When I first moved to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, I was introduced to a super delicious, sweet, bread-like food called a “doughnut.” We have something similar…
Morning Fiber Shake: A Great Addition to Your Morning Routine
A great way to start your day is with fruit, nuts and fiber. This simple-to-make shake will keep your energy up and your digestion happy. Your Daily Fiber Intake In…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…