Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Organic Fruits and Veggies Take Over the World

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Where Does All That Great Organic Food Come From?

The Organically Grown warehouse was filled with thousands of pounds of gorgeous organic food

Natural food stores, co-ops, and even supermarkets and many restaurants overflow with organic produce. These extraordinary whole foods, including fruits, vegetables, potatoes, beans, whole grains, herbs, spices, nuts, and seeds, make eating a healthy pleasure. Farmers grow organic foods using the power of nature, not toxic herbicides and pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers, genetic engineering, or chemical processes.

The abundance of organic food masks all the risk and effort necessary to bring these nourishing choices to market. Until I visited Organically Grown Company, the Pacific Northwest’s largest wholesaler of organic produce, I never wondered “where does all that great organic food come from?” Yet this is a (more…)

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Whole Foods Vanquish Asthma

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Krista Watts Trades In Her Cat Allergies and Inhalers for Veggie Sandwiches

Krista and her wonderfully supportive husband Jeff are the picture of health and happiness

For nine years, Krista Watts needed to use an inhaler several times a day just to breathe. Her asthma overshadowed her life. Exercising was difficult, often leading to wheezing and a flushed face.

Krista’s asthma ordeal began after she adopted two cats. Tests led to the conclusion she was allergic to her new furry family. Unwilling to give up her much-loved pets, she resigned herself to living with a condition that was unpleasant at best, and life-threatening if it got out of hand.

For the last two and half years, though, Krista has not used her inhaler – not even once. She still has her cats, and plays with and pets them every day. Now age 38, she is amazed at her vigorous health and plummeting (more…)

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Calcium Does Not Make Strong Bones

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Your bones have a cubby hole architecture. Bones are durable and resistant to breakage when the structural integrity of the cubby holes is intact. When the walls deteriorate, your bones become fragile and brittle. Calcium has very little to do with this process. Learn more in this video.

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Your Skin is Like a Sponge

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Personal Care Products Really Matter

Is your skin more like a paper towel or a piece of plastic wrap? Learn more in this video.  The personal care and cleaning products you choose are vital to your own health and to the planet.

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Your 70,000 Mile Traffic Jam

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

All Your Cells Get Ideal Nutrition When Your Blood Flows Freely

The problem is that, on diets based on animal and manufactured foods, your blood vessels become clogged with plaque. This life-threatening process begins in childhood and progresses relentlessly. Cardiovascular disease is a leading killer throughout the world. You can stop and reverse this process so easily though – the key is your food choices.

Learn more at this Youtube video.

Blog posting by Janice Stanger, Ph.D. Janice authored The Perfect Formula Diet, a nutrition book built on sustainable food choices. Enjoy six kinds of whole foods for permanent, hunger-free weight loss and health.

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Barbecue with a Side of Chemicals

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Killer Reasons to Break Up with Your Grill This Summer

The start of warm summer breezes and promise of the Fourth of July inspire many to drag out their barbecue grill. Charcoal and lighter

Barbeques deliver a double dose of dangerous chemicals. These hazards get into your body through your lungs and your digestive tract.

fluid join the bestseller list. Outdoor cooking sets the stage for traditional get-togethers with family and friends.

This romance with barbecues has a dark side that few know about. After all, information about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is obscured by millions of dollars of ads and happy images for grilled meat.

As is the case for most toxic chemicals, the long-term health effects of PAH are poorly understood, so easy to ignore. Yet PAH is an insidious public health nightmare that can invade your own life and the next generation.

Truth in labeling would require an explicit warning on bags of charcoal and packs of meat and fish. “Eating grilled or smoked animal foods can cause DNA mutation, cancer, and lower intelligence in your children.” Wide knowledge of these dangers might inspire many to consider alternatives, or at least make informed decisions.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a product of incomplete combustion of materials that contain carbon. Burn tobacco, wood, oil, gasoline, coal, garbage – or meat and fish – and PAHs will form. Over 100 varieties of PAHs can menace our health and the environment.

A widespread nutrition myth touts that the major harm from (more…)

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Energy to the Max with Whole Foods

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Michele DeFilippo Finds Vitality and Diet Can’t be Separated

As the owner of 1106 Design, and an active player in the creation of book covers, interiors, and business logos, Michele DeFilippo

The creative tasks at 1106 Design demand Michele's full energy

draws on physical and mental energy through long days and tight timelines. I met Michele when, impressed by 1106’s strong portfolio, I worked with her and her team on the cover and interior for The Perfect Formula Diet.

Several months later, Michele shared with me that she had decided to try the Perfect Formula Diet eating plan. This diet, based on whole plant foods, includes vegetables, fruit, beans, potatoes, whole grains, herbs, spices, nuts, and seeds. There are no artificial portion sizes. Instead, the diet balances the proportions of the different food types so you can eat whenever you are hungry and stop when you are full. The benefits for both health and permanent weight loss are impressive.

Here is Michele’s account of her experience with the Perfect Formula Diet.

Janice: What kinds of foods did you grow up eating?

Michele: I’m of Italian descent, so our diet was typically (more…)

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Four Consultations and You Are Healed

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat Shows Insights Are More Powerful Than Drugs

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat has chosen the path of true healing for her patients

“After 21 days your body heals itself – your body talks to you,” Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat shared with me. This dynamic physician graciously spoke with me about her work as a medical intuitive, board-certified gynecologist, holistic practitioner, speaker, teacher, artist, writer, and force for rebuilding Haiti .

She had a successful holistic private practice as a board-certified OB-GYN in San Diego from 1982 until 2005. For more than 20 years, she has provided free medical care to the people of Haiti and underserved clinics in San Diego and around the world.

Dr. Carolle closed her gynecological practice in 2005 because she could no longer fit in the Western traditional medicine even though it included the use of alternative medicine. To her, both modalities were misleading to women, teaching them to treat a symptom, instead of finding the root cause of that symptom and learn to how deal with it. According to Dr. Carolle, “a symptom is the tip of the iceberg pointing to something much deeper. True healing demands that one searches for the root cause and learn how to deal with it.”

She took the time to design and build the Dr. Carolle’s Wellness and Retreat Center of San Diego where she offers “Life Transition Decisions with Clarity” – intuitive consultations for those who are at a major fork in the road on their life journey, as well as (more…)

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