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Whole Foods articlesWhole Foods and Your Metabolic Needs
Roman healer and philosopher Lucretius observed 2,000 years ago that "One man’s food is another man’s poison." Like other great medical thinkers, he recognized the importance of physiological individuality..
Roman healer and philosopher Lucretius observed 2,000 years ago that "One man’s food is another man’s poison." Like other great medical thinkers, he recognized the importance of physiological individuality..
More Nutrition for Less Money
A nutrient-rich diet is important at any age, but even more so for seniors. Bone loss and physical degeneration means that seniors need to maintain their nutritional balance in order to lead a healthy, active life. One major stumbling block is that seniors generally live on a fixed income.
A nutrient-rich diet is important at any age, but even more so for seniors. Bone loss and physical degeneration means that seniors need to maintain their nutritional balance in order to lead a healthy, active life. One major stumbling block is that seniors generally live on a fixed income.
Whole Food for Thought
"It has not fully dawned on the medical community that there is a directed relationship between the decline of proper nutrition and the rise of disease." The old saying "You are what you eat" is valid now perhaps more than ever.
"It has not fully dawned on the medical community that there is a directed relationship between the decline of proper nutrition and the rise of disease." The old saying "You are what you eat" is valid now perhaps more than ever.
Whole vs. Processed Foods
The modern food industry has changed the way we think of food.
The modern food industry has changed the way we think of food.
Physician Speaks Out for Whole Foods Nutrition
Thomas Cowan, MD, keynote speaker at the “Organic Goes Mainstream” 22nd Annual Organic Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 23 to 26, 2003, at Guelph (Ontario) University Centre, drew a standing ovation for his talk stressing the importance of whole foods in human nutrition. Dr.
Thomas Cowan, MD, keynote speaker at the “Organic Goes Mainstream” 22nd Annual Organic Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 23 to 26, 2003, at Guelph (Ontario) University Centre, drew a standing ovation for his talk stressing the importance of whole foods in human nutrition. Dr.
Heart Pains
Heart disease accounts for the death of more Canadians than any other disease with about 79,400 deaths annually. Yet, many Canadians do not understand, or perhaps refuse to believe, the potentially life-saving power of food.
Heart disease accounts for the death of more Canadians than any other disease with about 79,400 deaths annually. Yet, many Canadians do not understand, or perhaps refuse to believe, the potentially life-saving power of food.
Snack Attack - Guilt Free!
“I hope you don’t mind,” said my friend Lynn as she unwrapped a cereal bar while riding in the car with me one morning. “My breakfast. It lets me sleep in an extra 15 minutes.
“I hope you don’t mind,” said my friend Lynn as she unwrapped a cereal bar while riding in the car with me one morning. “My breakfast. It lets me sleep in an extra 15 minutes.
The Advantages of Whole Food Nutritional Supplements
Everyone knows whole foods are essential to a healthy diet, but can the benefits of whole foods also be found in nutritional supplements? Yes they can, if you get the right kind.
Everyone knows whole foods are essential to a healthy diet, but can the benefits of whole foods also be found in nutritional supplements? Yes they can, if you get the right kind.
Great Greens for Health, Heart, and Head
Eating an abundance of fruit and vegetables may reduce cancer incidence by up to 50 percen.
Eating an abundance of fruit and vegetables may reduce cancer incidence by up to 50 percen.
Beyond the Food Guide
For optimum nutrition it is critical that we move beyond the recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Living by choosing whole, non-processed foods from each food group every day.
For optimum nutrition it is critical that we move beyond the recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Living by choosing whole, non-processed foods from each food group every day.
Prepare for Winter with These Veggie Dishes
When the cooler months come rolling in I like to combine the earthy elements of mushrooms and autumn vegetables with reminders of summer such as cool and crisp fruits and lettuces.
When the cooler months come rolling in I like to combine the earthy elements of mushrooms and autumn vegetables with reminders of summer such as cool and crisp fruits and lettuces.
Sources of Essential Nutrients
A wide variety of natural foods is the basis of a healthy and balanced diet. The diversity of the following foods will provide you with many of the essential nutrients needed for building optimal health and vitalit.
A wide variety of natural foods is the basis of a healthy and balanced diet. The diversity of the following foods will provide you with many of the essential nutrients needed for building optimal health and vitalit.
Is There a Cookie in the House?
We all enjoy baked goods, especially at this time of year when curling up with a warm cuppa and cookie is an antidote to the winter doldrums. Is it possible to prepare or purchase cookies that contain no overprocessed or chemical ingredients and are also satisfying and delicious?
We all enjoy baked goods, especially at this time of year when curling up with a warm cuppa and cookie is an antidote to the winter doldrums. Is it possible to prepare or purchase cookies that contain no overprocessed or chemical ingredients and are also satisfying and delicious?
A Natural Foods Revolutionary
Everything starts with a single seed. In 1971 when Alice Waters opened her restaurant, Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, California, she launched what has now become a North America-wide food revolution.
Everything starts with a single seed. In 1971 when Alice Waters opened her restaurant, Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, California, she launched what has now become a North America-wide food revolution.
Get Your 5 to 10 a Day!
Winter is here and local farmers’ markets are closed. Getting your fruits and vegetables can be a challenge. Should you reach for frozen? What about juice? What is the best way to get your 5 to 10 a day when the fresh produce of summer is just a distant memory?
Winter is here and local farmers’ markets are closed. Getting your fruits and vegetables can be a challenge. Should you reach for frozen? What about juice? What is the best way to get your 5 to 10 a day when the fresh produce of summer is just a distant memory?
Organic Supplements
Though we know that we should get as many of our vitamins and minerals as possible from the whole foods we eat, supplementing is sometimes necessary for good health.
Though we know that we should get as many of our vitamins and minerals as possible from the whole foods we eat, supplementing is sometimes necessary for good health.
Health From the Vine
There are few fruits that can rival the flavour of a just-picked, ruby red tomato still warm from the summer sun. It turns out they’re hard to beat when it comes to nutrition, too.
There are few fruits that can rival the flavour of a just-picked, ruby red tomato still warm from the summer sun. It turns out they’re hard to beat when it comes to nutrition, too.
Whole Foods to Go
I was raised by devout picnickers. My mother thought nothing of packing a picnic dinner of salmon sandwiches, milk, fruit, and cookies—nothing fancy.
I was raised by devout picnickers. My mother thought nothing of packing a picnic dinner of salmon sandwiches, milk, fruit, and cookies—nothing fancy.
