Fit Fare

Tempted to grab an apple or pear at a farm’s roadside stand and sink your teeth into it? DON’T! In a recent issue of Real Simple magazine, they assessed the risk factor of various actions, eating unwashed fruit being one of them, and it received their highest risk factor rating. As they […]

Bigger and reportedly better than ever, Expo West 2008 was bursting at the seems this year with over 52,000 visitors (an increase of 11% over the prior year) vying for a look at the latest natural food, health, and personal care offerings from roughly 3400 exhibitors. Yes, reportedly … I couldn’t make it this year. […]

Unfortunately, no matter how I make it, my husband is not going to become a fan of broccoli any time soon. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, I can chop it up small enough and hide it in a casserole, and he’ll manage a few bites before picking the rest out, but he ain’t requesting it […]

Dannon, the popular yogurt company, is in a little bit of legal trouble right now. A class action lawsuit has been filed against them over their marketing tactics for their Activia and DanActive yogurt products. Activia is marketed as being “clinically proven to help regulate the digestive system when eaten daily for two […]

Author Michael Pollan did a full two years of research in writing his latest book, In Defense of Health. Throughout the nutrition and health tome, he offers this bottom line, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Sounds simple enough.
In a recent issue of People magazine, he gave a few of […]

As the organic vs. conventional battle rages on, a major new study awards yet another victory to organic produce and dairy. But oddly enough, organics may not be the only antioxidant heavyweight. Look deep within your produce bin to discover the ignored fruit and vegetables that are just a bit past their prime, and you […]

Stranger leaps have been made, that’s for certain, but the December 2007 issue of Shape magazine cited two recent studies that indicate that the compounds in ground ginger help women in their battle against two different types of cancer. In the article, Woo Kyung Kim, Ph.D., a professor from Eulji University in South Korea […]

If you watch Oprah regularly, you’re most likely familiar with Dr. Oz. He’s the heart surgeon, that up until last week, always appeared on her show wearing his scrubs. Recently, the guys at Esquire magazine grabbed Dr. Oz and asked him 16 questions that had been on their minds … and probably some […]

Now that the Fall season is finally here, it’s time for pumpkin pie, falling leaves, cider donuts and apples fresh-picked from the orchard.  I love, love, love pumpkin pie, and it’s one of the favorite perks of Fall. Unfortunately, since my husband doesn’t care for it, I don’t make it that often.  It’s unfortunate, because […]

A recent study by the Swedes revealed that adding cinnamon to rice pudding will slow your digestion and steady your blood sugar. Well if that isn’t reason enough to eat rice pudding, I don’t know what is… although that’s probably not the end-result they were looking for.
In their study, healthy individuals who added 2-1/2 […]