Healthy Aging- Protect Yourself

4. Protective Nutrients There are many nutrients in our foods that can act as protective agents to fight off sickness and disease. We need these on a daily basis to help us survive and stay healthy. The main types of nutrients include: protein, carbohydrates, fats,...

Healthy Aging–Senior Moments Anyone

1.  Markers of Aging There are many common markers of aging that we experience but we do not know why. These can help us understand what is going on in the body when we claim “senior moments.” Senior moments are things like walking into a room and forgetting why you...

2013 NEW Year – Resolutions and Reflections

2013: Resolutions and Reflections As one year ends and a new one begins, we chose to reflect and make resolutions to improve ourselves in the coming year. For those with nutrition /diet and health related concerns, this is a particularly popular time for a renewed...

Coconut & Tropical Oils

Coconut and Other Tropical Oils If you are not familiar with coconut or other tropical oils, these terms may conjure up thoughts of suntan lotion on a white sand beach. Coconut oil is however, a quickly rising star in the food world. Prized for its ability to mimic...

The Letter Every Eater Should Read – NYTimes.com

To all you blog readers, check out this interesting NY Times piece about our food supply. If you think food is expensive, check out illness: October 25, 2011, 1:53 pm Hey Chef! Get with the Program By MARK BITTMANI’ve known George Faison for 25 years or more; he was a...