Is eating fish still safe?

Posted by on Sep 27, 2012 in Brain Health, Food & health, Food Research News, Heart Health | Comments Off Used to be eating fish seemed like a no-brainer. That was before we learned that our oceans were becoming polluted with mercury, dioxins and PCB’s. And we found out that farmed fish are even worse for us due to poor sanitary conditions and being fed unhealthy and unnatural grains. This made many people wonder if eating fish and sea food was a health risk. Let me say for the record that I do...
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Is your cookware poisoning your food?

Posted by on Sep 2, 2012 in Brain Health, Cancer, Food Research News, Toxins & Detoxification | Comments Off More and more people are learning how to shop and cook healthier these days. I see people making an effort to consider how their food was grown and raised which is great. … but please don’t destroy the goodness in the food by cooking it in toxic cookware! Many people still use aluminum cookware and Teflon coated cookware. Both of these leach toxins into your food! Cookware to avoid...
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Do you really need to take a calcium supplement?

Posted by on Jun 3, 2012 in Food Research News, Heart Health | Comments Off Most Americans (especially women) are concerned about getting adequate calcium as they age in order to prevent osteoporosis. And, for years many doctors were routinely advising pregnant and middle-aged patients to take calcium supplements to ensure they got enough. Then, recent health news headlines exposed the hazards of calcium supplements and increased risk for heart attack. As CNN reported...
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Do you have these symptoms? – you could have low B12!

Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Brain Health, Cancer, Diabetes Related, Food Research News, GUT Health, Heart Health, Thyroid | Comments Off Having low B12 can be life threatening and can cause permanent, irreversible damage if not caught and treated soon enough.   B 12 deficiency frequently goes undetected or in many cases, the person is given another diagnosis incorrectly.   What are some of the signs or symptoms of low B12?   sleeplessness; paranoia; depression; memory loss; dementia; violent behavior strange...
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Canola Oil – Not good for you

Posted by on Mar 20, 2012 in Food Research News | Comments Off Well, this post has now become one of my most popular and has even caught the attention of some Canadian Students that have claimed I am unfairly branding canola oil as un-healthy and GMO’ed. I stand by my advocacy of other healthy oils, however I have included some links to further information you can view at the end of this post to make your own, informed decision. It seems every time I...
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Medical Doctors explain the value of nutritional supplements

Posted by on Mar 14, 2012 in Food Research News, Heart Health | 1 comment Twenty years ago I was certain that I didn’t need supplements. Like many people, I believed that because I was eating fairly healthfully my body was getting what it needed from food sources.What I did not realize is that commercial farming methods have depleted the soils to the point most soil is now dead. Dead soil means that there are no nutrients. No nutrients in soil = no nutrients in...
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JAMA Commentary Contends Vitamin Therapy Can Still Reduce Stroke

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Food Research News | Comments Off American Medical Association (JAMA) argues that vitamin therapy still has a role to play in reducing stroke.Good to see JAMA is acknowledging the important role of supplements in prevention! JAMA Commentary Contends Vitamin Therapy Can Still Reduce...
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Cranberry found to have potent anti-cancer properties

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Food Research News | Comments Off In research released today in PubMed Herbal cranberry extract was found to have therapeutic properties which target breast cancer cell angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels) as well as its viability. This means they help induce cancer cell death – which is what we want. Cytotoxicity of PAC-1 was partially based on ROS generation and could be blocked by co-treatment with...
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Sweet Potatoes – not just for Thanksgiving!

Posted by on Nov 22, 2011 in Food Research News | Comments Off The Mighty Sweet Potato – not just for Thanksgiving Dinner While most of us will be enjoying a helping of sweet potatoes as part of out Thanksgiving dinner I enjoy these wonderful vegetables year round. The sweet potato (or yam) is a tuber and not actually a root vegetable as the white potato is. The sweet potato is so nutritious an entire native population in New Guinea called the Dani,...
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30 Year Study Proves Organic Farming is Superior to Conventonally Grown Food

Posted by on Nov 5, 2011 in Food Research News, Organic Foods | Comments Off Have you questioned the value of spending more of your hard earned cash on organics? Now a 30 year study done by the Rodale Institute proves your getting a superior product. Here are the key findings of the study: *Organic yields match or surpass conventional yields. *Organic yields outperform conventional yields in years of drought. *Organic farming systems build rather than deplete...
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Benefits of nut consumption for people with abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Food Research News, Prevention | Comments Off Dietary changes may help patients shed the excess weight and become healthier, among the changes, the regular consumption of nuts — which are jam-packed with healthful nutrients, such as healthy fats (unsaturated fatty acids) and antioxidants (polyphenols) — have been recommended to fight the metabolic abnormalities associated with Metabolic Syndrome. To check the biochemical effects...
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Muscle wasting in the elderly and other at risk populations

Posted by on Oct 29, 2011 in Food Research News | Comments Off Many of our elderly parents and relatives struggle with weakening muscle strength and sarcopenia (muscle wasting). This is also of great concern for patients with forms of cancer or other autoimmune diseases. A new study suggests that the RDA for daily protein intake should actually be greater than that for younger populations. This is because “Aging muscle is less sensitive to lower doses...
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Get it on the ballot in Michigan – mandatory GMO labeling

Posted by on Oct 21, 2011 in Food Research News | Comments Off We have chance here in the great state of Michigan to get GMO’s out in the open and clearly marked on food products. It is on the ballot. What is a GMO? A GMO is a Genetically Modified Organism. It is a plant or an animal in which the genetic material has been unnaturally altered, often by using the DNA molecules of other plants, animals, or bacteria, which are then combined to create a new...
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New Study Trashes Multi-vitamins as unsafe!

Posted by on Oct 14, 2011 in Food Research News | Comments Off You have no doubt seen the coverage on your local and national news regarding the recent Iowa study that showed multi-vitamins to be unsafe. This study was published by the Archives of Internal Medicine. It reports that multivitamins consumed by older women does not increase lifespan. As reported in the main stream media the study’s major highlight was that some supplements were shown to...
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What to do if your doctor does not believe in supplements

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Food Research News | Comments Off Unless you have switched to an enlightened “functional” doctor you no doubt have been told your wasting you’re money on supplements. Why – because medical school still does not teach doctors about the role of 21st century nutrition, nutrients or supplements. Because doctors don’t know and most feel they are too busy to learn (or simply too comfortable prescribing...
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