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An important part of buying local is making an effort to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables when they are in season in your area. Although today's global marketplace allows us to buy foods grown virtually anywhere in the world all year round, these options are not the most... Read more

Recently we were fortunate to visit half-acre farm one of our vendors and plant some potatoes. Half-acre farm is located off May street just outside of downtown.  This farm while not certified as organic, closely follows the principals of organic farming.  Dedicating themselves to... Read more

Original Source Dr. Brownstein's Holistic Blog According to CNBC, “Paul Thorsen, the principal coordinator of multiple studies funded by the CDC used to deny a vaccine/autism link was indicted April 13th on thirteen counts of fraud and nine counts of money-laundering. The charges relate to... Read more

LOSS OF SMELL IS ONE OF THE 1ST SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE---USUALLY PRIOR TO COGNITIVE DECLINE.  IF YOU FEAR YOU ARE AT RISK FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTS: DHA FISH OIL NEURON GROWTH FACTOR AND CONTROL YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE.  BROWN... Read more

Breast Lumps and the WHI Study: Guess what, we are not horses! Phuli Cohan, MD Breast Lumps and the WHI Study: Guess What, We Are Not Horses! Okay another week of misleading headlines. The confusion stems from a study that is about to be published in the Journal of the National Cancer... Read more

Are your prescription medications robbing your body of important vitamins/minerals? When we tell our patients that the prescription medications they are taking may be causing them to be deficient in important vitamins, many of them are surprised. I can’t blame them. They are, after all... Read more

Lack of Vitamin D may Worsen Chronic Pain Researchers from Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, Minn. report about one in four patients who have chronic pain also have inadequate blood levels of vitamin D, which might contribute to their pain. Patients who did not... Read more

After this past week there was one problem with the diet I had to overcome.  I like most people consume too much sugar and most of this comes in the form of beverages.  I try to drink diet soda (not really good for you), but also drink regular soda.  I also drink a great deal of... Read more

I was looking around the web for some ideas and I came across an interesting post about your loading days. When you read about loading the focus is on a high fat diet for the first two days.  While I do love my high fat foods, there was something I found a little unappealing about stuffing... Read more

So I thought I would share some ideas about meals and cooking.  First and foremost, if you can, grilling is a great way to prepare your protein.  With good seasoning the grill is a great way to infuse flavor into your meats without the aid of fats.  A little smoke has a tremendous... Read more