Archive for the 'Podcasts' Category

Excalibur Food Dehydrator Recipes

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Today’s Healthy Diet Podcast is about our new Excalibur food dehydrator and we share a few of our recipes with you as well.
Show notes:

A food dehydrator removes the water from the food. The Excalibur circulates thermostatically controlled warm air around food that is laid out in single layers on stacked square trays.
Dehydration extends the shell [...]

Preventing Osteoporosis - What Your Dr Never Told You

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Today the Healthy Diet podcast is more about osteoporosis and what you can do about it.
Show notes:

Last week we presented osteoporosis mainly as a women’s disease. Supposedly 58% women 50 and older have low bone mass.
National Osteoporosis Foundation: 1/2 women and 1/6 men age 50 + will have osteoporosis related fractures.
By the age of 65 or 70 [...]

Osteoporosis Prevention

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Today the Healthy Diet Podacst is about osteoporosis prevention. Who gets it and why and what you can do about preventing osteoporosis.
Show notes:

Researching Alan’s mother’s medications led us to discover the side effects of Fosamax, a drug used to prevent osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bone resulting in fractures. We have 1.5 million fractures [...]

The Cost Of Eating Healthy

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

On today’s Healthy Diet Podcast we ask the question, is it really that expensive to eat healthy?
Show notes:

The number one reason people don’t eat healthy is because they think it is more expensive that it really is.
Jean keeps meticulous records of what we spend and have broken down our food budget to indicate that we [...]

Is Honey Vegan?

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Today our healthydiet podcast is about Honey – Is it vegan? We give you the facts and let you decide. A listener challenged us with our referring to some of our recipes as vegan when they have honey as an ingredient.
Show notes:

The term veganism was developed by Donald Watson founder of Vegan Society of Great Britain. [...]

Coffee, Decaf And Caffeine

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Today’s Healthy Diet Podcast is about coffee, decaf coffee and caffeine. What’s the verdict? Is it good for you? Are there any health benefits?
Show notes:

A little of the history of coffee. Coffee is very much a social drink and is found in most cultures. Just check out all the coffee bars around.
Coffee was thought to [...]

Preventing Diverticulosis And Diverticulitis

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Today’s Healthy Diet Podcast, the 50th podcast by the way, is about preventing diverticulosis and diverticulitis by getting more fiber in your diet.
Show notes:

We had out cholesterol tested and Jean’s came in at less than 120 and mine was in the high 150’s.
Half of people over 60 years of age have diverticulosis and it runs [...]

We Love Our New Vita Mix Blender

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

On today’s Healthy Diet Podcast we talk about our new Vita Mix blender and why it’s important to take charge of your health.
Show notes:

It’s amazing what a hospital thinks is nutritionally sound food with Alan’s mom being sick. It’s a diet of medication and processed foods, yummy!
We want to take charge of our health so [...]

Cooking Oils And A Healthy Heart

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

We talk about cooking oils and heart health on this edition of the Healthy Diet Podcast and cover monounsaturated fats like olive oil and omega 3 oils.
Show notes:

We gave away 5 copies of Dr Esselstyn’s book Prevent And reverse Heart Disease and they went to Victoria from Maine, Bridget from Illinois, Kathy from Louisiana, Meagan [...]

Heart Healthy Dietary Guidelines

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

On this week’s Healthy Diet Podcast, we discuss nutrition and dietary guidelines for having a healthy heart from Dr Esselstyn’s Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease.
Show notes:

Listen to the end of the podcast to learn how to win a free copy of Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease by Dr Cauldwell B Esselstyn
A quick review of past [...]