Yup, it’s true… organically grown food is healthier for You, the Farmer, and the Planet.  You’ll get more vitamins and minerals in organic foods, no toxic pesticides (that harm you, the farmer and the planet), and no GMO’s.  Buy Organic!!!

Here’s a link to a site where you can look up what non-organic food you’re about to eat/buy and how many pesticides you will also be eating… (more…)

Red Meat and Dairy Products Significantly Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

According to a new study, fat from red meat and dairy products is associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. As part of the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study, researchers followed and analyzed the diets of more than 525,000 participants to determine whether there is an association between dietary fat and pancreatic cancer. This same study found no association between plant-food fat and pancreatic cancer.

Thiébaut ACM, Jia L, Silverman DT, et al. Dietary fatty acids and pancreatic cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. J Natl Cancer Inst.

Get this book!  And discover that you can have your cake and eat it too!

Vegan baking has been taken to a new level.  No more tasteless desserts with strange textures – this book (and the little dessert shop in Manhattan with the same name) is full of kick ass sweet treats that will knock your socks off without making your doctor nervous.  No eggs, no butter, no cream, no white sugar.  Instead author/owner Erin McKenna uses healthy ingredients like flax seed meal or apple cider vinegar to make her baked goods behave as if they were made with eggs; and rice milk instead of cow’s milk for moisture without cholesterol; (more…)

High blood pressure is often caused by, or, can cause atherosclerosis, or arteriosclerosis which means the arteries have become hardened or thickened due to either fatty deposits or calcium deposits on the walls of the arteries.  If left untreated patient could have a heart attack or stroke.
Cause of heart disease: if the high blood pressure is a result of thickened arteries then the cause is diet, and it can be reversed with diet.  Arteries become thickened and hardened from eating saturated fat and cholesterol.  These are found in all animal foods, even low fat, even organic, even fish, even eggs.  A diet that contains no animal foods, and instead is full of whole plant foods (not refined or processed, and no trans fats) will reverse heart disease. (more…)

The X-rays generated by mammograms have always been
controversial.  How can you best protect yourself from Breast Cancer?

What you should know:  Eat Foods that Help Prevent Disease!
Cruciferous vegetables powerfully prevent breast cancer (Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, chard, etc.)
Vitamin D powerfully protects against breast cancer. (You get vitamin D from the sun.  Morning sun is best.) (more…)

www.cancerproject.org

www.edenfoods.com

www.thechinastudy.com
www.whfoods.com