Selenium: A Trace Mineral that’s Great for Your Brain

June 10, 2007 Selenium:  A Trace Mineral that’s Great for Your Brain   Competency # 16 Mighty Minerals.                            Reference: American Journal of Epidemiology, Jan 31, 2007, Page 955 S Gao   Selenium is a trace mineral you can find on your multivitamin bottle.  It comes from… Continue reading Selenium: A Trace Mineral that’s Great for Your Brain

Omni Heart: Part II

June 03, 2007 Omni Heart:  Part II   Competency #  2 The Dash and Omni Heart Diets                            Reference: JAMA. 2005;294:2497-2498.  JAMA 297, 969, 2007 AND Nutrition Action: May 2007   Omni: Optimal Macro Nutrient Intake.  That spells OMNI.  It was a study by the NIH finished in 2005 and… Continue reading Omni Heart: Part II

It’s a New AGE: How You Cook may be Deadly!

May 15, 2007 It’s a New AGE:  How You Cook may be Deadly!   Competency # 19: Food Safety                           Reference: Helen Vlassara in the April 2007 issue: J Gerontology Medical Sciences   AGEs: Advanced Glycation End-Products.  These are sugar and protein molecules that are made by high heat.  Grilling… Continue reading It’s a New AGE: How You Cook may be Deadly!

An Apple A Day: Really Does Keep the Cancer Doctor Away!

April 12, 2007 An Apple A Day:  Really Does Keep the Cancer Doctor Away!  Competency #2:  The DASH Diet, # 20, Cuisines of the Long-Lived       Reference: American Association of Cancer Research (2007, April 16); Natural News 2007 Oct 24;  American Journal of Epidemiology 2007 166(8):924-931.   The meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research… Continue reading An Apple A Day: Really Does Keep the Cancer Doctor Away!

Avoiding Cancer Where the “Sun Don’t Shine” with Vitamin D

April 03, 2007 Avoiding Cancer Where the “Sun Don’t Shine” with Vitamin D  Competency # 2 The DASH Diet and #17 Vitamin D                  Reference: Am J Epidemiol 2007;165:784-793.   The evidence is starting to pile up.  Just this week in the American Journal of Epidemiology we have good solid… Continue reading Avoiding Cancer Where the “Sun Don’t Shine” with Vitamin D

The Science of Miracle Berries and Your Taste

March 30, 2007 TasteBuds:  The Science of Miracle Berries and Your Taste   Competency #  14 Superfoods                Reference: Wall Street Journal – Front Page, Friday March 30, 2007   Miracle Fruit is otherwise called Synsepalum dulcificum.  It comes from West Africa and tastes a little odd.  It’s sort of mushy and… Continue reading The Science of Miracle Berries and Your Taste

Taming Your Elephant: Learning Control of Your Inner Beast

March 05, 2007 Taming Your Elephant: Learning Control of Your Inner Beast   Competency # All 25 Competencies in Personal Nutrition and Wellness Reference:  The How of Happiness by Sonja Luybomirsky   It’s the beast that’s in control.  This is THE BEST book on happiness research I’ve ever read.  It takes the ideas of our great religious traditions and compares… Continue reading Taming Your Elephant: Learning Control of Your Inner Beast