Archive for the ‘Disease Prevention’ Category

Being a Vegan Athlete

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Scott Jurek has run 165 miles. In a day. He's won practically every ultra-distance event. And he does it all while eating a vegan diet. Or as he likes to say: "plant-based" because to a lot of people "vegan" sounds like "crazy." I've read and re-read Scott Jurek's story of how he transitioned to a vegan ...Read More...

Making Excuses or Making Plans?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

I saw this cartoon posted on a friend's Facebook wall this week. It's funny because it's true: we claim to be too busy to take care of our health, but the alternative is being dead 24 hours a day. Sadly, I see too many examples of this: people who wait too long to address medical concerns. ...Read More...

Eat Your (Collard) Greens

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

My favorite aspect of writing this blog is feedback from readers who tell me how these postings help them make healthy changes. I had this pleasure earlier this week when I ran into someone who told me how she was inspired to eat more kale after reading one of my posts. We got to talking, ...Read More...

The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done

Monday, April 9th, 2012

I recently gave a presentation to a stand-out group of entrepreneurs. During the Q&A, one of them asked me how I come up with the programs I create. The short answer is "Because I need them." Case in point: Ready-Set-Go, A Jump Start to Healthy Eating. About fifteen months ago, I completed chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. As ...Read More...

Cheap Eats!

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Cheap health foods was the topic last week on the Dr. Oz show and I applaud his guest Dr. Hyman for profiling some of the best: adzuki beans daikon black rice canned salmon dark meat chicken The aftershow clip also included sardines, kale and pumpkin seeds. They're all super-duper nutritious and cost less than $1 per serving. Easy meals to make ...Read More...

How Wheat Makes You Sick

Monday, February 27th, 2012

As if there isn't enough bad news in the world, research is showing that the bread we eat sneaks up and bops us on the head with the unhealthy stick when we're not looking. This is very distressing for those of us who appreciate a slice of warm ciabatta dipped in olive oil, savored at ...Read More...

Happy Healthy Heart

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

February is American Heart Month, making it a great time to add some heart-healthy foods to your diet. Let's look at some of the nutritional superstars. What you eat has a direct impact on your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Too much sodium, either from what we sprinkle on or what’s present in the food itself, ...Read More...

Feed Your Mitochondria

Monday, February 6th, 2012

How to fight disease by eating right.