Tag Archive 'Holistic Nutrition'

There’s Sh!t In My Yogurt!

Posted in Disease Prevention, healthwashing, Superhero Posse on Apr 12th, 2012

There is more bacteria in and on our body, than human cells. We are outnumbered ten to one. You might even say that we are more bacteria than human. The implications of this are becoming more and more evident. Bacteria influence our health in hundreds of ways. Everyday there are new discoveries on how these microorganisms interact with human physiology. The benefits of consuming probiotics (“pro” meaning “for”, “biotic” meaning “life”) are truly abundant. However, the cultured foods that are available are usually of the lowest quality and advertised to consumers through clever marketing. An example of one of these products is Activia yoghurt by Danone.

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All Things Pumpkin

Posted in Holistic, Recipe, Soup, Video on Oct 30th, 2008

I love pumpkins. I could say that as a child I loved carving pumpkins, but the truth is that I still do. Nothing says autumn quite like the sight of big orange pumpkins on everyone’s door step (even better when accompanied by oddly shaped gourds). Pumpkins, of course, are synonymous with Halloween and Halloween just [...]

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