Category: Whole Food Search for: And the Oxalate Controversy Rages On … We got lots of interesting email in response to my rebuttal to the wildly exaggerated and completely undocumented article posted by one “Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist” that tells people… Can Green Smoothies “DEVASTATE” Your Health? Sarah the Healthy Home Economist online recently posted an article about how green smoothies can “DEVASTATE” your health. The content was so unsubstantiated that at first I refused to respond… The Power of One: the influence of a nine-year old 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… Read Sarah’s Inspiring Story About a Year of Green Smoothies! Today I share a letter we got recently. As reply to this blog entry, tell me—what happened to you when you (a) started drinking green drinks daily, and/or (b) started… Cade Pitches State Finals Today This is my boy Kincade, graduating from high school this month. He’s a delightful kid to have around, loving and funny. He’s also the starting pitcher today at Timpanogos High… A cup of joe: friend or foe? I’ve mentioned that I grew up not drinking milk and still never do. So why has my bone density “off the chart” for a 20-year old even though I’m mid-forties?… Be the change! After our lecture in Mesa Saturday night, where 350 GSG readers showed up, Kristina W. waited in line almost two hours. She said, “Do you remember me?” For just a… an update on my sports-mom dramas If you read my silly blog last week about the mom who asked me to make Funeral Potatoes, here’s the update. The boys are still high on their last game,… Robyn defends green smoothies (we’ve got a few detractors) A few prominent nutrition experts have made negative statements about green smoothies. Brian Clement, Caldwell Esselstyn, Colin Campbell, and a lesser name or two. They may not realize that it’s… A sad update on the sugar bet….part 2 of 2 Next morning after I screwed up the sugar bet, I went for a run. I thought about telling Matthew. I knew I had to. I would rather have a peaceful… A sad update on the Sugar Bet….part 1 of 2 It’s shameful that I’ve been delaying writing this post. You might know that on Sept. 11, I swore off all refined sugar, for a year. My friend Matthew Flinders and… My boy makes green smoothies to impress hot girls Last night my 18-year old son had some hot girls from his school over to…..wait for it….do a green smoothie demo. I mocked him pretty hard. Since he has never…