Explore the World of Cheese – Organic, Grass-fed Animal Cheese Tastes Great and is Good for You!
It has such a long history as a delectable--anywhere from 10,000 years, when sheep were first domesticated, to 5,000 years--that the origins of cheese are shrouded in its own creation myth. A nomad carrying milk in a pouch made from the stomach of an animal, it is said, discovered that it had been transformed into curds and whey by...
Are Women’s Overdriven Brains Causing Anxiety?
Are women working too hard for their money? According to Michigan State University scientists, women tend to experience more anxiety daily, which causes their brain to work in overdrive. Researchers measured electrical activity in the brains of a group of college men and women as they completed an easy task of identifying letters. The subjects were also asked to fill...
Protect Your Body Today With Basil
Basil is more than just a great addition to your pizza, pasta or sliced tomatoes on the grill. Studies show that if you add in this culinary herb last minute to your next meal, you could be doing your body a lot of good. Basil’s flavonoids help to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. They protect our cells from oxygen-based damage...
Reassuring Your Toddler That Going #2 Is Okay
Q: Every time my 2-year-old granddaughter feels a bowel movement coming, she does everything she can to hold it in. She cries and is obviously in a lot of pain, but she refuses to go. A warm bath sometimes helps, but not always. Could there be something wrong with her physically? Is there anything we can do to help? A:...
Finding Happiness at the Gas Pump
I recently visited my local gas station and handed the attendant a $20 bill. As always, he asked which pump my car was parked next to, and he then activated it from his register. When I finished refueling, I realized that he’d authorized me to pump $30 of gas instead of $20. I quickly headed back to the cashier,...
Spread the Love of Almond Butter, A Healthier Alternative to Peanut Butter
Who doesn’t love walking in the door after a long workout and grabbing your favorite post exercise snack? Chocolate milk, a blueberry acai smoothie or a bagel topped off with a spoonful of Skippy? For many of us, it may be our only motivation to get through that last interval. Although all of these scrumptious snacks are sure to...
Mediterranean Diet Can Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s by 40%
Do you want to improve your mind tonight? Consider what you eat for dinner. Our chef suggests the Brain Food Special--a tender fillet of wild caught salmon in curry sauce over a pilaf of brown rice and lentils, accompanied by a baby spinach salad lightly dressed in olive oil and topped with slivered almonds. For dessert, enjoy a melange...
One-third of the Food Produced Worldwide is Wasted or Lost
We lop off broccoli stems, snip away carrot tops and snap woody ends from asparagus without a thought. The mindless tossing of scraps, peels and other produce trimmings is the norm in today's kitchens. Flashback a generation or two ago when frugality reigned and those bits and pieces would never have been wasted; what wasn't served on the plate...
Beat the Heat This Summer by Knowing Everything Under the Sun About Protecting Your Skin
It is impossible to stay inside this time of year with hiking trips, afternoons on the boat and live concerts urging us to go out. Summer just wouldn’t be summer without the heat, and of course, the sunburned skin keeping us awake at night. But now that more than 1 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year,...
Should We Drink Orange Juice with Added Calcium and Vitamin D?
Major brands are selling orange juice with about 350 milligrams (mg) of calcium and 100 international units of vitamin D added to each 8-ounce serving. Many Americans don't get enough vitamin D, so I am happy to see the addition of vitamin D. I have some concerns about the additional calcium. A reasonably well-balanced American diet provides about 300 mg...
