Making sun-tea is one of my favorite summertime rituals. There’s not much as refreshing as a tall glass of iced tea on a hot day, but I prefer to brew my own tea rather than ingest all of the additives found in the range of store-bought cans or bottles available now. While you may believe […]
Category: Nutrition in the news
Too Much Soda May Contribute to Irregular Heartbeat
An interesting story out of the tiny country of Monaco tells the story of what can happen to your heart from drinking too much soda pop. This 31-year old woman had been drinking soda pop exclusively since she was 15. For 16 years, she never drank anything else, not even water! Her soda of choice […]
Hidden Places Where GMOs Lurk
Here are a few places where you might not think you’d find Genetically Modified ingredients, so be aware. Breakfast cereals. Almost all of the corn and soy crops in the USA are now GMOs; unless your cereal sports the Non-GMO Project or Certified Organic seals, be certain that, by default, they contain GMO corn or […]
Are Probiotics Helpful for Kids?
In a word: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Probiotics can help with many, many issues for kids as well as adults, and should be de rigueur for everyone after completing a round of antibiotics, for starters. Probiotics, in case you don’t know, are the “good” bacteria that live in our guts and help us digest our […]
Just Say No to GMO Salmon
Great news to see grocery stores taking a stand against genetically modified salmon even when the FDA won’t. Beginning with Whole Foods Market decision to require GMO labeling on all products sold in their stores by 2018, now we see Trader Joes and other grocery chains announcing their boycott of GMO salmon, if and when […]
