Longevity Secrets of 112 Year Old Teresa Hu
Almost a year ago, I wrote about the longevity secrets of the world’s oldest man. Not surprisingly, this man’s favorite food is liver, …
Healthy Living
How to Identify Antibiotic-Free Meats (and not get tricked by labeling games)
How to decode labels on commercial meat packaging to identify whether the animals were raised without antibiotics 100% of the time. Reading food …
GAPS Success Stories!
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that back in March 2010, I went on the GAPS diet as described in Dr. Natasha …
Freeganism: Frugality Run Amok
In a very rare moment of afternoon peace and quiet last week, I plopped down on the couch and turned on “Oprah”. Mind you, I am not …
Is Midday Sun AND Cod Liver Oil a Good Idea?
When a person receives frequent doses of unprotected, midday sun exposure, is taking a whole food supplement like cod liver oil necessary and how to …
GT Kombucha Pulled from Store Shelves, What to Do?
I have had numerous emails of late asking about the voluntary recall of kombucha from healthfood store shelves around the country. Â It was supposed to …
Fresh, Local Food at Walmart??
A new member of the local buying club I coordinate recently sent me these pictures of the poultry aisle in a Walmart Super Center in Rosarito Beach, …
GAPS Diet: Heal Your Autoimmune Disease Now
The GAPS Diet is a healing protocol based on the 100 year old, scientifically backed Specific Carbohydrate Diet, also called SCD. It was first …
The Basics of Buttermilk (Guest Post for Kelly the Kitchen Kop)
Americans spend a shocking 90 cents of every dollar on processed foods.   This love affair with all things factory made has caused many of us to no …
Why White Rice is Best
The reasons white rice is healthier than brown rice as determined by research as well as which type traditional societies preferred consuming. My …
Sports Drinks Hide Aspartame
Food manufacturers aren’t stupid. Â They are so savvy and smart with their marketing and labeling tricks that it is at least a full time job to …
Summer Camp Survival Guide
My oldest went off to camp for almost two full weeks last month over a thousand miles away from home. It was the first time he had been away for more …