MSNBC Report says intense exercise may have played a role in Michael Jackson’s death.

MSNBC posted an article that implies that Michael Jackson’s death may be due to his “intense” exercise regimen. As I said in my email to JoNel Aleccia, the reporter who wrote the story, with all due respect to Michael Jackson, I highly doubt he was doing anything close to intense exercise considering the frail and [...]

Eat fresh, real foods. Eat them with passion.

Most of us are not enjoying our meals. A combination of bad food, harried schedules, uninviting surroundings and negative meal-mates, all add up to a meal that is less than enjoyable.
 Each meal you eat should be an event. An opportunity to sit down and enjoy your meal, your surroundings and the people you are [...]

BPA bisphenol-A causes infertility.

Have you noticed the dramatic rise in couples having difficultly conceiving? It’s rampant and the cause remains ambiguous, until now. Read this from the Huffington Post.
Elaine Shannon exposes the truth. The compound in plastics that have inundated our lives is making women infertile, costing them anguish, heartache and pouring millions of dollars into the [...]

What to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, business meals and vacations.

As soon as you wake up (no more than 5 minutes after you’re out of bed), you should drink a glass of clean, fresh water. This sets the digestive system in motion and signals to the rest of your body to wake up.
 BREAKFAST
Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Without a [...]

A reader shares their Acai Berry rip off story

Another reader has sent me a note about how they were robbed by the Acai Berry scam. She’s brought to my attention a site I wasn’t aware of and another that’s scammed hundreds of thousands of people to date.
 The authorities do not have the ability to shut down these operations. Many work from computer servers [...]

HEALTHY FOOD BUYER’S GUIDE-How NOT to be poisoned by Big Food.

How to Shop for:
Chicken
Fish
Lamb
Goat
Beef
Pork
Olive Oil
Vegetables
Fruits
 The marketing wizards are hard at work trying to think up catch phrases and misleading labeling. The chemists are working just as hard to contaminate your food in an effort to make it last longer, look more appealing and make you fat and sick. Big Business winks while the government nods.
Below [...]

Urban Chickens, Fresh Organic Eggs!

THE TIDE IS TURNING
There comes a point in most wars when the tide begins to turn. It could be from one decisive assault, or in this case, from a long and patient battle.
 BIG FOOD, BIG PHARMA, BIG CHEMICAL AND THE GOVERNMENT THAT SUPPORTS THEM ARE FINALLY ON THE DEFENSIVE.
 Here is another indication from Metro Newspapers. [...]

A MEDITERRANEAN DAY OF EATING

A DAY IN OUR LIFE
 We’re often asked, as promoters of the Mediterranean Way of eating, just exactly what do we eat?
 Here is a typical weekday:
 BREAKFAST: Yogurt with blueberries or sliced peach, flaxseed and walnuts. Apple or pear.
 MORNING SNACK: Scone or biscotti (homemade) with coffee.
 LUNCH: Chicken, lamb, beef, pork or fish with a small serving [...]

REAL FAT DOESN’T MAKE YOU FAT

Real fat, the kind found naturally in meats, poultry, fish, pork and olive oil are not bad fats. In fact, they are needed by our bodies for many vital and crucial functions including brain health, digestive process and joint movements.
 Fat added through processing and other artificial forms of food production is bad fat.
 THIS [...]

FAMILY DINNERS

A sad by product of our new lifestyle is the loss of fabric to our lives and perhaps the greatest tradition lost is the family dinner.
 The Mediterranean lifestyle is consumed by the real-life social network of family and friends. Sharing meals is a wonderful way to enhance the quality of your life. Unfortunately, many work [...]