Apr 12, 2010 | Better Health, Go Green
Tweet When you see partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil on a food label, think beyond trans fat! This super cheap oil is one of the most toxic ingredients in processed food today, let me count a few ways: #1 Cotton is not a food! These cottonseeds are a left over by...
Feb 11, 2010 | Better Health, Go Green
Tweet Things are looking up when it comes to the health of our kids. Two days ago, Michelle Obama announced a comprehensive initiative to end childhood obesity in a generation. The program, Let’s Move includes a broad base of smart ideas, like eliminating food...
Feb 5, 2010 | Better Health
Tweet photo credit: YoAmes This week, 4th year medical students at New York Medical College learned about inexpensive and highly effective edible tools for healing. Kale, quinoa, ginger, turmeric, garlic and more. They also discovered the power of mindful eating along...
Jan 4, 2010 | Better Health
Tweet Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will understand. ~Chinese proverb The latest research shows that nutrition education is not working! It is ineffective in creating behavior change in getting our kids to eat more veggies. So...
Jan 4, 2010 | Better Health
Tweet If you could wave a magic wand and cause your doctor to have a brilliant Food IQ, what would she/he tell you about how to be healthy? That magic wand is in my hand right now. I have a huge opportunity to impact the Food IQ of a nearby medical school as part of...
