Daily Food for the Spirit — February 23 http://conta.cc/17p9eO9 Daily Food for the Spirit — February 23 conta.cc It never gets old.  You can use the food guidelines in my handout and your calorie goals to make your own, try Primal Blueprint’s Plans, or use emeals’ Paleo Plan.

EATING FIBER INSTEAD OF EMPTY CALORIES HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT Yep, that’s about right, according to a new study published in the latest edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 240 adults with pre-diabetes (metabolic syndrome) were put in two groups: one group ate at least 30 grams of fiber a day FROM FOOD (not … Read more

  Daily Food for the Spirit — February 17  “You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all … Read more

The soon-to-be-published dietary guidelines put out by the US Dept of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will finally stop telling Americans that eggs and shellfish are bad for you. “It’s the right decision,” Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, told USA Today. For years, “we got the dietary guidelines wrong. … Read more

Guacamole is one of my favorite dishes.  Simple and easy to make, healthy, balanced, satisfying and delicious.  I can be lazy and buy from Trader Joe’s or another store’s pre-made or, as on a snowy day like today, I can make a nice batch with my 13 year-old daughter who is coming around to sharing … Read more

  Supplement Spotlight:  Lowering Insulin with Bitter Melon and/or Berberine What’s insulin and why should I lower it?   Insulin is a culprit in many disease plaguing us today. Made in the pancreas, insulin is pumped into the blood to move sugar into our cells.  The less sugar we eat, the less insulin we make. … Read more