The New Year brings hope that the impossible can be made possible. I love to ring in the New Year and to feel the special anticipation of the unknown. I have always been a future-oriented person. I’m all for miracles… Read More ›
Month: December 2011
6 Ways To Improve the Health of Your Holidays
If you’re like most Americans, you probably associate the holiday season with stress. From family tension to financial pressure, there’s no doubt that the holidays can increase stress. Some studies even suggest that American mortality rates increase during the holidays…. Read More ›
Can you drink your way to beauty?
In the New York Times today, Stephanie Rosenbloom discusses a recent onslaught of edible and drinkable cosmetics in her article “Beauty By the Bite.” One such product is io Beauty Booster, the creation of Australian makeup artist Sue Devitt and Miss Universe dietition Tanya… Read More ›
7 Foods So Unsafe Farmers and Doctors Won’t Eat Them
When experts (in this case, farmers and doctors) were asked what foods they consider unsafe, the top 7 winners spanned multiple food groups (produce, dairy, meat) and were mostly healthy, fresh foods. For many people, making your own spaghetti and pasta… Read More ›
Food Lobbyists: 1, American Children: 0
Here’s a bit of Sunday humor. Seth Meyers and Kermit the Frog do a nice job analyzing Congress’s recent contribution to school lunches in a skit on Saturday Night Live: http://www.hulu.com/watch/302529/saturday-night-live-weekend-update-really-with-seth-and-kermit Why would Congress do something like this? Oh, you… Read More ›
Health and Genetic Individuality
There are many absolutes we know about health – for example: whole, natural foods are better for you than processed foods – but personal health is not all absolutes. One enormous variable is genetics. Genetics determine more than an individual’s… Read More ›
Welcome!
The United States is facing an unprecedented crisis in public health. Americans are more ill than they have ever been in history. Recent studies predict that by 2020, more than 80 percent of American men and more than 70 percent of American… Read More ›
WELLNESS AND EQUALITY 