Year: 2009

This is a quote from the WF big boss, John Mackey. The struggling US store says it would attempt to educate in the ways of healthy eating When Whole Foods arrived in the UK two years ago it was hailed as a mecca for those determined to follow a...

Back treatment for elderly works no better than a sham procedure(the link to the article is below). How could this happen? Companies with drugs and medical devices often won’t even attempt to validate their procedures and pharmeceuticals by comparing them to a placebo control. It’s just too risky in...

Americans spend $34B annually for alternative medicine treatments. http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16052/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=kTTQk3ri This amazing number tells you that people are moving away fromconventional medicine. They trust the alternative approaches more. Conventional medicine is responding to this shift in market share by trying to incorporate chiropractic, acupuncture, etc., into their treatments. That’s a...

The FDA is getting sued. Why? Because they have the audacity to make food products qualify their claims. If one study shows positive results, but 20 studies show negative results, the product makers want to be able to tout the health benefits — even though there are negative data...

WHY? (The link to the story is below.) The misuse of meds is as old as the prescription of those medications. But an additional element we face is that the use of pain meds is implicitly encouraged by any entity that stands to profit from their consumption. Children abusing...

Now what? Now that we’ve all accepted the fact that we have to eat organic food to be healthier, a HUGE review of all the studies EVER done has concluded that organic and conventionally produced foods have about the same nutrient content. Great. All that money for $22/pound salmon,...

Yes, Stevia is derived from a plant, but so was ephedra (ma huang) — which contributed to heart valve problems. Yes it is GRAS (generally recognized as safe), but so is Aspartame. This article comes from a very food industry perspective. And, for them, Stevia may really be the...

If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you have a drug, everyone looks like a user (including, it seems, our children). Check out this article just released this morning, which ponders whether cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins should be given to children. Welcome to our Culture...

This is a great article by Tara Parker-Pope. I made something similar by cubing avocado, mango, and dicing in some onion, spicy pepper, S&P, and plenty of lime juice. Beautiful …...

GREAT article by Mark Bittman in the times. The Minimalist: 101 Simple Salads for the Season Beautiful selection of salads!!...

Here’s what they said in this article (link to full content posted below): “[Other] studies, along with our observations, suggest that omega-3 PUFA supplementation may play an important role in preventing weight gain and improving weight loss when omega-3 PUFA are supplemented concomitantly with a structured weight-loss programme.” But...

    I asked for help on what to do with leftover chicken and got this great reply from Adrian on our Ning Support Site: http://tinyurl.com/nf8pxu Great post!! Hop on and join us.         ______________________ Join Our NEW Mediterranean Wellness Social Network Dr. Clower is the...