The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen

This is a Shopper’s Guide to Levels of Pesticide in Produce put out by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that advocates for policies to protect individual health (Portuguese version follows): Here are the Dirty Dozen: Berries (strawberries,…

Fats That Bring Healing

In the early 1990’s I started to do research on harmful and healthy fats. This was before “0-grams trans-fat” became a trendy label appearing in our food supply, which it is one of those “thanks, but no thanks,” because…

A Paleo Comfort-Food

Are you interested in the paleo diet? This eating style excludes grains, legumes, potatoes (but not sweet potatoes), dairy, and refined sugar. Omitting most processed foods, it leaves you with meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, good fats, fruit, and…

Juicing with Fresh Vegetables and Fruits

One of the funnest things to do is to get up early, cut some of my pre-washed, clean vegetables and fruits, and put them through the juicer. Vegetables and fruits make up for a delicious, refreshing juice. Done every…

Powerful Immune System Boosters

The immune system is our internal warrior. It fights for us, even when we sleep, literally, or especially when we sleep. It defends us against the micro-organisms that cause disease. Depleting our immune system of the necessary winning ingredients…

Nutrition for Radiation
Nutrition for Radiation—What You Need to Know and Do

Please read these radiation melt-down news articles. ”Plumes of Mysterious Steam Rise from Crippled Nuclear Reactor at Fukushima” “Five Years On, Clean Up Fukushima’s Reactors Remain A Distant Goal“ Jessica Stamm, from Stamm Nutrition, wrote this article in 2011: What…

The Amazing Benefits of Coconut Oil

COCONUT OIL IS CLASSIFIED AS A “SUPERFOOD.” IT CONTAINS HOLISTIC BENEFITS FOR VARIOUS ASPECTS OF YOUR HEALTH, INCLUDING PEAK PERFORMANCE ENERGY AND ENDURANCE. ITS HEALTHY FAT ACTUALLY PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS. Anyone who knows me or has heard me lecture…

Earth-Friendly Cooking: Solar Ovens

On April 22 we celebrated Earth Day. One of the best ways to treat the earth with kindness is to turn to the sun for energy. Sure there are multiple sources of energy available on the earth; some contribute…

What’s Lurking in Your Corn?

Wheat, rice, peanuts, spoiled produce (especially apples used in apple juice), and milk and meat (because the animals are fed moldy corn) are also significant contributors of mycotoxins in our daily diets. The key thing in all of this…