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What's a Coffee Nap?
Wellness Tip:- According to Japanese researchers, coffee naps improve alertness quickly. Most people experience a period of drowsiness at some point during the day. A coffee nap, which combines having a cup of coffee with napping for 20 minutes or less, has proven more effective than merely implementing one of the solutions alone. Scientists recommend drinking the coffee quickly to hasten the effect...
March 18, 2020
Read This Before You Honor the 5-Second Rule for Dropped Food
There really is no middle ground when it comes to the 5-second rule: Either you follow it, or you don’t. Some people have no problem picking up and eating dropped food as long as it’s within seconds of falling on the floor. Maybe they give it a hefty blow for good measure. But is it safe? The answer’s a little more complicated than a simple yes or no. Let's look at what the science says on the issue....
February 17, 2020
Which Seafood Is Lowest in Contaminants?
How often do you eat seafood? Fish can be a great source of nutrients and omega-3 fatty acids, but varying levels of contaminants can cause the -risks to outweigh the benefits- of eating them so maybe it's best to restrict your diet to types of fish that are least likely to accumulate dangerous contaminants. We can help you determine the safest choices for your plate. Let's look deeper at which fish...
February 10, 2020
How Much Vermin Is in Your Food?
It seems safe to assume when grocery shopping or eating out at a restaurant, that the food is safe and free from vermin. While it’s usually safe to assume the former, it turns out that we should never assume the latter. In fact, we should expect a -percentage of vermin- in all the foods we eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actually has standards to limit, but not eliminate, critters...
January 21, 2020
The Dark Side of Saying You Have a Food Allergy
Nearly 20% of U.S. adults -claim- they have a food allergy. Some, or maybe even most of these truly believe they have an allergy. Yet only half of them have an official medical diagnosis. While many of these adults may believe they have an allergy because weakened immunity runs in their family or they have had an adverse reaction to certain foods in the past, the lack of diagnosis actually causes some...
September 10, 2019
Can Pests, Pets & the U.S. End World Hunger?
Foreword: - As a journalist/reporter, it’s my duty to present information in an objective, unbiased and well-balanced manner.  As such, I can’t ignore a potential solution to a problem, arbitrarily deciding to not mention it in an article I write. The first goal of an article is to present information—if the subject is a specific problem that needs to be resolved or treated more efficiently, then,...
October 17, 2018
Interview: The Connection Between Food and Mental Health
This is an interview with Luci Gabel. She helps executives and their organizations sharpen their leadership edge and produce breakthrough results in health through food, movement, and brain science. She- works with people from around the world, through one on one coaching, virtual learning programs, and in her latest book: Eat to Lead. All of this can be found on her website: -http://lucifit.com/ -...
August 14, 2018
10 Reasons to Condemn Food Irradiation
You will find that the mainstream media, academia, the food industry and government health agencies proudly and eagerly defend food irradiation.  For some reason, they seem to only be able to notice the many benefits they claim food irradiation imparts. While it's true that food irradiation may impart some minor benefits, the reality is that the downside of these so-called "benefits" clearly presents...
March 29, 2017
Why You Should Keep a Food Journal
The world has taught us to be impatient. From cell phones to social media, we are conditioned to expect instant connections, information, gratification, and results. When we start working out, we want to see the weight loss almost overnight; when we get sick, we want to see a doctor immediately, not after waiting; and when we take medicine—especially pain medication—we want it to start working as soon...
July 15, 2015
Food Addiction (Part 2): Your Food Rehab Program
Food addiction is when you eat for a state change, and keep eating in an obsessive way in the face of harm from it. I’ve written about my own struggle with food addiction in my new book -The Hormone Reset Diet- and in my -last blog- on food addiction. I outlined the ways that “Big Food” hooks you into food addiction and conditioned overeating through the targeted design of foods that combine sugar,...
April 6, 2015