Archive for November, 2006

The Acai Berry, Functional Beverages & Your Diet

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

You may have heard of the acai berry or any of the other phytonutrient drinks like mangosteen, goji or noni and other exotic fruits. Functional beverages and your healthy diet is our topic today.
Show notes:

What is a functional beverage? - A drink that has specific ingredients to target certain conditions.
These exotic fruits have supposedly high […]

Urban Sprouts Is Doing Something About Teen Obesity

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Urban Sprouts was the featured blog on the front page of Blogger.com today and I just wanted to commend them for the great work they are doing.
Teen obesity is a big problem and apparently it is really bad in California. At the 4 San Francisco public schools where Urban Sprouts has implemented their program 50% […]

Are You Dying Of Thirst?

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

When I was out for my walk this morning I noticed something about my neighbors. Today is recycling day in our hood so everyone had their bins out doing their thing for the planet, too bad they aren’t doing good for their bodies.
Recycle bins tell the story of what your neighbors are drinking, reading and […]

The Truth About Milk And Your Health

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

This week on the Healthy Diet Podcast we shed some light on the truth about cow’s milk and how it is linked to many diseases.
Show notes:

Doctors are still telling parents to give their newborn babies lots of milk even though there’s ample evidence milk is linked to serious health problems.
We used to drink milk and […]

Food Propaganda And Your Healthy Diet

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Sorry we won’t have a healthy diet podcast tomorrow because Jean is giving a seminar all this week. However, as of today I’m starting a series on food propaganda that will touch on how restaurants and the food industry manipulates us into thinking the food they are making is actually good for us.
Let’s start with […]

Your Diet With Acid & Alkaline Foods

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Today’s Healthy Diet Podcast covers the difference between acidic and alkaline foods and why your body needs to be in a slightly alkaline state.
Show notes:

Thanks to our listeners for taking the time to listen to us each and every week.
Why haven’t we heard about the acidic and alkaline food concept? Why don’t health professionals talk […]