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Food Inc. – Get Your Head Out of the Sand

July 22, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego
Food Inc. – Get Your Head Out of the Sand

Last night I saw Robert Kenner’s new film, Food Inc., at Cincinnati’s Esquire Theatre. I’m pretty well informed on this topic, but can I just say “Dear God”? This is one of those topics that many of us prefer to bury in the sand. Aren’t our lives complicated enough already? Do I REALLY want to know more about where my dinner comes from?  Yes and freakin’ YES! Trouble viewing video?... [Read more]

Just One Thing! Health Habits for the Overwhelmed.

July 8, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego
Just One Thing! Health Habits for the Overwhelmed.

THIS MONTH: Get more out of your calories and watch out for the $5 Footlong.  Suffering from wellness information overload? Each month we briefly cover one topic that will enhance your health and one topic that can threaten your health. Consider this your Cliff Notes of wellness habits.  Just One Thing – To Do Get more out of your calories. For many of us getting the ideal amount of fruits... [Read more]

Feel Good Video – A Good Pick Me Up!

June 26, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego

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Chocolate – Cheaper AND more Antioxidants than other Super Foods?

May 22, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego
Chocolate – Cheaper AND more Antioxidants than other Super Foods?

According to the USDA’s ORAC scale (system of measuring antioxidant levels in food) raw chocolate powder scores higher than virtually all foods tested. Raw chocolate is exceptionally high in flavonoids, a precious antioxidant that helps to gobble up cell damaging, wrinkle-causing, tissue-destructive free radicals. Even better for those feeling  the squeeze of the current economy – it’s cheaper... [Read more]

What If There Was a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease and No One Knew?

May 22, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego
What If There Was a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease and No One Knew?

Every 70 seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This past October, the St. Petersburg Times ran an article that profiled the experiences of one local physician’s fight against her 58-year-old husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.  What’s remarkable about the story is that the physician, Dr. Mary Newport, discovered that a simple dietary addition, coconut oil, could have remarkable... [Read more]

Just One Thing! Health Habits for the Overwhelmed.

May 18, 2009 JoWehage : Head Operations Ego
Just One Thing! Health Habits for the Overwhelmed.

THIS MONTH: Embrace this health-promoting spice & find out why on the grill, this Bud's for you. Suffering from wellness information overload? Each month we briefly cover one topic that will enhance your health and one topic that can threaten your health. Consider this your Cliff Notes of wellness habits. Just One Thing - To Do Embrace the cinnamon, ‘mon! Okay it doesn't hail from Jamaica,... [Read more]

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