Curious About Eating For Health? Here’s What You Need To Know
Food should taste good and should be good for you. That is the basis of eating for health. Unfortunately, in the past 60 years nutrition has changed more than in the previous 10,000 years! Until World War II, the vast majority of food was grown within 50 miles of consumption. Now the vast majority of […]
Cruciferous Veggies
The cruciferous veggies, also called brassica or the cole family, consist of: Arugula Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Chinese cabbage Collards Daikon Horseradish Kale Kohlrabi Mustard greens Rutabaga Turnips Wasabi All of these highly nutritious vegetables are packed with a wide variety of health-enhancing goodies, including vegetable sterols (lower cholesterol and protect the […]
Chlorine – WMD in Your Water
Chlorine has been known as a weapon of war for almost a century. And for most of that time chlorination of water has been the rule in the western world. There is no question that chlorination of water has reduced death from infectious diseases, especially in babies and young children. On the other hand, it […]
Chia – Salvia Hispanica – The World’s Best Food?
Salvia – to save. Salvia Hispanica has been eaten for over 5000 years and may be the single best all-around food! Just as one can theoretically live on fish alone, blood and milk (as some tribes do), one could obtain a healthier and more sustaining life by consuming nothing but salvia. It contains 19 amino […]
How To Find Your Bliss Through Your Senses
BLISS – ECSTASY, EUPHORIA, RAPTURE, PARADISE, JOY, etc. These are the synonyms for bliss. If you are like virtually every other person on the planet, you spend much of your day in an attempt to find your bliss. In Sanskrit bliss is ANANDA. Our brains produce the cannabinoid, anandamide, our built-in chemical high! Interestingly anandamide […]
ASKINOSIE CHOCOLATE
ASKINOSIE CHOCOLATE Most of you have read my praise of CHOCOLATE BLISS. I told you there about one source for many fine chocolates from around the world. Now Springfield, Missouri, has one of the gourmet chocolate factories in the world, producing single source chocolate bars with NO fillers, lecithin, etc. You have a choice of […]
ADRENAL FATIGUE
I recently had the pleasure of hearing Dr. James Wilson talk on the subject of his book, ADRENAL FATIGUE—The 21st Century Stress Syndrome?, Smart Publications, Petaluma, Ca 94555, 2001, 2002, $14.95. Essentially, he lists 13 major predisposing factors. 31 significant symptoms, 13 energy patterns, 22 frequently observed events, 9 food patterns, 10 aggravating factors and […]
Cinnamon
Recently, a friend sent me a list of folk remedy uses of cinnamon and honey. I have long been aware of the antioxidant benefits and of course the delectable taste of cinnamon. So I went to PubMed and searched for as many sources as I could find. First, the honey and cinnamon claims. In general […]
Chicken McPoison & Other Food Prostitution
CHICKEN McPOISION & OTHER FOOD PROSTITUTION Earlier, I wrote on the ubiquitous presence of monosodium glutamate in fast foods. MSG is unequivocally bad news for the brain. Now, we learn that McDonald's uses an artificial petroleum-based ''antioxidant'', tertiary butylhydroubiquinone (TBHQ) on chicken McNuggets and probably on its hamburgers. It retards spoilage – not that it […]
Youthful Aging – From a Death Wish to A Life Wish
YOUTHFUL AGING-FROM A DEATH WISH TO A LIFE WISH Suppose there is a healthy life expectancy of 150 years. Would you take advantage of it? After 13 years as a neurosurgeon, I pioneered successful non-surgical rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain and depression. Eighty-five percent of over 30,000 patients recovered and were able to live […]