Addictive Substances
Refined sugar is not an empty calorie as the food industry would have you believe. Its a highly addictive anti-nutrient.
Continue reading »Your Food, Your Choice- Resources
Here are links to all the resources I spoke about at the Toronto Organic Growers Conference.
Continue reading »Teenage Rebellion and Junk Food
Teens can give you a run for your money when it comes to junk food. Here are some strategies to fight back.
Continue reading »The Food Industry’s Favorite Game: Whac-A-Mole
Eating industrialized food is like playing a game of Whac-A-Mole. See if you agree.
Continue reading »Too Good To Be True
Think chocolate milk is a diet food? Think again! Want to know the best drink to help you lose weight, read this blogpost and find out!
Continue reading »“Have the Best Earth Day Ever!”
Your assignment for Earth Day: Read these two books. Nothing else really matters.
Continue reading »3 Earth Week Movies
Three important films that you must see this week. Watch the trailers and get set to learn more!
Continue reading »Water Week Day #3 BYOB
Tweet I remember a few years back when I first started using cloth bags for food shopping. It took a while to build a solid habit. To remember to bring the bags into the store, and to put them back in the car when I was finished with them at home. After a few months, [...]
Continue reading »Food IQ in Medical School: Part 2
Tweet As I finish putting together the finishing touches on lecture portion of my class on food for medical students, its time to focus on the really fun part of this class. For a clinical rotation, they’ll be joining me at a supermarket. I want them to understand what their patients deal with on an [...]
Continue reading »Extinct
Tweet As the Copenhagen Climate talks wind down, I’m not feeling all that hopeful that our world leaders can all agree on some bold meaningful action to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere. I’ve been sitting here in a funk about what the next decade will look like as the climate continues to change in [...]
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