The holidays are always a difficult time to maintain or pursue health and wellness, what with the cornucopia of rich foods, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike), pastries, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and a surplus of pies, cakes, ice cream, sundry desserts and sauces. The good news is that you can eat...
The 2016 election taught us a lot about our country. We learned that there were large groups of people who felt unappreciated and ignored for many years, and people who felt that their voices were not heard in this year’s election. I can boil this down just two single talking...
Adulteration has been around as long as commerce has been around. This is true for many industries including the commerce of botanical ingredients. Therefore, it behooves the retailer of botanical dietary supplements to understand the issues surrounding adulteration to help assure they are only stocking quality products. According to the...
Recently I have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a disease caused by exposure to asbestos. My only exposure was 60 years ago when I used asbestos to insulate a lab furnace. I can’t remember if I was warned to use a mask when working with asbestos, but did not. Mesothelioma has...
Reducing physical pain should be a national priority, provided we have an all-natural, non-invasive way to achieve this goal — and because the price of inaction is too great to tolerate and too substantial to ignore. We cannot have tens of millions of Americans unable to work, or too weak...
Every year, Fran Drescher’s Cancer Schmancer Movement holds an informative summit that is a "must" attend for you, your family and friends, as well as people who mysteriously ask you for information that you learned there! I went twice and I can tell you it's life changing, and for many,...
Americans have become more health-conscious in recent years: opting for nutritious meals over artificial foods, scrutinizing ingredient labels, and gravitating toward organic produce. But there’s only so much consumers can do for themselves. Food brands must deliver safe, high-quality goods, because lives really do hang in the balance. Food contamination...
Every time I set foot on the expo floor at the Nutrition & Dietetics annual Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), I have an experience that completely changes the way I think about my health. FNCE 2016 in Boston, October 15-18, had even more surprises and some much anticipated trends.
As nationwide programs including My Plate and Fruits & Veggies – More Matters continue to emphasize the importance of a nutritious diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables, the importance of organic and natural foods and supplements continues to be paramount. Although most Americans include a multi-vitamin in their natural...
Food waste is a global issue and it is continuing to grow, creating problems that will affect the future and how food is made and consumed. Simply put, food waste is any type of food that is uneaten, discarded or lost. Food waste occurs at different stages from production and...
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