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The Low Down on Safe Cooking Equipment
Posted by ahewcn on August 11th, 2011 at 12:17 am
One of the biggest problems people have with eating better is the concept of quick and easy that has been shoved down our throats by the media. If marketing executives have succeeded in nothing else, they have convinced us that we are not worth the time and effort of preparing ourselves nourishing meals that satisfy our souls. If time is of the essence in your kitchen (and no doubt it truly is for some of us), then consider upgrading your knife collection. Many tools can make cooking ...

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The Myth of Moderation
Posted by ahewcn on June 1st, 2011 at 12:18 am
Moderation is a term that is often bandied about by people when they no longer understand what to eat. Unfortunately, this approach to eating fails nearly 100% of the time. My grandfather was the first person I had ever hear use the saying. He was born in the West Indies in the late 1800s. To him moderation meant eating his meals made from whole ingredients such as meat (including seafood and chicken), vegetables, bread, rice, fruit, dairy and tea. Snacks, desserts and alcohol were occa...

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Is Raw Milk Good For You?
Posted by ahewcn on April 30th, 2011 at 12:15 am
Anyone who knows me knows that I continually tout the benefits of raw milk. Raw milk packs a powerhouse of fat soluble nutrients and easily assimilated minerals in it. Unfortunately, governments worldwide are increasingly not only trying to deter consumers from consuming this natural, nourishing food, but, in the US and Canada, small raw dairy farmers (including raw cheese producers) are being harassed and even put out of business because of supposedly contaminated raw milk products. ...

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Dangers of Vegan Diets
Posted by ahewcn on March 15th, 2011 at 12:12 am
I recently received an e-mail from a woman who was asking me if the hostility she perceived in vegan people she’s met could possibly be related to vegan deficiencies. She participates in forums where vegans blast her for having a different perspective on nearly everything. As a nutritionist, I face the same thing every day. Interestingly enough, the people who object the most to my message know the least about nutrition, so I had a lot to say. I ended up writing her such a long respon...

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Eating Disorders in Children
Posted by ahewcn on February 21st, 2011 at 12:11 am
Eating disorders in children are on the rise. Is this any surprise? With more and more parents switching to unhealthy extreme diets such as vegan, macrobiotic, low fat and raw food, what hope do our children have to develop a normal relationship with real food? Since people first began to understand the prevalence of these disorders in the 1980s, it was thought that they were on the decline. But today, anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in many groups including those who experienced v...

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Modern Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders in Children
Posted by ahewcn on December 12th, 2010 at 1:42 am
Growing up in the 80's, anorexia and bulimia were two eating disorders that were coming to light. Girls of my age (primarily Caucasian) were made aware of the warning signs and were taught to be proud of our bodies. Dieting for girls in their early teens was discouraged. While many girls still succumbed to the desire to be ridiculously thin, the campaign against dieting saved many girls from self-destruction. For a while, it seemed that anorexia and bulimia were on the decline. Today, ...

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Is Aspartame Safe for You? Side Effects of Aspartame
Posted by ahewcn on September 6th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
For a long time, authorities have known the health risks associated with and side effects of aspartame. In fact, the FDA refused approval of this toxic substance for 16 years after its accidental discovery (it was originally a peptic ulcer drug) due to compelling evidence of its role in brain tumors and several other health disorders. Interestingly enough, shortly after current Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, became CEO of G.D. Searle Company and the day after Ronald Reagan took office...

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Is Soy Milk Bad for You?
Posted by ahewcn on September 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 am
Over the past decade, more and more health-conscious people are starting to ask "Is soy milk bad for you?" This question comes as more and more former vegetarians work hard to repair damaged health that seems to have resulted from years of relying on this bean to replace high quality protein in their diet. Here is how soy became so popular in the west. Since the time of Hitler and Mussolini, the soybean has been increasingly recognized as a protein replacement that could feed large numbers of ...

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Is Cholesterol Good for You? The Truth about Cholesterol
Posted by ahewcn on September 2nd, 2010 at 11:16 pm
If you've been wanting to know if cholesterol is good for you, then you've come to the right place. Today it seems that everybody, from all walks of life are concerned with their cholesterol levels. We all worry if they might be too high, but what about if your cholesterol is too low? Is it possible? Could raising your cholesterol levels be good for you after all? For the past 60 years, we have heard more and more about the evils of cholesterol and why we need to avoid it. But would you believ...

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One Major Cause of Infertility Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About
Posted by ahewcn on August 31st, 2010 at 12:47 am
There are many reasons why women and men today suffer from infertility. Unfortunately, when people seek the cause of infertility from their doctors, they are told that diet has nothing to do with it. Instead they are often given options that entail dangerous drugs and artificial manipulation of their hormones. If you've been reading this blog, then you realize that our modern diet has a lot to do with the current infertility epidemic. The way we eat has changed dramatically over the past 30 y...

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