AANP – Green Tea With Starchy Foods May Curb Blood Sugar Spikes – (Wednesday, November 14, 2012) – According to new findings, mice fed epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG, a green tea antioxidant, along with corn starch showed a 50 percent lower spike in blood glucose levels, compared to mice fed only the starch. […]
Nutrition and Diet
Food as Medicine
Y’all know this!! Read on . . .
Black Tea May Lower Risk of Diabetes
It’s a tea day! In this review, black tea is implicated in reducing the risk of diabetes: AANP – Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk Linked To Black Tea Consumption – (Friday, November 9, 2012) –Mathematical analysis of data from 50 countries has linked higher consumption of black tea and a lower prevalence of […]
Green Tea May Help Prevent GI Cancers
Recent research is revealing that consumption of green tea is associated with reduced risk of digestive cancers. Just another reason to include some green tea in your diet.
Future of Food
Watch this movie (free today!) to get updated on the future of our food supply.
Vegetables
More research on the benefits of vegetables! Eat 9 servings per day of a variety of veggies–to your health!!!! (A serving size is approximately 1/2 cup of cooked veggies or 1 cup of raw veggies)
GMO App
This app may help you identify foods that are GMO. I know that I want to know!!
Organic for Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending organic foods for children to reduce their exposure to pesticides. MD’s are even realizing the risks of pesticide residues on our children’s health. Read NPR article here.
Good News–Eat Your Broccoli!
Now for some good news–this story lists some of the benefits of broccoli! Some of my favorite ways of munching on broccoli: stir-fry with coconut milk and curry (add fish, too!), raw with hummus, roasted with root veggies (particularly great in winter!!). So, eat up!!
Pigs and GMO-corn
Here is a video reporting that pigs eating GMO-corn all became sterile.
