Is It Really Gluten?

Is It Really Gluten?

Recently, I worked a table at a running expo. I had my Super-Duper Spinning Wheel, Jar full of massage balls, and like 100 nutrition questions. The idea was to get the runners,  their spouse, or their kids to spin the wheel, and I’d ask a nutrition question. If...
Potatoes: Are They Healthy?

Potatoes: Are They Healthy?

Did you know that potatoes are the #1 vegetable crop in the world? And yet, no one wants to admit that they eat potatoes! I get it – French fries and potatoes smothered in cheese, sour cream, and bacon are not “Quality Health Foods”, but the humble...
Probiotics and Prebiotics

Probiotics and Prebiotics

Probiotics Biologists have long known that the bacteria, protozoa, fungi, yeast, and other microbes that inhabit the guts of all animals can play a key role in their ability to survive. Examples: Termites cannot digest cellulose and so they depend on gut microbes to...
No Time to Cook? No Problem – I Got Your Back!

No Time to Cook? No Problem – I Got Your Back!

This post is geared to all the people (parents, newlyweds, single men, and women) who successfully complete a busy day, but find themselves wondering – what the heck am I gonna eat for dinner. Everyone is always on the breakfast bandwagon – we have heard...
Three Easy Rules For Clean Eating

Three Easy Rules For Clean Eating

The term clean eating is very popular nowadays, but what does “clean eating” even mean? Margaret McCartney, GP, notes in the British Medical Journal, “The command to eat cleanly implies that everyone else is filthy, being careless with their bodies and lives. It comes...