Category Archives: Health
Wild Salmon or Farmed (Salmon Lettuce Tacos)
WILD COHO SALMON or TANK FARMED COHO? Salmon Lettuce Tacos to follow this article. Ok, so now I’m suggesting we consume “farmed” fish rather wild salmon touted to be so healthful. Depends on the farm. This is limited but it looks as though tank farmed Coho salmon may be better for you in regards to [...]
Happy New Year! Resolutions and Recipes
“À votre santé,” “Sanitas bona” “Fisehatak”, “Na zdraví “,”Gezondheid” ,“Sláinte”, “Zum Wohl”, “Be salam ati”, “Salud” – cheers said in many languages, but all wishing each other the same wonderful thing, which I also wish you to ring in 2011: To your health! I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season and in the [...]
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Healthy Holiday Eating?
It is already upon us: Summer and part of Fall have flown by and we are at the starting line of the holiday season. The change in seasons for me is a mixed blessing. Transitioning from chilled heirloom tomato gazpacho soup and stone fruits like nectarines to slow-cooked braises and squashes is absolutely invigorating. Not [...]
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Quinoa (high protein, high Calcium, etc……) Recipe included
Quinoa has more calcium than milk and is a good source of iron, phosphorous, B vitamins, and vitamin E. Quinoa is an appropriate grain for vegetarians who need nutrient dense foods. Also, an almost perfect food for athletes wanting to maintain or lose weight but at the same time acquire necessary nutrients and energy in [...]
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Healthy Saturated Fat (Coconut Oil)
We now see this health promoting oil in every health food store. Why is that? I get the question all the time. Coconut oil possesses many health benefits due to its fiber and nutritional content, but it’s the oil that really makes it a great food and medicine. Yes, it’s saturated but it is unique [...]
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Good Calories Bad Calories
I am reading the book “Good Calories Bad Calories” by Gary Taubes right now and finding it great “food for thought.” This book goes into great detail to describe how the low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets we’ve been told to eat for the past thirty years are not only making us heavier but contributing to other chronic [...]
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Real Beef Eat Grass
Real Beef eat Grass Most of the cattle in the U.S. are raised in feedlots and fed corn and antibiotics for several months before being sent to market. The average consumer in the U.S values the fat marbling due to this method. The more marbling created in the cattle the higher the grade. Although, if [...]
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Stress and Weight Gain
Stress will often cause the body to retain fat, increase cravings, and slow the body’s ability to burn calories. Stress is, undoubtedly, one of the most common reasons diets fail making weight loss very difficult. Not only does stress lead to weight gain but it is estimated today that 85% of diseases have stress-related factors. [...]
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“Master Cleanse” or detoxification?
Detoxification not “The Master Cleanse” I’m amazed at the number of people utilizing “The Master Cleanse” as if it is some sort of miracle. The Master Cleanse is yet another diet fad with no real science behind its supposed cleansing effects upon the body. There are few calories present in the master cleanse, so there’s [...]
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Resolutions and Health 2012