The June 9th, 2008, issue of Newsweek arrived at my house today. It contains an article about underground supper clubs: semi-secret groups of people who meet at someone’s house for home-cooked gourmet meals. Donations from the guests help cover expenses. The article suggests that you can find the clubs as easily as doing a search […]
Category: Nutrition in the news
The 4-year old Happy Meal
This video presents an alarming testament as to the preservatives in fast food, as exemplified by a 4-year old cheeseburger. Check it out. [youtube 4IGtDPG4UfI Petrified McDonald’s Happy Meal]
Plastic bottles and BPA
I’ve been trying to stick my head in the sand and not think about the dangers posed by plastic drinking vessels. Here’s the problem: polycarbonate plastic, the kind used in baby bottles, sippy cups, sports bottles, etc., leaches a chemical called bisphenol A into liquids. In mice, the effects of BPA include increased body weight, […]
Food Additives and ADD/ADHD
Think your kids are out of control? Check the labels on their food products. Likely as not, if your children are eating a lot of packaged, processed foods they’re ingesting a fair amount of toxins that could be affecting their central nervous system and general health. A new study conducted by Southampton University in England […]
Allergies and Sinus Rinse
I’m always heartened to see when the mainstream medical profession embraces non-drug-related remedies for health issues. Did you catch Dr. Tedd Mitchell’s HealthSmart column in the March 21 issue of USA Weekend where he wrote about alleviating allergies by using sinus rinse systems? I’m a big fan of using Sinus Rinse to help manage my […]
