This one is a Give Me a Break post if there ever was one. Reports abound about a new study that suggests that mixing alcohol with diet drinks can make you drunker than if you have a sugar-laden soft drink as a mixer. The research assessed blood alcohol levels following the consumption of an alcoholic […]
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The top five strategies for keeping your body’s detox system in shape
You might think that detoxifying your body can be a daunting task. If you search “detox diets” on the internet, you’ll only get about four million hits but if you go for “detox supplements”, the results skyrocket up to over seven million. Instead of wasting hard earned dollars on cleanses and supplements to rid your […]
How to detox: We’ve got a built in system
Everywhere you turn nowadays, you hear about cleansing diets and the best way to detox. At the same time, we’re constantly bombarded about just how fat we’re becoming and the toll on health this excess weight can take. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers are among the well known maladies linked […]
Another speedy apple dessert: Sautéed Maple Apple Slices
From my book, The Enlightened Eater’s Whole Foods Guide, here’s a quick sauté with the taste of apple pie minus all the work and the fat. Serve over vanilla frozen yogurt or Greek yogurt. l Sautéed Maple Apple Slices Makes 4 servings 3 Golden Delicious apples 2 tsp (10 mL) fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp […]
Go for your greens- they’re safe
Today’s headlines about leafy green vegetables might leave you wanting to skip this section of the produce aisles. “Leafy greens top source of food poisoning in U.S.” and “Leafy green vegetables top source of food poisoning: CDC” screamed just a few of the numerous headlines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released study […]
Eating for your genes
It’s a new dawn in the link between your genes and what you put on your plate. Do you get frustrated reading about nutrition research? Have you noticed that when a new study touting the benefit of a certain food is published, soon after another one, which has the opposite conclusion, makes the headlines? For […]
Ginger Roasted Butternut Squash Soup – a delicious way to warm up
Soup is not just a super appetite tamer. At this time of year, with the frigid temperatures outdoors, it feels like a necessity. A bowl of butternut squash can certainly hit the spot. Save on your sodium counts and food dollars by making your own at home. Butternut squash is packed with carotenoids – the […]
Wisdom of the ages- bringing kale back to the French
Have you heard about The Kale Project? It began as an initiative to reintroduce this nutrition-packed leafy green vegetable to Paris. Reintroduce? It seems that the French had too much of these vegetables during the time of food shortages during World War II. The French might want to take a lesson from the Mediterranean Diet. It, […]
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