Category: Whole Food Search for: 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…. Are “eating healthy” and “obsessed” synonymous?” [part 1 of 3] Dear GreenSmoothieGirl (from Linda): “I just received an e-mail earlier today from a friend who considers herself a very healthy eater (she’s a nurse) with a link to the following… FROZEN DESSERTS These days, there’s no excuse to not eat healthy! You can get virtually ANYTHING you like in the junk-food world, in a vastly more nutritious version. You just have to… My quirky weight loss strategies, part 1 of 3 So, I’ve never written about this because….. First, weight loss is my least-favorite topic ever. I think it’s boring and pointless because, to me, it happens permanently ONLY as… Happy Mother’s Day! on prenatal vitamins Mothers do the greatest work in the world! On this day, I’d like to say how thankful I am that Kincade, Emma, Mary Elizabeth, and Tennyson made me a mom,…