Get Your Fats Straight: My Journey to Get it Right
As someone who has been coaching folks on how to transition from a modern to a Traditional Diet for over ten years, I feel quite certain I’ve …
Healthy Living
12 Year Old Vegan Has the Degenerating Bones of 80 Year Old
If you are a parent considering raising your child plant-based, consider the case of a 12-year-old girl raised on a strict vegan diet. The girl ended …
Think Eggs Don’t Grow on Trees? Bill Gates Does
When a processed food label includes the word “eggs” in the ingredients list, it typically means dehydrated or powdered eggs as opposed to …
No Label Indeed? Aspartame with Milk May Cause Brain Seizures
The big health news from this past week is the petitioning of the FDA by two very powerful dairy organizations, The International Dairy Foods …
Health Dept to Homeless: You Can’t Eat Deer Meat
Add Louisiana to the list of state and local governments around the United States that are forcing homeless people who look to shelters and soup …
Why Eating Real Food Might Not Equal Losing Weight
I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I was a chubby little girl only to have lost weight in my teen years from becoming a …
Sprouted Soy. Is It Healthy?
The paradoxical reasons why sprouted soy contains more antinutrients than unsprouted versions and should be avoided in the diet to preserve …
3 Crucial Questions that Separate a Health Fad from Nutritional Truth
A confused reader posted on social media recently about an article she had read by a certified nutritionist (CN) about the dangers of eating nuts and …
Why Antibiotics Today Could Threaten Your Life Tomorrow
Contrary to the opinion of the conventional medical establishment, there is no free lunch when it comes to antibiotics. Doctors, for the most part, …
FDA Approves Tamiflu for Newborns Despite No Safety Evidence
On December 21, 2012, the FDA expanded use of the anti-viral drug oseltamivir, known by the brand name Tamiflu, to children as young as two weeks old. …
The Crucial Difference Between Pickled and Fermented
The often overlooked differences between pickled and fermented foods. They are not necessarily the same nor do they offer the same benefits to health. …
Eating Organic on a Food Stamps Budget
My friend Irene, a hardworking single mother who also cuts my hair, is an absolute inspiration to me and I’m sure many others fortunate …