The Olive Oil Industry is Full of Fraud — you may not be eating the real thing
The olive oil industry is riddled with fraudulent practices. Most olive oil is a low-grade mixture of olive oil and canola oil that has been deodorized and artificially colored — even if the label states “extra virgin, cold pressed.” Even if the label states that it was made in Italy.
Beans, beans…they’re good for your health?
Professor Maurice Bennink, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, says eating beans can reduce malnutrition and chronic diseases.
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September 2, 2009 Who Else Wants More Energy?
Imagine your body’s cells as a bank account for energy. The more you move around, work, worry, eat, sleep and think, the more energy you take out of the bank. How do you replace the spent energy? view the article
May 3, 2009 Chronic Fatigue & Low Energy
by Vic Shayne, PhD Many physicians have referred to it as hypochondria or idiopathic disease (meaning that it has no known cause), but now more and more doctors are recognizing the reality of chronic fatigue as a valid medical complaint. Just as the name implies, this means that people suffering from chronic fatigue always feel [...] view the article
October 10, 2008 Food & Financial Crises Share the Same Roots
Both the food crisis and the financial crisis are rooted in similar polices that have fed on each other for years. Both crises find their origins in the failings of free market fundamentalism. view the article
September 14, 2008 Being Lonely is Bad for Your Health
by Vic Shayne, PhD A recent psychology finding states that chronic loneliness belongs among health risk factors such as smoking, obesity or lack of exercise.1 The mind-body connection is not to be underestimated because when emotions are out of balance then the body responds. Although it is popularly understood that stress can cause heart problems [...] view the article