A Simple Strategy To Lower Cholesterol and Healthcare Costs.
A routine physical revealed that President Obama has a “borderline high” cholesterol count. One of my favorite food blogs, Obamafoodorama reported this finding earlier today. Of course immediately the President’s diet comes under review. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated, ““I think it’s a few more burgers and a few more desserts over the [...]
Continue reading »Raising the Food IQ of Docs
photo credit: YoAmes This week, 4th year medical students at New York Medical College learned about inexpensive and highly effective edible tools for healing. Kale, quinoa, ginger, turmeric, garlic and more. They also discovered the power of mindful eating along with the health benefits of good quality dark chocolate. They were horrified to consider the [...]
Continue reading »Raising the Food IQ in Medical School
If you could wave a magic wand and cause your doctor to have a brilliant Food IQ, what would she/he tell you about how to be healthy? That magic wand is in my hand right now. I have a huge opportunity to impact the Food IQ of a nearby medical school as part of a [...]
Continue reading »What to do about that Piggy Flu
Yesterday, my hubby came down with something that could be considered the flu. Sudden onset, body aches and pains, chest pain, dry cough. It sidelined him to the couch and will probably keep him home from work for a few days. Is it the famous piggy flu? Or just another garden variety bug that he [...]
Continue reading »Putting the Health Back into Healthcare
Last night, I didn’t just listen to one brilliant speech on healthcare, I enjoyed two! I attended a talk by Andrew Weil, MD at the 92nd St Y. After watching the first 15 minutes of President Obama’s healthcare speech, Dr. Weil launched into his vision how we can put health back into healthcare. The root [...]
Continue reading »Healthcare you can dig!
If you’ve been reading anything I’ve been writing for a while you know that I believe that good food is the best possible form of healthcare we can create for ourselves. Here’s what the Organic Consumers Association has to say on the subject: The most affordable way to eat local organic foods is to grow [...]
Continue reading »The Toxic Food Environment: My Doctor’s Office!
After battling the flu for over a week, I decided to pay a visit to my doctor. My cough had gotten bad enough that I wanted to make sure I didn’t have bronchitis or pneumonia. The good news is, my lungs are fine. The bad news is the medical system is more broken than I [...]
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