanda, sent me this exchange that got her labeled a ‘Dissenter’ and ejected from Joe Mercola’s forum. Whey protein, including his, is a highly processed food with additives and flavorings you should avoid. Most Americans are overdosing on protein, but if you feel you need more, I hope you look to [...]
59 Comments • Continue Reading →Dear GreensmoothieGirl for Arizona, part 2 of 4
[By the way, that video I blogged on Sunday? Alternatives for milk? We had the wrong video up, but now it's right!] Amy: What’s the right balance of macronutrients? GSG: Americans have been duped into thinking we need 20% protein. Dr. Robert Atkins spread that far-and-wide, popularizing the way fast-food-enamored America wanted to eat anyway. [...]
20 Comments • Continue Reading →the virtues of coconut water
Stacy S., organizer of my San Diego event last week (I will blog about it this week, just waiting for photos), that I should write more about coconut oil. How about the liquid, or water, of the coconut? Thanks for the help on this, Jenny Cook: It’s an amazing alternative to water – low in [...]
16 Comments • Continue Reading →I’d like to read to your kids this weekend!
This weekend, Good Earth in Utah is hosting a book-launch party for The Adventures of Junk Food Dude. I’d like to meet your children and read them the story. We’ll have free green smoothie samples, and a sticker they can wear that says, “I’M A GREEN SMOOTHIE GUY” or “I’M A GREEN SMOOTHIE GIRL.” If [...]
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