I recently received this email. “What is your take on BPA (Bisphenol-A) and water bottles? I am considering getting rid of all polycarbonate/#7 plastic bottles in my house like Nalgene because of the BPA leaching concern.” Great question! But I didn’t have a great answer. Personally I have used these polycarbonate bottles for quite some…
Sure Foods Living turned me on to this cool blog. I like it so much I added it to the “Health Related Blogs I Read” side panel of my blog. CrockPot Lady makes something new in her CrockPot every day. She blogs about it and then takes a picture, here’s the link, CrockPot 365. The…
LARABAR, one of my favorite snacks, just released some new flavors. Coconut Cream Pie, Chocolate Cherry Jocalat, Peanut Butter Crunch, Chocolate Hazelnut I buy sample bars from the LARABAR office (just down the street from me) a couple times a year. I give them away in my wellness classes. This is a picture from a…
Two months ago I wrote this blog post about orthorexia. This week the Chicago Tribune blog wrote this about orthorexia. Then the Weight of Evidence blog posted this referencing the Chicago Tribune’s post. I’m a regular reader of the Weight of Evidence blog and that’s where I caught up with this week’s heated on-line orthorexia…
Last weekend I attended the 2008 Gluten-Free Baking Invitational in Denver, Colorado. Johnson and Wales Culinary Institute hosted the conference. It was a monumental event. People traveled from all over the US and Canada to attend. If you or someone you know has recently been diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten intolerance please do not…
On Tuesday Dr. Oz told Oprah’s worldwide audience to “eat whole wheat bread with olive oil every day.” Gasp! Seriously? If you’ve read this blog for awhile you know I’m an advocate for gluten-free eating. 3 million people in this country have celiac disease, which means they get seriously ill when they eat wheat gluten;…
