Category: Nutrition
Somewhere around the early-to-mid-20th Century, Americans started to become very trusting in manufacturer’s food labels. Actually, they’ve become too trusting. The situation has become so serious that most people today are absolutely clueless about what to eat, what not to eat and how to tell the difference between the two. Our grocery store shelves are now […]
Farm-raised food has gotten a bad rap lately, and for good reason. Whether we’re talking about beef, pork or fish any living creature taken out of their God-ordained environment is not fit to be consumed by humans. Why? Because the manufacturing processes used to prepare these farm-raised foods for the grocery shelves are absolutely deadly! […]
Americans spend more on health care and supplements than any other country, yet our health and our health care system both rank at the bottom of virtually every study and survey today. (1, 2, 3) As we bathe ourselves in coconut and fish oils and take every supplement under the sun, most people are coming […]
Hey, if it’s on the package, it must be OK to eat, right? Wrong. Just because products are advertised as all-natural, 100-percent natural, low fat, no sugar added, or even organic doesn’t mean that they are good for you. In fact, many of these “health foods” have caused Americans’ health and the American health care […]
Grocery shopping can be a difficult task, let alone worrying about organic vs. non-organic foods. On the one hand, I’m sure that you want to provide the best for your family and minimize (if not completely cut out) the toxins that they are exposed to. On the other hand, I’m sure that many of you […]
Believe it or not, the most dangerous appliance in your kitchen is the refrigerator. Not because it omits deadly radiation or undetectable fumes from the motor, but because it has single-handedly taken people away from fermenting foods; a mainstay of life for literally thousands of years. As far as recorded history tells us, across the […]
You may not realize it, but people have been supplementing vitamins and minerals for thousands of years. It is a common misconception that our ancestors only ate off of the land, and most people are not aware that ancient cultures treated nutritional deficiency with whatever crude methods that were available to them at the time. […]
Herbs and spices have been used for culinary and medicinal purposes since the beginning of time. Their nutritional benefits are outstanding and enhance foods in so many different ways that people are still figuring out new mixes and blends. Truth is, most people couldn’t imagine food without the flavor that herbs and spices provide. Yet, […]
You’ve probably heard a lot about green superfoods. They’re the main ingredients in healthy energy bars, pre-made smoothie powders and even now in gluten-free cereals. Now, don’t let the name mislead you. You don’t need to wear a cape and they won’t turn you into the Incredible Hulk when they eat them. The reason they’re […]
A cancer diagnosis can barrel into to your life like a runaway freight train, with potentially deadly consequences. One minute you’re at the doctor getting something minor checked out and then the next moment … “You have cancer.” And then your doctor (even though well-meaning) bombards you with a whirlwind of treatments you have to […]