The Tooth Whisperer: What’s New in Natural Teeth Care (Baltimore Expo 2014)
In this modern world, there comes a time in every adult’s life when we have to focus on our teeth to be sure we can eat problem-free. With luck, that means just routine cleaning. But, with our societal diet being what it is, chances are there’s more.Cavities, crowns, root canals, extractions, implants plus all the gum health (meaning, not-so-healthy) concerns. Not only uncomfortable and inconvenient, these issues cost big bucks.No worries. There are natural products galore ...
For Optimum Health in 2015, Feds Start Now
Want to really get ahead of the food curve? Think 2015.Follow the lead of those hard working public health experts, who are already doing just that.Federal guidelines have been around for quite a while (wow-there was a "meat group" back in the day, now called "protein"). Since 1980, every five years, the USDA and HHS issue dietary guidelines and the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened its first meeting about 9 weeks ago. While it may not matter to many of us, these ...
Watch: Ticks Cause Meat Allergy
A teeny tick accomplishes what all the PR from PETA and company couldn't: make folks stop eating meat for health reasons. Over 1000 cases of tick-borne meat allergy in Virgina and spreading.
Fancy Food 2012: Some Cool New Products and Lots of Snacks
This year's Fancy Food Show, again in DC, was in many ways more of the same, with lots and lots of sweets (chocolate, cookies, candies), an abundance of olives and cheese and a few really cool new products.While we tried hard not to think about the obesity epidemic that is spreading throughout parts of the globe, it was hard to forget our compulsions. Still, there was hope.Our all-time show favorite was Rau Om's misozuke tofu, which almost seems like it's best described as "tofu ...
What’s Your Problem? Facing your Food Demons.
Confronting our problem foods - How to wake up and embrace the foods that haunt usWe all have them - those foods that are our personal "problems." Maybe we can't help ourselves from wolfing down a few slices of cake or a muffin every morning or a plate of fries or bag of chips. How do we know a food is a problem? Because we say it is! We know when our pants are so tight that we have that nasty red line when we disrobe at night and know that last weekend's fry and ...
Food Bashing is Bogus
Apparently, the tough economy is leading food companies to take off the gloves (were they ever really on?) and go on the attack against their fellow food competitors, so says the Wall Street Journal. Since the "Eat More" strategy can only go just so far when consumers' wallets are empty, the companies have gone on the attack.Burger King tastes better than McDonalds. Campbell's soup has more MSG than Progresso's. Domino's subs kick the pants off of Subway's. You know, that kind of thing. At ...
Drug Farms in Our Head – Eat What We Think
"Every time we fire a thought in our brain, we make chemicals, which produce feelings and other reactions in the body.... The three means by which we communicate chemically are neurotransmitters, peptides, and hormones." -- Evolve Your Brain, Joe Dispenza, 2007.Turns out that our incredible human bodies are just little drug factories cranking out all sorts of chemicals that make us who we are. Our thoughts produce emotions that produce chemicals that produce reactions and so on (recursiv...
It’s On the Label, OK? Now Get Off Our Backs!
A new coordinated effort from some of the world's largest food companies will be announced next week at the American Dietetics Association annual conference -- the Smart Choices Program. With backers that include food companies Kraft Foods, General Mills Inc., Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., ConAgra, Kellog Co., and Unilever US, retailers like WalMart, and public health-oriented groups such as the Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and the American Heart Association, it's a ...
Kids and Food: Mistake Number One
The New York Times recently reported on 6 Food Mistakes Parents Make. Of these, one stands out for us: "Dieting In Front of Your Children." As we advocate, kids pay attention to what we adults, especially parents, do. If we are confused, erratic and stressed over what we eat, they see it. And then, chances are high, they will copy it.No amount of broccoli and whole grain bread shoved down their throats will make up for the fact that you're choosing to "diet," and maybe even eat a diet ...
Don’t Poo Where You Eat
It's disgusting really (ok, we've seen dogs gobble up the stuff but even on the Internet, we're not dogs). Except it's not as far-fetched as one would hope. The fact is, when you eat, you must Consider the Source.In many parts of the world, crops are fertilized with night soilwhich sounds way better than it actually is, which is basically the always-ready poo fertilizer that's the "end-product" of what we eat. Maybe it's safe, probably not, but no matter what, it's gross. Ask yourself, do ...
