Surely, if we are healthy, our systems should be able to tolerate an occasional indulgence.

I’ve compiled lots of healthy recipes on my site, both my own and other people’s. Now you can find them easily: just click on the Recipes tag on my home page.

A few tidbits from my latest training with Dr Dietrich Klinghardt.

[ April 7, 2011; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] I will be showing this gripping tale of microbes, medicine and money at the Greenwood Lake Library Thursday April 7 from 6:30-9PM. Discussion to follow.

Once again, this is why I’m a Mark Bittman fan. His recipes are healthy, simple, satisfying, and anyone can use them. I’m going to take his advice and pin this one to the fridge.
Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com.
You can find many of his recipes online, but if you like having it all [...]

“The truly healthy alternative to that chip is not a fake chip; it’s a carrot.”

via Is Eat Real Food Unthinkable? – NYTimes.com.
I was sad when I heard Mark Bittman, one of my favorite chefs, was no longer going to be sharing his recipes in the New York Times each week, but reading, I’m delighted he [...]

Chia Seeds and Weight Loss – NYTimes.com.
I don’t know who has claimed that chia seeds will make you lose weight. Certainly not me.  But they are a nutritional powerhouse, and made my list of  5 Superfoods for their impressive combination of Omega 3s, fiber, protein, calcium and magnesium among its benefits.  Also, the brand of [...]

Are we really so ill-designed that we now need pharmaceuticals to function and survive? Is there no alternative to our bodies breaking down so terribly, long before we’re done using them? Is being and staying healthy so uncommon it’s no longer “normal”? My answer is a resounding NO!

F.D.A. Fails to Approve Contrave, a New Diet Pill – NYTimes.com.
There’s good news, and there’s bad news.
There is no pill, and there’s not likely to be in the foreseeable future.  And if and when there is, it will come with myriad risks to other aspects of your health.
There is, however, a sure-fire way to lose [...]

I once attended a seminar given by a fairly prominent and well-published M.D. He began by telling a story about a woman who had gone on a 30 day fast, and then came in to see him. “It didn’t work at all” she told him. “All my symptoms came back the first time I had a few french fries.”