• AntiOxident Supreme: Get Your Glutathione

    The body is constantly in touch with oxidants and toxins, the better our body can deal with them the better our body will be at staying strong. This is a job for a major antioxidant, is there an antioxidant that will help prevent cancer, heart disease, aging, neurological issues and more? Drum roll please: Glutathione… Continue Reading

  • The circadian rhythm of our microbiome.

    Like most life on Earth, our gut microbes have their own circadian rhythm. Disrupting that daily routine can be bad – and keeping it in balance can be good – for whole body. Source: The circadian rhythm of our microbiome

  • Fast Food F**ks with YOU

    HEALTHY SHOULD BE THE NATURAL CHOICE So why do people choose fast food, when they know it’s killing them? According to market research these are the REASONS PEOPLE CHOOSE FAST FOOD Gratifying and pleasurable Busy lifestyles Fussy eaters Low cost Less hassle Clever marketing Lack of time or knowledge to cook I used to work… Continue Reading

  • Sweet Tooth?

      So the beat-beat-beat of the drum of the march of the food revolution continues. As the consumer continues to connect the dots between what they eat and their health they continue to create changes by using their food budget to vote for healthier choices, which really is the only way to promote the changes,… Continue Reading

  • Water Rights, or Wrongs

    You may think of chocolate when you think of the Nestle brand, but the backbone of the Nestle Company is such a sensitive topic in California that I am now boycotting them completely. What changed my shopping habit was my seeing the documentary FLOW (FOR LOVE OF WATER) about 8 years ago. The Nestle business… Continue Reading

  • Snack – Ass

    I’m going to keep this short because you don’t have time to eat, you don’t have time to read about eating. Have you moved past junk food and into snack food? If you’re eating snack food while you sit getting your ass whipped playing video games? You ass isn’t just getting whipped it’s growing into… Continue Reading

  • The Food Revolution Has Come

      Your personal food choices as a ‘Mindful Consumer’ (or not), make dollar votes that affect the food industry. The latest statistics show that what we, the consumers, want is organic, natural, unprocessed foods with no artificial ingredients and we now make consumption decisions on food purchases based on the effect on our health, it’s sustainability… Continue Reading

  • How much food is in your food?

    The GOOD NEWS Clean Labels are becoming a mainstay in the food and beverage industries rather than a passing trend, one in five tracked products had a clean label, up from 17% the year before. This has inspired 64% of Americans to check ingredients labels, looking for ingredients that are easy to understand and to… Continue Reading

  • Your food purchases make change for the good.

    Kellogg is launching 40 new products, including many new items that are gluten free, to correspond to consumers ‘trend’ toward healthier foods, and Kellogg is not alone. Nestle, Hershey and General Mills are also promising to do the same. However, consumer BE-WARE! The ‘Origin’ brand that Kellogg is launching includes ‘ancient grains’, dried fruit, nuts… Continue Reading

  • RULES 4 PICKY EATERS

    Even with all the time I spend at markets and farmer’s markets, I constantly find foods I’ve never seen before. Long-gone are the days of only finding historically local ingredients, every new wave of immigrants bring new local crops of foods that I find inspiring. I ask the vendors the traditional way of cooking or… Continue Reading

  • What the Hell Has Happened to Our Food?

    I get international newsletters from medical and food industry reporters to keep on top of food trends, new products and the latest discoveries in nutritional understanding. In those insider news feeds come food production scandals. As I’m an organic consumer with a basic understanding of how things grow and am certified in how to keep… Continue Reading

  • What a Waste

    When you eat gluten free, dairy free, sugar and salt free, the first thing to improve is your waist, now let me show you how to avoid waste: as in food waste. As much as I LOVE hearing: “Look at your waist!” I HATE saying: “What a waste”! If you are stocking your kitchen with… Continue Reading

  • 100 Years ago…1914

    The gluten free market has opened the door to small independent producers being able to break through a market place that was and still is impenetrable. Big supermarket chain’s distribution and shelf space is only available for huge sums of money, unless it’s a new category that the public is demanding. This new revolution has… Continue Reading

  • SALT

    Is salt equated to flavor in the foods we eat? Are we addicted to salt? Is salt killing us?   Many of us consume well over the daily-recommended amount of sodium, or salt, according to the American Dietetic Association. Over time, this can cause high blood pressure that leads to heart disease, stroke and kidney… Continue Reading

  • CooCoo for Coconut

    It’s pretty easy to replace milk, there are plenty of non-dairy substitutes that taste well enough to drink. Soy milk, rice milk, hemp milk, even green tea is used as a substitute in baking. Replacing cream has been a different challenge. During the holidays, at the end of the year a soy based product cream… Continue Reading

  • INFLAMMATION

    You bump into something – INFLAMMATION – Bug Bite – INFLAMMATION – Arthritis – INFLAMMATION – Sprained Ankle – INFLAMMATION –  Sore Throat – INFLAMMATION – Tooth Ache – INFLAMMATION – Hormone Shift – INFLAMMATION – Hives – INFLAMMATION – Infection – INFLAMMATION – Back Ache – INFLAMMATION – Head Ache – INFLAMMATION. INFLAMMATION is the body’s natural… Continue Reading