Healthy Hints

Bloomberg’s Beverage Battle: A Solution

Here’s a real solution to the toxic food environment and a way that Mayor Bloomberg can leave a lasting legacy in NYC

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Food and Mood, Mood and Food

I look at Food & Mood from both Western and Eastern approaches. Here are lots of good resources to help you do the same.

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Addictive Substances

Refined sugar is not an empty calorie as the food industry would have you believe. Its a highly addictive anti-nutrient.

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Why We Hold On To Unwanted Weight

Letting go of excess weight is not just about the right combination of fruits and vegetables. Here are 3 non caloric components of weight gain that need to be addressed with as much focus as the food piece.

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Veggie Gardens 101

Here’s all you need to know to get started growing some food.

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Recipes: Designing A Light & Nourishing Lunch

My secret foundation for designing a tasty, health supportive meal: soup, greens, grain.

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Ingredients 101

These are the notes from week #1 of my Recipes & Strategies Class at Gilda’s Club in Westchester.

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3 Reasons to Use Re-Usable Bags Instead of Paper or Plastic

Plastic and Paper bags are bad for our health and for the environment. The movie Bag It! can help you to change this.

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The Epidemic of Tooth Decay in PreSchoolers: What’s the Cause?

The lack of fluoride in bottled water is NOT the reason that small children are having bucketloads of tooth decay.

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Advice on Lice

Here’s the one time that I love cheap supermarket mayonaise: lice outbreaks!

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