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Soy Fights Breast and Lung Cancer

When it comes to soy products there seems to be a growing debate as to whether soy is really a health food or not. According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that women diagnosed with breast cancer who consumed soy products had a 32 percent lower risk of recurrence and a 29 percent decrease risk of death, compared with women who consumed little... [Read more]

Watermelon Salsa

Looking for a new dish to bring to that summer holiday picnic? Want a refreshing topping for grilled fish or a healthy snack? While I’ll admit I thought this sounded like a really odd combination, the result was refreshing and full of flavor. Easy to make and a beautiful presentation to boot. Watermelon Salsa (makes eight ½ cup servings) Ingredients: 3 cups finely diced seedless watermelon 2... [Read more]

Cocktail Hour? 3 Summer Slimmers & 3 Summer Sabotagers

This weekend kicks off a host of summer events and celebrations. My own recent celebration pool-side got me to thinking about fun yet healthier choices for those spirited summer cocktail hours. Here are my picks for the top 3 “summer slimmers” and the 3 “summer sabotagers.” (Yes, yes, we are making up words for this post.) Let’s start with the sabotage and just get these out of the... [Read more]

FUN: Finding Ultimate Nourishment

Remember when you were a child and you got so wrapped up in playing, imagining or creating that you didn’t want to stop when it was time to eat? My kids are notorious for this. Do you remember leaving your meal half-finished to run off and continue playing? Mine do this too.  Children innately understand that food is secondary to what is most nutritious and primary in life: fun and play. As adults... [Read more]

Hiking as Exercise

Healthy Alter Ego goes to the mountain top! (At least the shirt did.) Last week while on vacation in Arizona with my girlfriend and co-fitness-ego, Robin, she had the insatiable urge to go hiking. Now mind you while on vacation the only urge I have is to lay on a raft in a body of water somewhere.  So we compromised and went hiking three different times. Not much of a compromise in my opinion. Arizona... [Read more]

WHO Scandal: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even

Legal and ethical transgressions by pharmaceutical companies are so routine these days that they hardly make a blip on the media’s radar. I saw yet another a few weeks back and wondered if it was worth mentioning to our readers. I opted not to as it’s not a positive story and I have no need to be seen as an industry watch dog or whistle blower. Then a headline I can’t ignore smacks me in the... [Read more]