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, raspberries, blueberries) Apples Celery Cherry Tomatoes Cucumbers Grapes Kale and Colored Greens Peaches (and Nectarines) Potatoes […]
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 in the United States, if a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per […]
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 morning, you will definitely keep yourself looking and feeling healthy. At first it can be overwhelming, […]
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 is looking at the type of mycotoxin found in the different foods. Corn and peanuts contain […]
A Paleo Breakfast for One or for Many
Sometimes it’s helpful to have a standby breakfast that you don’t have to think about too much. It should be an appetizing, filling, and nourishing day-starter. This menu has it all, and you can put it together in a jiffy for yourself or a houseful: sauteed chorizo with peppers (and greens, if you like), oven-baked […]
Why Nutritional Supplements Are Vital for Optimal Health
There recently have been articles in the press which claim that because a certain multivitamin has not shown proven reductions in cancer, heart disease, and/or other illnesses, it is therefore worthless to take a multivitamin. Unfortunately, the authors (including doctors and other so-called “experts” on nutrition who may have no training on the subject) who […]
Manly Meat: Foods to Increase Testosterone
I have written so much about pregnancy and women’s health that I decided to balance it out and write about something manly, lest this column becomes a girls-only resource. Here are a few foods that balance testosterone levels and help to keep a manly man the way nature intended—you guessed it—manly. Butter: Yes, I am […]