Well first of all, let’s dish a little dirt on Bugs Bunny (or for that matter, all rabbits). They don’t eat carrots! It’s not good for them! However, let me use the acronym for CARROTS to prove to you how carrots “ROCK IT” for your HUMAN health! PLUS ideas for incorporating […]
alpha-carotene, antioxidant, beta-carotene, broiled carrots, broiling, cancer, carotenoid, carrot fries, carrot soup, fiber, garam masala, grilled carrots, grilling, Kidz Can Cook, ophthalmologist, root vegetable, roughage, sugar Myth buster, T-cell, Vitamin A
Part II Tomatoes Are Just What the Doctor Ordered! I’m a huge fan of doing everything you can holistically for your health for disease prevention, i.e. manage your stress level, get the right amount of sleep, a balance of resistance and aerobic exercise and finally use the food you consume as your medicine cabinet! This […]
angiogenesis, arthritis foundation, Blue Zones, cancer, cherry tomatoes, defense system, DNA damage, Dr. Li, Eat To Beat Disease, food as medicine, GERD, Heart Disease, Lasagna Cupcakes, Mediterranean Diet, microscopic cancers, nightshade vegetables, Produce Marketing Association, The Goldilocks Zone, tomatoes
But really, is there any question? Since spring is already upon us and summer is close behind, one of the heavenly bonuses of finally getting outside in the sunshine after the cold winter weather is cooking our meals, but specifically our meats, on the grill outside. Just think, the aromas of the meat of your […]
cancer, HCA, IARC, marinades, meat, olive oil, PAH
How many times have you heard the old nutritional adage “shop the store’s perimeter” to avoid the glut of prettily and slick packaged, cheap, heavily processed and carbohydrate packed foods taking up the majority of most grocery stores? What you might not know is the strong scientific data piling up on an almost daily basis […]
ancient grains, cancer, cigarettes, glycemic index, glycemic load, Heart Disease, high glycemic foods, low glycemic foods, lung cancer, obesity, vegetables
In your mind’s eye, go back a few years and picture you or one of your siblings sitting there at the kitchen table FOR HOURS because they didn’t finish their vegetables. Got the picture? If you were one of those individuals, you wouldn’t even think of consuming one of those mushy, tasteless “items” that […]
cancer, chronic disease, DIM, fruit, healthy, Heart Disease, vegetables, weight maintenance
Under the category “Sensationalized Medical News for a Slow News Day” comes the story from across the pond warning that certain mouthwashes can raise your blood pressure, and by extension, heart attack and stroke risk. I did a double take reading that one so headed right to the paper for “the rest of the story.” […]
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aspirin, cancer, heart, prevention
Does an aspirin-a-day keep cancer away? Maybe so, but don’t start just yet… British scientists have shown fewer cancer deaths in pooled studies of heart patients taking aspirin. Participants took aspirin for an average of four years or more, and when cancer studies followed, deaths from cancers such as lung and prostate were found to […]
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