Category: Whole Food Search for: What do you eat in a day? Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: What do you eat in a day? Please tell me in detail. Answer: We get this question constantly, and actually, I’ve written on that topic four times. For… Nutrition and single parents: part 3 of 3 Thank you, single parents who commented on my two-part blog series a couple of weeks ago. I’m quoting Amanda from that blog series because what she said merits front-and-center attention:… Are Hot Dogs as Bad for You as Cigarettes? Thanks to alert reader Lowana, for sending me this article about hot dogs. I think the very first nutrition study I read in my 20’s was about childhood cancer. The… Jim’s Response to My Article on Goitrogens These are author Jim Simmons’ blog comment in response to my latest report on goitrogens and cruciferous vegetables. I feel it deserves front-and-center attention: Regarding oxalates and other anti-nutrients: recently… 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… Panic! Are cruciferous vegs killing my thyroid? I’m taking a stand on this issue. A reader, Shawna, wrote us an email with tons of capitalized sentences and exclamation points, saying, “Hey! I’ve been doing green smoothies for a few years now! And I’m hypothyroid!… 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…. Dear GreenSmoothieGirl for Arizona, part 3 of 4 Jenny B: I feel sick if I eat ANY cooked food. (She catalogues her diet and laments how difficult it is to stay almost all raw.) Will I always have… 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:… Amazing News from Dr. Michelle Jorgenson! Dr. Jorgenson (featured on my upcoming TV show) wrote me this ecstatic email last week: “We had great news today. We’ve been thinking my husband had the Jorgensen curse…. Are “eating healthy” and “obsessed” synonymous? Part 3 of 3 If you feel you are annoying your family, go ahead and transfer their feelings to me if you want! If it helps you, you can say, “Green Smoothie Girl says… Are “eating healthy” and “obsessed” synonymous? Part 2 of 3 Regarding faux diagnoses: I’m always frustrated when someone wants to create a pathology out of something healthy, as with this “orthorexia” thing that a number of readers wrote us about….
