Monthly Archives: July 2016

The weather is warming up and we’re spending more time outside as Summer comes along. Soaking up that Vitamin D and enjoying the outdoors is great for our overall health but it could mean that we’ll get dehydrated faster. Drinking … Continue reading →

The Arsenal of Aloe Vera If the healing properties of aloe vera are well known, then it should be no surprise to find out the phytochemical sources behind its miracles. Aloe vera provides: Polymannans – These are the polysaccharides found … Continue reading →

“The emergency flag has gone up! We are not doing nearly enough.” This is a direct quote from Kelly Brownell, the Dean of Stanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. What could this be about?! American obesity. Yup, you … Continue reading →

Yoga: Because everyone loves a good stretch! When we usually talk about yoga, it’s in a very general context but, there are several types of yoga that differ from each other while still holding true to the core purpose. Yoga … Continue reading →

We know that the wrong kinds of food can affect our physical being…but did you know they can also affect our mental and emotional one? Although, the different and special vitamins and minerals in certain health foods may be able … Continue reading →

Thanks to dramatic headlines, scary news stories and the limitless amount of internet search engines provide, health panic can be contagious. While you don’t want to buy into hysterics, it’s never a bad thing to be cautiously aware of potential … Continue reading →

Francis McGlone, PhD in Neuroscience, worked with Unilever, one of the world’s largest food companies, for 10 years. His position of combining neuroscience with the food industry was new according to the program on CBC called The Science of Addictive … Continue reading →

If you think about, if you tasted a sweet fruit that you enjoyed, such as pineapple, or strawberries, or watermelon, would you eat until you were full, or would you have the same craving and inability to stop as you … Continue reading →

Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, was one of the experts interviewed in the CBC news report, Simply Irresistible, by Kelly Crowe. He studied the science behind … Continue reading →

I first learned about “food addictions” from Dr. Luca-Moretti, who created the SuperAmino23, a high vegan protein with 99% efficiency. I was surprised to learn that about 50 years ago, someone discovered that the perfect combination of fat, sugar, and … Continue reading →