Archive for December, 2006

How Safe Is Your Microwave Oven?

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Jean asked me the other day to do some research on the safety of our microwave and I found some startling information. One of the things we have used our microwave for over the years is to make baked potatoes. I have perfected a way to get really good bakers to cook in a microwave [...]

FDA Says Cloned Animals OK To Eat

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Wonderful wisdom comes from the FDA this week in that they have said they will approve cloned livestock for human consumption. The FDA is basing their decision on their research indicating cloned animals are “virtually indistinguishable” from other animals intended for human consumption. Probably the biggest hurdle the food industry would face in feeding these animals [...]

Top 10 Healthy Lifestyle Tips For Starting Off The New Year

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

It’s a new year in a few days and we want to encourage you to take time for a personal inventory with these top 10 healthy tips for starting the new year right. Show notes: 1. Take time to educate yourself about health every day – The China Study is our number one recommendation. 2. [...]

Why Are We Taking So Many Pain Relievers?

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

I saw an interesting story on ABC News tonight about the dangers of pain relievers. Almost everyone knows taking too much aspirin can cause stomach bleeding and ulcers, but did you know that taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol) can cause serious liver damage? We’re talking liver damage bad enough that you would need a transplant! [...]

Fast Food & Government Nutrition Propaganda

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

The food industry, government and fast food restaurants are engaged in propaganda to make money, not to provide nutritious food. We expose the agenda on this week’s Healthy Diet Podcast. Show notes: Clever slogans abound in the fast food industry, an example from Wendy’s – “Do What Tastes Right”, or Pizza Hut – “Gather Round [...]

Stomach Stapling For Teens – Insanity From The UK

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

The UK Observer is reporting that the UK government health organization known as the NIH is recommending obese children as young as 15 be offered radical stomach stapling surgery as a last resort. The consequences, according to the NIH, from not having the stomach stapling surgery may be diabetes and heart disease later in life. [...]

Holiday Recipes For Your Healthy Diet

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Don’t over do it this Christmas season. We offer some healthy diet alternatives to the fattening fare usually served up during the holidays. Listen in. Show notes: Traditions are difficult to break, especially when it comes to food like Grandmas apple pie or cookies or special cakes. You can start some new healthy traditions with [...]

Healthy Recipes Section Updated

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

In our last Healthy Diet Podcast blog post I put in a sentence that was supposed to link to the healthy recipe section of our web site, but I forgot to include the link. Unfortunately I can’t go back and correct it because with the podcasting plug-in I’m using, it then removes our feed from [...]

Big Medicine Isn’t Concerned About Healthy Diets

Monday, December 4th, 2006

You would think with all the evidence available today about fast food being bad for you, the medical establishment in this country would catch a clue. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Believe it or not, there is actually a full service McDonald’s on the main floor [...]