Archive | good health

20 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Woman vs Diet: Change Your Attitude About Food

Woman vs Diet: Change Your Attitude About Food
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The Food Culturist, who has a show on Heritage Radio Network was listening to this show the other day when she hit me up saying, she sounds just like you, the just-relax-and-eat-real-food you. I took a listen, and decided that this would be my gift to you this Friday, three weeks into the new year, [...]

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13 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Whose Body Is It Anyway?

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Who owns the female body? Is it the “straight size” model or the “plus size” model?  Fashion magazines or clothing designers?  Babies?   Advertisers?  Patriarchy?  If “real” women have curves, then where does it leave the “skinny bitches”?  How do you make decisions about what is acceptable when it comes to your weight? Your hair [...]

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06 January 2012 ~ 3 Comments

Fat Phobia in the Dairy Aisle

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My latest demo client is a biodynamic whole milk yogurt brand, so I’ve spent much of the past few weeks trying not to chuck yogurt at fatheads. The BIG trend in yogurt these days is Greek yogurt (or, Greek-style yogurt, considering that several brands are not making yogurt in Greece and are also using thickening [...]

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03 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

A Gluten-Free Diet [Distorted] Reality Check

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Nevermind the purported weight loss claims of going gluten-free, articles like these are why most people continue to be misinformed and confused when it comes to making better eating choices. There are so many half truths here. If removing wheat from your diet puts you at risk for deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D, B vitamins, [...]

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08 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

The Relaxing Breath

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One of the things I love most about Kundalini Yoga is the way it showed me how to reconnect with my breath. I never realized just how shallow my breathing was or that I spent most of my days holding my breath, so having to be conscious of my breath for ninety minutes was a [...]

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04 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Neti Pot Review: Arm & Hammer Simply Saline Neti Pot Kit

Neti Pot Review: Arm & Hammer Simply Saline Neti Pot Kit
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Growing up, I was a pretty healthy kid. I’d like to attribute that to daily tablespoons of Cod Liver oil and Scott’s Emulsion (self-adminstered!), and a plenty of made-from-scratch REAL food. But in high school, I began to develop seasonal allergies. At the start of every season, I’d come down with a sinus infection, starting [...]

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29 May 2011 ~ 0 Comments

10 Healthy Ways to Help a Hangover – Health – GOOD

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While I do enjoy a good cocktail or two, I’m a boring drunk. Most people lose their inhibitions, I get quiet and sleepy. I’ve only experienced one hangover in my short drinking life, and managed to sleep through most of it the following day. My favorite cure is simple: rehydration. Good’s list looks pretty smart, [...]

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03 June 2010 ~ 4 Comments

The Remedy is The Revolution

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What path do you follow when your mother is the foremost authority on womb healing, fasting, and other health concerns that affect black American communities? What happens to your sense of self when your mother makes you drink green juices, won’t buy you junk food, and has you give up all food for days at [...]

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06 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Food as Healing

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From 2001 to 2004, I was a strict vegetarian. I didn’t eat eggs, dairy, fish, poultry, meat, or any animal-derived product (except for honey – for reasons I’ll explain later). I wasn’t on a fundamentalist meat-is-murder bent, I was just tired of being sick all the time.

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06 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Everybody All Eat In!

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So how does a twentysomething manage to spend two years in NYC eating in without committing social suicide? By discovering some of NYC’s underground supper clubs, dumpster diving and urban foraging, amateur cook-offs, and the best no-knead bread, that’s how.

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19 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Book Review: The Rodale Whole Foods Cookbook

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The Rodale Whole Foods Cookbook takes you from market to table, with sections on choosing health-supportive and organic ingredients, tips on selecting the best cookware and equipment, stocking your kitchen with staples, canning and preserving, and, recognizing that key ingredients may be missing from your pantry, provides a simple substitutions list.

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18 August 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility

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In our time-obsessed and quick-fix culture, it can be difficult for women who hear their clocks ticking to consider slowing down long enough to work through the issues that have prevented their pregnancies, but wise is the woman who takes the time to remember that conception is a natural process, even if they end up going the medically assisted route.

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