Health

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. Jon is the author of the Seven Minute Muscle Workout] I took a big, huge, massive sigh of relief today. Finally… the FDA did something right when it comes to bogus “magic” diet-fatburn [...]

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How to: Not get sick

by Christina on November 15, 2009

h1n1 swine flu mask

The basics are diet, water, exercise and sleep. A diet full of natural healthy foods and exercise, naturopaths also endorse natural products and additions to boost the body’s immune system. Never was this more apparent to me today as I sit at home (Day Five) with H1N1 (swine) flu. Influenza, known as the flu, is [...]

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Fat, Fatter, Dying

by Rob on July 20, 2009

Every Other Day Diet

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. Jon is the author of the Seven Minute Muscle Workout] Below are two videos. Watch them if you dare. Then, by all means… take action. Part 1 Part 2 Put an END to [...]

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Tom Venuto Body Fat Solution Giveaway

by Rob on February 11, 2009

tom venuto body fat solution

Tom Venuto, author of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, one of the top selling books on burning fat while building muscle, has just released his first book The Body Fat Solution. It quickly became a #1 seller on Amazon and has impacted tens of thousands of lives already. Written in a no nonsense style, [...]

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eating in front of the tv

It wasn’t until today that I decided that I need to revitalize a old tradition from my childhood and reminiscent of the Thanksgiving or recent Christmas Dinners – Eating at the table. Eight weeks ago, we purchased a gorgeous dark wood pub style table and chairs for our kitchen. We live in a smallish condo. [...]

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I never really thought about an argument between which is best, or which should be avoided for that matter, on the subject of ground flax seeds vs flax seed oil. In a recent viewing of the video Food Matters (www.foodmatters.tv), one of the guests caught our attention. We visited her website dedictated the the reversal [...]

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I happened to see this video clip on The Beautiful Truth movie website and thought I’d share it. It’s showing the dangers of dental amalgam and how the mercury vapors escape from the tooth. I’m not sure how they’re doing this, but it’s showing something. Comments welcomed The Beautiful Truth is about healing cancer using [...]

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broccoli

Research Study Produces Unprecedented Results – that a high nutrient dense diet may be the most health favorable and effective way to lose weight. Comparison: Weight Watchers “proudly” reports that their users average a 3% (three-percent) weight loss over two years. That equated to just 4.5 pounds for a 150lb person. A research study was [...]

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If you are a beginner like myself or a seasoned gym rat, choosing a gym is an important decision to be made and there are lots of things to consider. As the saying goes, “location, location, location”, but it’s more than just that. There are costs involved, contracts to be signed, hours of operation and [...]

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not all protein is equal

This week’s whole food recipe will be a compilation of various bean recipes Darlene has done over the past year. These recipes include black beans, red beans and garbanzo beans. Darlene is away showing her art this weekend, so I (Rob) will be posting on her behalf. Being low on the glycemic index, beans not [...]

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las vegas

In Vegas, you can indulge in some of the seven deadly sins which might include lust, sloth, greed or gluttony. Gamble into the wee hours of the morning, wander in a alcoholic haze, belly up to an over indulgent buffet or shop until your credit cards are maxed out. Las Vegas is a temptress. Be [...]

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Mirror Mirror

by Christina on April 16, 2008

Facebook. Often thought of a big time waster and not great for the procrastinators in us, it is marketed as a networking community! I’m surprised but I will admit that Facebook actually taught me something about myself today. I learned something from one of their ”applications”. It came through “Social Me” (from what I can [...]

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asparagus and broccoli with lemon sauce

Asparagus is one of the leading suppliers of folic acid in the vegetable world. Folate is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells and is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Along with folic acid, asparagus is also a good source of potassium and [...]

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Benefits of a Blended Salad

by Rob on April 3, 2008

Green Smoothie

The benefits of blended salads include increased absorption rate of nutrients, ease of digestion, simplicity of getting in your greens every day and a healthy breakfast or late night snack. Lets face it, you know you should be eating more dark leafy greens, and you know that the powdered “greens” mix isn’t quite the way [...]

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CFLs and Mercury

by Scott Bird on March 30, 2008

Liquid Mercury

The other day, Rob pointed me to an article on a topic which has been in the news quite a bit lately – the concern over the mercury contained in compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps. The original piece is here. That article – and many others – gives the reader a somewhat inaccurate impression of the [...]

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