A friend was describing my diet to his girlfriend and that quote in the subject was her retort. Now, considering that, unfortunately, I’m quite far from being a millionaire and I do practice what I preach, it’s quite obvious that you don’t have to be loaded to eat well. I can’t argue that [...]
Yes, I know, I said Part 4 was The Final Word (for today). And I couldn’t even make it through a day without adding another post. I caught this article this morning after my previous post went out though and thought it would fit well. Rather than editing the previous post, I [...]
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A few weeks back, a friend told me that his better half called me a “Food Elitist”. Now, you may be thinking “What sort of awful transgression could you have committed?” Or you may be thinking “Well, you are.” Or you may not be thinking at all, a state that I often find [...]
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Just a little something to think about.
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An artifact of a previous time
A grand “Gee, ya think?” moment. Children with healthier diets do better in school - “‘We demonstrated that above and beyond socioeconomic factors, diet quality is important to academic performance,’ the authors conclude. ‘These findings support the broader implementation and investment in effective school nutrition programs that have the [...]
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Here’s a brief Q&A on World’s Healthiest Foods that is very similar to what I have to say about organic versus conventional: If I can’t afford to buy organic vegetables and fruits, can I still be healthy?
My take is that organic is better than conventional, but conventional produce is better than no produce at all. [...]
Here’s a disconcerting article from Science Daily: 100 percent of people carry at least 1 type of pesticide.
…found that 100% of Spaniards analyzed had at least one kind of persistent organic compound (POC´s), substances internationally classified as potentially harmful to one’s health, in their bodies. These substances enter the body trough food, water or even [...]
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Given that the calendar just ticked over to January 1st, 2008, there are a lot of resolutions to eat better and lose weight. Here are ten things to remember as you embark on your health journey.
Junk food doesn’t exist; there is junk and there is food.
Similarly, real food has no nutrition label. Food [...]
Here’s a follow-up to the last post about organic food being better for you: Nitrogen Fertilizers Deplete Soil Organic Carbon.
The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow [...]
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After a busy weekend, I’m back to bring you a study stating that organic food is better.
In a finding that challenges official advice, researchers have shown that fruit and vegetables contain up to 40 per cent more nutrients if they are grown without chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Of course the conventional growers are up in arms, [...]
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