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Native to northern India, the Moringa oleifera, also known as the “tree of life”, is found all over the world: China, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Egypt, Africa, Mediterranean, West Indies, and parts of the Americas. With one of the most scientifically impressive nutrient and vitamin contents not found in any other plant, …

Each year Men’s Health puts together a list of the Worst Foods in America, detailing the most calorie-laden, sodium-intense, fatty foods available from popular American restaurants. The Mayo Clinic recommends the average person have a 2,000 calorie per day diet, consisting of 20 to 35 percent healthy fats and between …

Wow! Once again I’m blown away by the straightforward, easy to understand way that Mary Toscano teaches the lay person about the benefits of fats in our diet in her eye opening video Fabulous Fats. What are Fats? You learn about: the so called bad fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, …

On January 27th, 2009 it was reported by Reuters that a study detected mercury in about one half of the samples they tested. This study was published in the journal of Environmental health by Renee Dufault, who is a former Food and Drug Admin scientist. She and her colleagues were …

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, published by Penguin Press and written by Michael Pollan addresses the fact that we truly are what we eat. And what we eat can be a cause of health problems or can benefit us with great health. Pollan begin In Defense of Food …