What Is ‘Raw’ Food? Is There Cause for Concern?

Stephen Colbert hightlights Raw Dairy Raid in Venice, CA and it begs the question: Why are some people: celebs, athletes, and not-so-local folks enduring LA traffic and paying to join a private club (Rawesome) so they can consume these products? Before The Raid Rawesome was just a local private food club selling some of the [...]

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AKA Discusses Bar Mania with ABC LA’s Food Coach Lori Corbin

Energy bars, Protein bars, Snack Bars – AKA Discusses Bar Mania with ABC LA’s Food Coach Lori Corbin (8/11/10 at 6:50 am and 11:50 am PST) Last week, Lori asked me for my take on bars – specifically what people should look for, what do I look for (what’s AKA?) and what are some of [...]

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D is for Deficient – Are you??

New York Times Article “What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D“ I enjoyed seeing this article in the NY Times on the importance of adequate vitamin D. I am a proponent of checking these levels annually (at least) and working with your health care practitioner to improve your levels. However, the information on food sources [...]

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Is Organic Food Healthier? The Answer Is Yes

“AKA likes this piece on the benefits of organics – thanks Rodale” Is Organic Food Healthier? The Answer Is Yes A study claims insufficient evidence that organic food is healthy. But as the President’s Cancer Panel reports, avoiding food sprayed with carcinogens still makes sense. By Leah Zerbe Grow your own organic garden; supplement what [...]

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Doctors ‘brew’ is a nutrition Snafoo…

Imagine this scene. Cute, sweet 20 something girl sampling potion at whole foods to young, maybe 14 year old – he acts interested, reads the label, watches her as she fondles the sleek bottle and asks him in a knowing older woman voice “you know that red wine is good for you, right” he stutters [...]

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Natural Products Expo West 2010 – What’s coming (or staying) (or shouldn’t get to come) to a store near you…

Originally published on The Huffington Post. What a weekend it was last week as over 7000 brands got together to show-off their wares at the Natural Products Expo West. For the first time, food didn’t dominate (although you wouldn’t know it from the many food aisles exhibiting new and favorites foods). This gathering attracts the [...]

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Decoding the Plastic Numbers – what plastics are safer?

I get a lot of questions about plastic – and until recently I struggled to find a great resource, but I love Renee Loux’s Easy Green Living (pg 120) for its plastic safety information (as well as just about everything else!). So check it out and learn that 1,2,4,5,7* (asterisk is important here) seem to [...]

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Pour some sugar on me!

If you are a self-proclaimed sugar addict, like many of my clients, sometimes it feels like showering in sugar would be the only way to truly satisfy the cravings. In recognition of the health benefits of reducing sugar intake (improved immune system, digestive system, healthier weight, sustainable energy, balanced moods, etc), here are some tips [...]

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Fill vs FulFill

Three little letters can make such a difference… For me its shoes, or maybe bags, but it could be delicious cheese or chocolate truffles, or…. What do these divine things have in common? They are my “fill-ers”…the things I turn to when, despite my nutrition knowledge, ever-developing self-awareness, etc when I need a “fill”. What [...]

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Dehydration – a WINTER health trap

I’ve talked about hydration in other blogs – the role of minerals, the fact that hydration isn’t just about water, and sources of hydrating nutrients. In the media, hydration is often a summer story. Its hot, we’re sweating more, remember to hydrate. However, I think there’s a much bigger story: dehydration – how the winter [...]

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