Probably no food has been more vilified than the egg. I have heard all the lines: “My doctor told me to avoid eggs.” “Eggs raise your cholesterol levels.” “Eggs cause heart disease.” But I can assure you that there is no better food in the world than an organic...
If your college bound son or daughter is like many young adults, chances are they often ‘hear’ your advice but are not really ‘listening’ (I think many of you know what I am talking about)! As the proud parent of two wonderful daughters who just left for the...
Refined sugar is the fine white table sugar that we are all familiar with. It is the most commonly used type of sugar today. Between 1985 and 1999, the U.S. consumption of sugars added to food items increased by 23 percent. U.S. adults consume more than 22 teaspoons of...
You would think that medical schools would provide future doctors with the knowledge they need to properly guide their patients in making good food choices.But the truth is very different. When I was in medical school, there was little or no mention of diet anywhere in the curriculum. In...
Why do we get sick? My basic premise behind illness is that prolonged malfunction results in disease. What are the roles of malnutrition, allergy, toxin, tissue damage, and infection? Deficiency disorders are old. They presented in the past as famine. Today they are cloaked in the guise of packaged...
About 40 years ago, the powers-that-be started telling Americans that polyunsaturated fatty acids — like corn, canola, or sunflower oil — were the healthy choice. We were also advised to avoid oils with saturated fats for cooking. So we stopped using saturated fatty acids like coconut oil and switched...
Researchers recently studied samples consisting of over 20,000 animals from 24 populations (equally divided between males and females) representing eight species living with or around humans in industrialized societies. They found that in all animal populations, there was a trend for increasing body weight over time. The scientists also...
There is no question that good nutrition begins at home. Whether you are cooking or baking, even the most basic ingredients that are free of toxic chemicals make all the difference between eating well and eating poorly. Here is a list of just four essential ingredients that my family...
The first step to optimizing your health is to ensure the adequate intake of healthy salt and water. I firmly believe that salt and water form the foundation for any health treatment plan. It is impossible to achieve your optimal health in a dehydrated and salt-deficient state. All functions...