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Eating Seasonally
We are a replica of the universe passing from season to season in a natural unending cycle of lifeDianne M. Connelly, Ph. D. Seasonal Profile of Foods Have you ever stopped to think how seasonal foods are perfectly matched to our own seasonal needs? Today, with giant supermarkets that offer fresh foods from around the…
Strategies to Avoid Fatty Liver Disease
To read this newsletter in its .pdf form, click here to download the file:June 2011 Newsletter. Thank you. As a sequel to my April and May 2011 newsletters on blood sugar and metabolic stress, this a short June piece on the liver. Spring and summer are the perfect seasons to think of revitalizing the liver….
Barcodes to Fight Obesity
Why not use barcodes to shift preferences away from unhealthy, processed foods toward whole food choices? We eat what is cheap. Barcodes could change this, just as we tax alcohol and cigarettes. Barcodes could be used to tax unhealthy food choices with revenues recycled to local farmers growing foods in a sustainable manner. With modern…
Breakfast
We all know to eat a good breakfast: Breakfast gives a good start to the day and honors the bodys natural bio-rhythms and bio-chemistry (see November and December 2010 newsletters). But, somehow life takes over and breakfast is generally the meal that a busy schedule crowds out. Most people eat lunch because lunch hour is…
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Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratios of Nut and Seed Oils
Nut and seed oils with a high omega-6/omega-3 ratio are inflammatory. If you are suffering from pain and inflammation, you may want to consider cutting back on your intake of refined vegetable oils, refined flour, sugar, and high fructose corn syrup. See Managing Inflammation on the Food and Health tab. Oil Ratio of Omega-6 to…
Unsaturated Oils: Structure and Food Sources
Type of Fatty Acid Key Fatty Acid Length Double Bonds Best Sources Monounsaturated Omega-9 Oleic acid 18 carbons 1 Olive oil Polyunsaturated Omega-6s Linoleic acid 18 carbons 2 Safflower, sunflower, Sesame, and Gragpesee Oils Gamma-linolenic acid 18 carbons 3 Borage, Evening Primrose Oils Arachidonic acid 20 carbons 4 Beef fat, Egg Yolk Polyunsaturated Omega-3s Alpha-linolenic…
Composition of Nut and Seed Oils
Nut or Seed: Super- Omega-3 (Table) Poly- Omega-6 (Table) Mono- Omega-9 (Low-Temp) Saturated (Cooking) Lauric Acid Flax 58 14 19 9 0 Olive 0 8 76 16 0 Coconut,unrefined 0 3 6 91 44 Palm Kernel 0 2 13 85 47 Sesame 0 45 42 13 0 Peanut 0 29 47 18 0 Rape (Canola)…
May 2009: Sugar Cravings
Kicking the Sugar Habit Change ultimately, at least, brings with it a renewed sense of hope. Fortunately, at least one viable way we can change and exert control is to spend more time in the kitchen preparing wholesome meals that can nourish both our body and our creative spirit. We can make shopping and cooking…
Apr’09: Sugar, A Depleting Chemical
The first thing to do in the face of any health trouble in the realm of food Eliminate white sugar and dairy.Annemarie Colbin, PhD Part 1Sugar, A Borrowing, Depleting Food Systems theoryEvery part is vital to the whole; The whole is greater than the sums of the parts. If you are a seasoned reader of…