Hospitals in the United States are dangerous places. One of my personal prime motivations for eating a healthy whole food based diet is to avoid hospitals and treatment by mainstream medical care in general. Maintaining optimum health is the surest…
The Importance Of Eating Wholes Instead Of Parts For Health
I want to give you even more reasons why it is so important for optimum health to eat a whole food diet rather than depend on supplements to supply our nutritional needs. In previous posts I have discussed how supplements…
The Importance Of Fats In Our Diet
Fats have always been a very important part of any healthy diet. The traditional fats, used almost exclusively until the early 1900’s, were animal fats such as lard from pork, suet from beef, butter from milk and schmaltz from chickens,…
The Importance of Variety In A Healthy Diet
One of the dietary themes I stress is the importance of variety in the foods we eat. This means eating a variety of fresh whole vegetables, a variety of fresh whole fruits, a variety of fresh and dried herbs and…
Tips For Healthy Whole Food Diets Part 1
I am a true believer in eating a healthy whole food based diet. To me this means nothing more than eating food as nature provides it to us: without a lot of processing that strips away important nutrients and fiber;…
Get Bean Power
Dried beans are a wonderful whole food and deserve a place in every healthy diet. They are cheap, readily available, easy to prepare and have a long shelf life. A very versatile food, dried beans can be a main course,…
Mushrooms Are Part Of A Healthy Diet
Mushrooms provide important variety, flavor and nutrition to any diet. All mushrooms share a broad nutrient outline but each individual species of mushroom brings its own distinct micro-nutrients as well. The wood-decomposing mushrooms as a group also have a slightly…
Why Eat Grass Fed, Pasture Raised Dairy Products?
Why should we seek out and pay a premium price for grass fed and pasture raised dairy products? There are many good reasons: *Grass fed dairy products cost more than generally available commercial dairy products. Committing to eating only grass…
Summer Is Cantaloupe Season
Summer is melon season and cantaloupe is one of the most readily available melons in the United States. Sweet, delicious cantaloupes are cheap and a highly nutritious part of any whole food based diet. Great tasting cantaloups will have a…