Food & Nutrition

My Sweeteners of Choice

Okay, apparently sweet tooths run rampant in our audience. I can't really fault you; most of us have been there.  Recently we added an "Ask Dr. Huber" section on our site that allows you to ask me specific questions. Sweeteners come up with some regularity and we've had yet another surge as a result of our last post Don't Cripple Your Immunity this Flu Season. We've addressed 2 specific questions... [Read more]

Don’t Cripple Your Immunity this Flu Season

Just as I’m working on some posts about foods that boost immunity this coming flu season, I’m hit square in the face with one key reality that may render all those efforts moot: moms in grocery store aisles. Well, not just moms exclusively, but they could certainly be a contributing factor. It hadn’t occurred to me until I was in line at the grocery store aisle yesterday and overheard two... [Read more]

Goji Berry: Salvation or Silliness?

The goji berry has attained a degree of name recognition that rivals Mohammed Ali. Everyone has heard of it yet few can say why it is so popular. It’s popular because it contains “magic”. Yes I’m being a bit silly here but my point is simple, we tend to hear that a particular food has “amazing health benefits” and without even exploring whether it is myth or miracle we just pay the price... [Read more]

Is Your Bottled Water Expired?

Have you ever noticed the expiration stamp on your bottled water? Once you hear the toxin levels can climb to 90% after six months, you might want to take a gander. There continues to be a love/hate relationship in the media with the benefits of drinking bottled water. While there is no question your body needs a dependable source for good quality water to thrive, the convenience vs. health concerns... [Read more]

Packing Healthy Lunches – A Mom’s Guilt

School is back in full swing which means there is one more thing (that’s an understatement) on the top of my “to do” list. Packing a healthy lunch for my children is high on my priority list each day. And yet, today my children are buying school lunch because that task just didn’t get done. This is where the mommy guilt enters because honestly I have a very hard time with the quality (or lack... [Read more]

Is Milk Good for Kids? (or anyone else?)

We were told to feed our kids milk and we did. Those kids were you and I. Want to know the results? We, as a generation drinking milk developed more diabetes and more cancer than any generation in history. I don’t know about you but I want my kids to have a better life than me or my generation. So to every parent out there who loves their kids, yes, Octo-Mom even you, listen up and get it right.... [Read more]