November 8, 2011 – 5:19 pm
According to an article in the New York Times, “Antibiotic abuse may also be contributing to the increasing incidence of obesity, as well as allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux.” The article examine numerous studies from around the world that have been showing the long-term side effects that antibiotics have on our bodies. [...]
November 3, 2011 – 3:59 pm
My son came home the other day and asked why I didn’t take him to get a flu shot. “We don’t get flu shots,” I answered. “We drink Good Belly instead.” Yes, I was being flippant, but still. While the vitamins and probiotics in Good Belly won’t kill any flu germs we might pick up, [...]
October 25, 2011 – 11:42 am
A University of Minnesota researcher recently published a study showing that women who take a lot of vitamins die sooner than women who don’t. The study found that women who took multivitamins were 6 percent more likely to die than others. Vitamin B6 and iron supplements were associated with a 10 percent increase in death, [...]
By Elizabeth
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October 14, 2011 – 1:30 pm
You’ve probably heard that fish oil is good for your brain and nerves. If you have multiple sclerosis, like I do, you hopefully have heard that MS patients who increase their omega-3 fatty acids seem to fare better than those who don’t. Omega-3s help build and repair the nervous system, providing the materials needed to [...]
October 4, 2011 – 9:28 am
According to the Environmental Working Group, the truth is that when it comes to genetically engineered foods, there is no labeling requirement. These foods have been altered at the molecular level. They are appearing on supermarket shelves with increasing frequency – in fact, 94 percent of all U.S.-grown soybeans are genetically engineered! The Environmental Working [...]
September 13, 2011 – 5:31 pm
A recent spate of listeria cases have been linked to cantaloupes in Colorado. A few months ago, there was a surge of salmonella infections traced to contaminated eggs. Not to mention the e.coli tracked to contaminated sprouts and leafy greens. It’s almost enough to make you throw up your hands and wonder if anything is [...]
Food marketing follows trends as corporate marketers purposefully use hot buzzwords to describe all kinds of food products, whether or not they are true in relation to that item. Joyce Slaton posted a fabulous overview of trendy food marketing words over the past 50 years or so along with a witty explanations of what these [...]
It took a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis for me to fully understand that your physical state can affect your mental state. Struggling through the fatigue, mental fogginess, and physical pain of those early years gave me increased compassion for a friend’s mother who had passed away after a long battle with kidney failure during our [...]
