Flavors & Foods
Are Salt Guidelines Overkill?
Monday, July 25th, 2011Have you cut your salt intake too far? If you are fatigued, have weak adrenals, feel dizzy upon standing, and have low blood pressure, you probably need more salt. A fasting chem panel should show your sodium and your chloride levels in normal ranges.
Should You Cook In Olive Oil?
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011No one disputes the fact oils go rancid easily via formation of toxic lipid peroxides. A report in Food Service Research International found that soy, canola, sunflower and corn oils degrade readily into toxic compounds when heated. Regular use resulted in hardened arteries, inflammation, joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, digestive problems, birth defects, and cancer.
Barbecues and Health
Monday, July 6th, 2009If you google “barbecued and cancer,” you’ll get 1,900,000 results discussing various cancers you might get by dining on barbecue fare. The studies might make you wonder just how much you like barbecue… more than your prostate? Your stomach? A breast? Read on for good news.
Spring Greens: Cultivated, Wild and Free
Saturday, March 28th, 2009Leafy greens gently cleanse the liver, which is essential to health in Spring. Our livers become burdened with alcohol, stress, poor diet, pesticides and pollutants. Cleansing your liver can clear headaches, hay fever, itching, skin problems, bloating and indigestion, as well as irritability or anger. Your liver keeps your hormones balanced, so greens help your hormones as well.
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