Best Fake Cheese

Cheese is horrible for our health. It is also a stain on the environment, and our terrible treatment of cows and their babies.

Unfortunately, it is addictive, the dairy lobby is powerful, and many people continue to eat it. Shame on them, and shame on us!… Read the rest

What Did Jesus Eat?

By all accounts, Jesus was a vegan. Makes sense, as about 15% of all current Jews are vegetarian, and 8% vegan. That is why so many Jews are thinkers and entertainers and inventors. They think, and their eating promotes thinking and civility.… Read the rest

Frequency of Illness vs. Quality of Diet

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Do you get sick more than 2-3 times per year? Is the duration more than 24 hours?

Does this affect your productivity, enjoyment or budget?

If so, consider this: You may be eating too much, getting too many toxins, and still may not be getting enough nutrition, in order to keep your immune system strong.… Read the rest

Do You Believe These Headlines?

Today’s Boston Globe reports that “Organic food may not be much healthier,” according to Stanford University doctors who reviewed past studies on organic versus conventional foods.

But, as with contracts, it’s important to read the fine print. The article also goes on to say:

  1. Organic produce had a 30% lower risk of containing detectable pesticide levels
  2. Germs in non-organic meas had a 33% higher risk of being resistant to multiple antibiotics
  3. Organic foods may be better for the environment and look and taste better

It is true that organic foods are often 1.5 to 3x the price of conventional foods, but with soaring cancer rates, as well as loss of many species and degradation of soil, water and air quality, it may be a price worth paying.… Read the rest

Why No Dairy?

You like Top 10 Lists, eh? Okay, here’s another…

Top 10 Reasons To Give Up Eating Dairy Foods

  1. The price of dairy products has skyrocketed over the past few years
  2. Milk has been linked to thyroid cancer, which is found in approximately half of adults over 50.
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Carbs…Protein…Calcium…What’s It All Mean?

God did not intend us to be accountants. The key to being slim, healthy, attractive and happy is NOT keeping score, but living a balanced life. Unfortunately, our capitalist society makes it fairly difficult to find balance.

Few of us are properly trained in nutrition, fitness, cooking—including those with nutrition and medical degrees.… Read the rest

Ate Dairy? Make Miso Soup Quick For No Sniffles and No Flu

Most of us cannot resist cheese. There are a million reasons not to eat it, but let’s not go there right now.

If you ate cheese (or some other dairy product), you are going to test your body’s immune system, as there are millions of harmful bacteria in there that all want to live.… Read the rest