With the economy, food safety issues, and time efficiency all on everyone’s mind, the freezer offers one of our best tools for nutrition for optimal health. Get freezer savvy with the following tips. Did you know that whether its fruit, vegetables, fish etc. they are frozen right when they are picked and washed or right [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Freezin’ good health
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AKA Flight Kit
Posted in General Health, Planning / Preparation, Probiotics, Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AKA Flight Kit
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to do “flight kits” – AKA nutrition makeovers for private planes as well as packs for those flying commercially. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you the products as well as the intention behind their selection.
The Kit (*denotes private plane use only as liquids won’t [...]
Is vitamin E gluten-free because it’s in everything
Posted in General Health, tagged vitamin E on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This week, I received this question from a client recently diagnosed with Celiac disease and trying to embrace a fully gluten-free lifestyle (it’s not just a diet, as gluten is found in hair, makeup, skin products and more). She’d been searching online and found conflicting info.
Here’s AKA advice:
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to the [...]
an EXPO-SE: part deux
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ANAHEIM. Oh ANAHEIM.
This was my fourth year at Expo West in Anaheim. In other years, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the American Dietetic Association meeting here, and to jump down for the American Association of Pediatrics as well as the American Urologic Association annual meetings.
By now, you would think nothing could surprise me. Ha!
I [...]
An EXPO-SE
Posted in Observations, tagged Natural Products Expo on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend was the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim (for more on the locale’s offerings see EXPO-SE part deux) and what an experience. Prior to the show, ABC’s Food Coach, Lori Corbin, and I reviewed different press releases and product samples we each received to develop a game plan for the must-see’s of the show; [...]
Helping Your Body ADAPT to Stress
Posted in Favorite Things, Supplements on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Able to meet environmental challenges and come out stronger in a single bound …
Is it a Superman? A Superwoman? No, its an Adaptogen Herb…
A what??
By now, you’ve likely heard of antioxidants (and adaptogens have antioxidant properties but not all antioxidants are adaptogens)…but the new word on the street today is Adaptogen.
What is an adaptogen and [...]
