Food & Nutrition

High Nutrition in a Happy Summer Package

No fruit shouts "summer celebration" better than watermelon. The colors, the sweetness the burst of juiciness - it's like Mother Nature's very own antidepressant. And how can you help but smile when you see a small child bite into a large wedge of colorful watermelon? Fortunately watermelon isn't just a colorful summer snack; it's packed full of nutrition, is great for hydration and is low in fat.... [Read more]

Will Vegetables Be on the Endangered Species List?

Have you ever eaten an antique?  I’m not talking about trying to gnaw the armrest of your great-grandmother’s rocking chair. I am talking about heirloom vegetables. If you haven’t sought these out, you are really missing out. Heirloom vegetables are grown from seeds that have been saved and grown for many generations.  These plants are open-pollinated which allows for natural selection.... [Read more]

To Meat or Not to Meat, That is the Question

So I am confronted with an interesting choice this weekend.  I received two very different invitations for events that are taking place at the same time.  One is for a pig roast with all the fixings and the other is for a lecture about a cancer preventing diet.  It causes me to pause and think about the American social scene.  Summer is the time for picnics and barbeques, often filled with rather... [Read more]

The #1 Food to ALWAYS Buy Organic

Every time the average American eats their healthy fruits and veggies, they also consume residues of synthetic chemicals from insect killers, fungicides and fertilizers. You could avoid all that by choosing to buy organic, but that’s not a budgetary reality for many in today’s economy. What to do? Know what fruits and vegetables have the most toxins and choose to buy only those varieties organic.... [Read more]

Green Tea: Supplements vs. Leaves

Green tea consumption is on the rise thanks to various reports attributing the little green gem to positive outcomes on everything from Alzheimer’s, weight loss, cardiovascular support, a cancer fighter and all around mood stabilizer.  Many Americans have jumped on the green tea bandwagon in form of little green pills to cure what ails them, but is that a good idea? No, says one report. New analysis... [Read more]

Memory Boosting Foods

Studies that focus on food and memory suggest that the more overall produce you eat, the better. One 25-year Harvard Medical School study of more than 13,000 women showed that the participants who ate relatively high amounts of vegetables over the years had less age-related decline in memory. Cruciferous vegetables and leafy green vegetables had the biggest effect on helping women retain their... [Read more]