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- It’s getting worse, not better . . .
- Cholesterol Levels Running High?
- Beware of Flavors
- Shrimp – the good and the bad
- Choosing The Right Olive Oil
- Villains among EWG’s BPA-free “Best Players”
- PCC labels any high oleic oils in use
- Is It Really About the Wheat or the Gluten?
- Available at your local Co-op: Organic, non-GMO verified Gene-Silenced Food!
- Snopes on Wheat & Glyphosate Toxicity
- Sugar is as toxic as wheat — it is not about the gluten
- The Benefits of Bitters
- Intermittent Fasting in a Healthy Way
- Go ahead, cook with your good olive oil!
- Extra Virgin Olive or High Oleic Oil?
- Sometimes More Is Better
- Is Almond Flour Trouble?
- Don’t Let Familiarity Build Contempt
- Plasticizers are in our medicines and our supplements
- Reasons to Give Up Stevia
- Building Strong Bones
- Don’t Eat That!!!!
- Why I Avoid Canola and Think You Should As Well.
- Speaking Out Against High Oleic OIls
- Getting vitamin B without eating grains
- There is fat and there is fat. . .
- Is Soy Really A Ploy?
- Feel Free to Enjoy Your Cup of Coffee.
- Are We Becoming Fire Resistant?
- Nuts Are Good
- Forget Fasts and Detoxes
- Fish, measuring the good and the bad
- Fish trumps fish oil, fins down
- Choosing a Cooking Oil
- Another Reason to Avoid Juices
- Soy, friend or foe in breast cancer?
- Strong Bones Without Dairy??
- Whole Foods vs. Supplements
- Potential Soy Toxins Continued…
- Soy and mineral absorption (1)
- Soy and the Thyroid
- What is BPA-free exactly?
- Building Bones Without Dairy
- Turkey Tails Mushroom in Prostate Cancer
- Another study a bit off the mark
- Yikes – Hold the Cilantro
- Calcium confusion
- MSG can make you fat
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Cholesterol Levels Running High?
Some people are reluctant to take statins even though their cholesterol is running high. This article discusses ways to reduce the risk of high cholesterol but is not a comment on the wisdom of taking or not taking statins. Cholesterol … Continue reading
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Tagged added sugar, atherosclerosis, B12, B6, C-reactive protein, cholesterol, CRP, food sensitivities, fructose, HDL, heart attack, homocysteine, LDL, nuts, plaque, saturated fats, stroke, triglycerides, vitamin d
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Is Almond Flour Trouble?
Many on the TQI diet use almond flour. Recently, I have been getting requests to respond to a blog suggesting we should avoid almond flour. Here are my responses to the 5 reasons stated for giving up almond flour: 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged almond flour, anti-nutrients, atherosclerosis, coconut flour, food, kidney stones, omega 6s, omega-3s, overeating, oxalates, oxysterols, phytates, phytosterols, POPs, saturated fats
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Don’t Let Familiarity Build Contempt
It is easy to assume that our more common and abundant foods are not all that valuable nutritionally. In fact, they are often as good as, or better than, some of the perhaps more exciting foods available. Both dandelion leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged atherosclerosis, breast cancer, chestnut mushroom, clostridium, colitis, colon cancer, crimini, diet rheumatoid arthritis, food poisoning, fungi, intestinal flora, irritable bowel disease, maitake, mushrooms, oyster, prostate cancer, shiitake, ulcerative colitis, white button
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