It’s no secret that the dietary supplement industry continues to be the subject of seemingly endless mainstream media reports about “unregulated” industry; references to “snake oil salesmen”; and “ineffective,” “adulterated” and “unsafe” products, among a host of other transgressions, real or imagined. You almost can’t open up your email...
Recipe courtesy of Superfood Snacks by Julie Morris Julie Morris is the Executive Chef for Navitas Naturals. Ingredients: ½ cups raw walnuts ¾ cup raw almonds ¼ cup Medjool dates, pitted ½ cup dried goji berries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup dried cherries 2...
Many of us view social media for our business as a necessary evil: it’s time consuming, we wonder if it works, but we know we must participate to stay relevant and connected to an important segment of our customer base. This conundrum leaves us scratching our heads and saying, “OK,...
Recipe courtesy of Alter Eco Foods Ingredients: 2 cups cooked quinoa 6 turns of a pepper mill 4 teaspoons white wine vinegar ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 ½ teaspoons Sriracha sauce (or to taste) ½ cup cooked garbanzo or pinto beans (try Eden brand...
Recipe courtesy of Alter Eco Foods Ingredients: 1 cup black quinoa 2 lbs summer squash and zucchini, cut into matchsticks ¼ cup pine nuts 2 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, sliced ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes ¼ cup finely grated Parmesan Salt and pepper Directions: 1. Prepare...
Recipe courtesy of Alter Eco Foods Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Alter Eco quinoa 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups fresh or frozen corn 1 cup tightly packed basil leaves, finely chopped 1/2 cup roasted red peppers 1/2 cup diced red onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 to 5 tablespoons fresh...
I’ve spent a large portion of my career fighting the wrongful demonization of dietary fat, trying to set the record straight, and to reclaim respectability for fat in general, saturated fat in particular, and—most importantly—cholesterol. Now it’s time to take on the whole area of cooking oils. The subject of...
One of the most highly charged issues at the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), held during the last week of April in San Jose, Costa Rica, was the attempt to adopt a Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), otherwise known as...
An Interview with Andrea Rosanoff, Ph.D., Part 4 of a Multipart Series on MagnesiumLet’s continue our conversation with Andrea Rosanoff, Ph.D., about the great importance of the mineral magnesium. In Part One (February 2015), we discussed the importance of magnesium for producing the energy needed for most of the body’s...
The top supplements for a variety of male-specific health concerns. Though we should always keep in mind what makes us the same, there are lots of important differences between men and women. These differences start biologically, and as a result, certain health issues more frequently apply to men (or, as...
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