Have any of you been substituting agave nectar for sugar, thinking that it’s better for your health?  I have to say that the marketing around this product has been brilliant because even I wound up buying some.  For one reason or another, I liked that it was “raw” and “organic” and somehow that led me [...]

Spring always makes me think of green, so in honor of Spring, here are 70 green smoothie recipes.  Big thanks to Liran for the recipes. Victoria Boutenko’s Favourite Blend well: 6 leaves of red leaf lettuce 1/4 bunch of fresh basil 1/2 lime (juiced) 1/2 red onion 2 celery sticks 1/4 avocado 2 cups of [...]

Based on a new research, Dr. Mercola has changed his position on cod liver oil and now does NOT recommend that people take it.  According to the article, “there have been two recent meta-analyses done. The first one showed that people who took vitamin A supplements in cod liver oil, or in supplements, had an [...]

THE ESSENTIAL CHOICE by William V. Brust To eat salad, or not to eat salad: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the tofu and protein shakes of outrageous dieting, Or to take arms against a sea of chocolates, And by opposing, devour them? To feast, to starve; No more, [...]