Ok so this past week or so I had two posts, one about High Fructose Corn Syrup and the other about Mercury Content. Well now it seems that these two toxins are related! ”According to research published in Environmental Health and conducted in part by a scientist at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has revealed that high-fructose corn [...]
Archive for January, 2009
27 Jan
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27 Jan
Food Matters….
For those of you who have not yet seen the trailer or full documentary for “Food Matters”, I highly suggest checking it out. It’s been called the ‘food equivalent’ of The Inconvenient Truth. ‘Food Matters’ seeks to uncover the business of disease and at the same time explore the safe, cheap and effective use [...]
24 Jan
Acai Berry May Kill Cancer Cells
The Acai berry is getting a lot of attention lately. There are now numerous drinks, powders and shakes on the market made from this delicious,health promoting berry. A recent article in Natural News, shows that the Acai Berry may kill cancer cells due to its extremely high
antioxidant levels. “A study at The University of Florida discovered that [...]
21 Jan
Confused About What Kind Of Fish You Can Eat?
I’ve had a lot of people ask me recently about mercury in fish. What is safe? What isn’t? Cases of excess mercury have been on the rise. Symptoms of low-level mercury poisoning include memory loss, hair loss, fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, tremors and headaches. Because it is hard for the body to eliminate, [...]
19 Jan
Misleading High Fructose Corn Syrup Ad
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the first day of the school year for Integrative Nutrition. As an alumni, I serve as a mentor for some of the incoming students. It was wonderful to be back in the class setting, surrounded by thousands of like minded health counselors. One of things that [...]
13 Jan
I was so excited to visit one of my favorite health food stores today, Westerly’s (54th and 8th). Aside from the usual products in the health foods store, Westerly’s carries all these small, up and coming brands. I went there with a mission, to find Dr. Cow’s Raw, Vegan Cheese. Now I know that [...]
13 Jan
Extraordinary Vision
In an effort to start this year EXTRAORDINARY, I’ve been working on a vision board. My own mentor helped me realize what a great tool this is in reaching your goals, by putting your thoughts down for what you really want in the new year, you set yourself up for success and share your visions [...]
11 Jan
Winning Brunch
Go Eagles! What a great day to be from Philadelphia. I can hardly wait for the game next weekend! To accompany the game I decided to make a delicious healthy brunch – a Green Goddess Smoothie, Individual Egg Cups and French Toast Sticks. I was glad to see that it wasn’t just me that enjoyed [...]
9 Jan
Oprah’s Confessions
As a holistic nutrition counselor, one of the ways I differ from registered dieticians is that I focus not just on the food you eat but the other areas in your life that feed you; your career, relationships, self care and physcial activity. So I was thrilled to hear Oprah’s confessions on her show this past [...]
