Who is this amazing woman that is single-handedly changing companies such as Frito-Lay, Chipotle, Panera, McDonald’s and Kraft?
Vani Hari is a lovely thirty-something woman from Charlotte NC, who blogs about the dangers of food, and has been critical of companies such as the above, and Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks and many others.… Read the rest
Do you get sick more than 2-3 times per year? Is the duration more than 24 hours?
Does this affect your productivity, enjoyment or budget?
If so, consider this: You may be eating too much, getting too many toxins, and still may not be getting enough nutrition, in order to keep your immune system strong.… Read the rest
Autumn is a great time of year. The kids are back in school, our scrapbooks are filled with memories of our wonderful summer, and the harvest time brings great foods and beautiful foliage.
But winter is coming, and with it comes a need for stress relief, and more powerful foods.… Read the rest
There are perhaps 5,000 restaurants in greater Boston. How many have you tried? I’ve hit 250.
Most of them use way too much salt, and the wrong kind of salt, as well as white flour, and animal products loaded with pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and who knows what else.… Read the rest
What a beautiful summer in New England!
Have you noticed the weather is changing? The mornings and evenings are much cooler now, and this is our cue to adjust our eating to eliminate the excess water from our bodies.
This water comes from a steady stream of yin (expanding/cooling) foods, such as:
It’s the middle of summer, and living is easy. Therefore we do NOT need any animal foods to stress out our bodies. Today’s lunch consisted of:
We might have needed a more powerful lunch if we were about to scale a mountain, but we are sitting around the house, playing cards, doing correspondence, and getting ready for the work week.… Read the rest
Generally YES. However, nothing in life is simple, where there are humans involved.
It is true that you cannot always believe something is organic, that is, grown without hormones, pesticides, hybridization, antibiotics, etc. In addition, sometimes organic is meaningless, for instance, seaweed, or metal.… Read the rest
I love a good outdoor market. A closure brought me through the Sumner Tunnel the other day, and I found myself at Haymarket, where the senses are delighted.
$17 later, I was carrying four bags of produce with amazing bargains:
All I could think of was the savings of $25 or more vs.… Read the rest
USA cancer deaths are rising despite more testing, medicines, procedures, even vaccines. These interventions actually CAUSE cancer, and are very expensive.
What’s less expensive, and more effective? Prevention. Here’s the recipe (from our front page):
Avoiding chemicals is not on the list because we really cannot avoid them.… Read the rest
Today’s Boston Globe reports that “Organic food may not be much healthier,” according to Stanford University doctors who reviewed past studies on organic versus conventional foods.
But, as with contracts, it’s important to read the fine print. The article also goes on to say:
It is true that organic foods are often 1.5 to 3x the price of conventional foods, but with soaring cancer rates, as well as loss of many species and degradation of soil, water and air quality, it may be a price worth paying.… Read the rest