Nutrition

Metabolism And Poop

 February 25, 2013

I recently read an article from Huffington Post where someone wrote in asking the question, “How long does it take for the food I ate to add weight to my body?” Before I tell you what Huffpost’s answer was, I’ll tell you what I think about me. Within five minutes! Ok, I know that’s not […]

Want To Ruin Your Health? Just Eat Lots Of This

 February 25, 2013

Want To Ruin Your Health? Just Eat Lots Of This Last weekend I went on a cleaning spree and started cleaning my office of old junk that no longer served a purpose. I have not done this in a long time so you can imagine what a job it was. In fact, I’m still working […]

Eat That Tumor Away!

 January 24, 2013

Eat That Tumor Away! We all know that there are just as many types of chemotherapy drugs as there are different types of cancers. Or at least it seems that way when the doctor states, “That chemo drug didn’t do what we expected so let’s try another one that is suppose to be good”. In other words, […]

Don’t Get Sucked In

 January 22, 2013

Don’t Get Sucked In   My smart southern father always said to us kids, “Just because they say so doesn’t mean it’s true. If everyone else is going to jump off the bridge, that doesn’t mean you should too.” In my teenage years, that was never the statement I wanted to hear, especially when I wanted to go to […]

Walnuts And Infertility

 January 18, 2013

Walnuts And Infertility   I have to admit, this subject I am writing about is truly not my expertise, but I felt it may be interesting for those of you trying to get pregnant. It has been found that the daily addition of 75 grams of shelled whole walnuts may have a positive effect on […]

Finally! New US Food Safety Rules

 January 15, 2013

Finally! New US Food Safety Rules   Have you noticed how many food recalls we have had in the past couple of years? It’s been everything from peanut butter, cabbage, onions, bell peppers, lettuce, cantaloupe, spinach, and more. I can not remember ever having so much food sickness as we have had recently. It seems […]

Be Careful When Taking Drugs With Grapefruit

 January 15, 2013

Be Careful When Taking Drugs With Grapefruit   Warning! People are trying to lose weight with many different methods. One way is by ingesting a lot of grapefruit. This information came to me and I felt I needed to share it with you. The Canadian Medical Association Journal has recently published findings that a number […]

Cancer- Fighting Broccoli

 January 3, 2013

Cancer- Fighting Broccoli   We always tell our cancer patients at New Hope Unlimited how important it is to eat your veggies and especially how important it is to eat broccoli. If someone were to ask me what food would I say patients dislike the most, I would have to say it’s broccoli. It seems […]

Lycopene May Curb Stroke Risk

 December 17, 2012

Lycopene May Curb Stroke Risk A study published October 9, 2012 in Neurology, found that men with the highest serum concentration of lycopene were far less likely to have a stroke than men who had lower levels of lycopene in their system. That sounds like a lot of tomatoes and tomato-based products had to be […]

A Good Immune Support Breakfast

 December 12, 2012

A Good Immune Support Breakfast   Sometimes, it’s tough to get in the morning, get everything ready to go to work, or get the kids off to school, and still find time to eat a good breakfast. I want to share a simple recipe you can create days ahead of time and put it in […]