THIS TELLS THE STORY …  According to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (a panel of 13 nutrition experts charged with developing federal nutrition standards), Americans are eating far more calories than they used to. Very few people follow the federal dietary guidelines, which recommend dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat […]

 Buckwheat is NOT what it seems.  Though it looks like a grain and tastes like a grain it is not part of the cereal family.  Buckwheat is a nutritionally dense and gluten-free relative of the rhubarb and sorrel family.The kernels, called groats are hulled, roasted and serves as a side dish, stuffing or ground into a blue-gray […]

How to add more Antioxidants, Fiber, Calcium, Iron & Potassium  to your diet.  A great recipe from Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern  in NYC.     Kale, Cabbage & Carrot Salad With Creamy Caper Dressing Total Time: 20 minutes Serves:4-6 Enlarge Image IngredientsWhat To Do 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ¼ cup grapeseed oil ¼ […]

START THE NEW YEAR WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND ADD THESE SEVEN SIMPLE PRINCIPLES TO YOUR DAILY LIFE 1.  SLEEP : GOOD QUALITY 2. SUPPLEMENT TO FILL IN THE GAPS AND LIMIT CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES 3. SWEAT DAILY 4. SUSTAIN AN ANTI INFLAMMATORY  DIET.  LIMIT PROCESSED FOODS 5. SELF TALK: POSITIVE AND CONSTANT 6. STILLNESS: […]