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Less Sleep Linked With Metabolic Problems in Children – NYTimes.com

Put your kids to bed! Without TVs, computers, iPods, phones, video games or even those old fashioned things called books. Kids need sleep! We all do, but kids can really suffer if they don’t get it. Not only metabolic, but behavior problems are often exacerbated by insufficient sleep. School schedules don’t make it easy, butContinue reading “Less Sleep Linked With Metabolic Problems in Children – NYTimes.com”

Breakfast Strategy Reconsidered

The problem with studies like this one reported in the NY Times is that it looks only at calories. Not nutrition. Not health. Not satiety. Just calories. Breakfast can help you start the day alert, calm, and energized, or it can send your blood sugar sky-rocketing, only to drop you a very short time later.Continue reading “Breakfast Strategy Reconsidered”

Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food. - Hippocrates

When diet is wrong medicine is of no use.  When diet is correct medicine is of no need.  - Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb I now have a software program that helps us get closer to this holistic idea.

Being Skinny, Being Healthy & Being Elizabeth Taylor

I have a big mouth. Or in this case, flying fingers. I probably should have used more discretion, but there are certain subjects that just get me going. Recently, it was a young woman tweeting about her yearning to look hot in a bikini which, for her, equated to being “the skinny chick” for onceContinue reading “Being Skinny, Being Healthy & Being Elizabeth Taylor”

Rejuvenation! Class: Detox, Rebalance, Replenish

A fun, tasty, and informative talk at my office Thursday, April 14th at 6:30PM. We will talk about many different ways to cleanse and detoxify, as well as some popular methods you should avoid.

Healthy Eating is a Journey: If you stumble, persevere

Surely, if we are healthy, our systems should be able to tolerate an occasional indulgence.

Finding Healthy Recipes

I’ve compiled lots of healthy recipes on my site, both my own and other people’s. Now you can find them easily: just click on the Recipes tag on my home page.

Healing Lyme without Antibiotics: Dr Klinghardt’s recent seminar

A few tidbits from my latest training with Dr Dietrich Klinghardt.

Under Our Skin

I will be showing this gripping tale of microbes, medicine and money at the Greenwood Lake Library Thursday April 7 from 6:30-9PM. Discussion to follow.

Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com

Once again, this is why I’m a Mark Bittman fan. His recipes are healthy, simple, satisfying, and anyone can use them. I’m going to take his advice and pin this one to the fridge. Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com. You can find many of his recipes online, but if you like having it allContinue reading “Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com”