Groceries are Cheap… Disease is Expensive

Over the holidays in December, I stayed with my Mom for a few days. As we were cooking dinner one night, I opened the pantry to get some ingredients. Most of what was in there, I can only describe as a nutritional disaster. And after years of eating...

The Living Link Missing From Our Diets

For millions of years, our ancestors hunted for meat and gathered fruits, nuts and other plant foods. They followed the food supply, so there was no kitchen sink to wash it in. Instead, they brushed the dirt off the foods they gathered. Or rinsed it...

The Best Diet for Preventing Colds

Oh no! That’s the feeling of dread we all get when we first see those unmistakable signs of a cold — runny nose, a scratchy sore throat and a horse cough. We all hope each year to be able to avoid catching colds. With more than 200 viruses...

Purple Tomatoes — Fooling Mother Nature?

Bio-engineers have created a purple tomato that has the food community buzzing. By inserting genes from a purple snapdragon flower into the tomatoes, they grow with a deep purple hue. The purple pigment is rich in powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidants...

Eating a Breast Cancer Preventive Diet

If you have read any breast cancer prevention articles over the last month, you probably saw several articles on making sure your diet includes plenty of omega-3 fats as well as high antioxidant-containing foods like berries, colorful vegetables, beans/legumes,...

QVC Recalls Tomato Planters Due to Collapse Hazard

Name of Product: Topsy-Turvy Deluxe Tomato Planters with Stand Units: About 82,000 Retailer: QVC, of West Chester, Pa.