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Alice Henneman, MS, Registered Dietitian and Extension Educator
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqred.htm
See “Red” on Valentine’s Day and throughout the year. The Produce for
Better Health Foundation (PBH) calls red fruits and vegetables
“Red-hot and Healthy.” They contain many health-promoting
phytochemicals including lycopene and anthocyanins. Some “red” fruits
and vegetables include red apples, cherries, cranberries, red grapes,
pink/red […]
Move America Beyond Oil!
Let’s look beneath the fog of spin. In last week’s State of the Union address,
President Bush finally owned up to America’s destructive addiction to oil.
But the speech was barely over before Vice President Cheney was calling for oil
drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And the President’s newly
proposed budget does the same.
Instead of making America […]
Vegetable Protein Linked to Lower Blood Pressure
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060111/hl_hsn/vegetableproteinlinkedtolowerbloodpressure
TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) — People who have a higher intake
of protein from vegetables tend to have lower blood pressure.
That finding comes from a British study published in the Jan. 9 issue
of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Imperial College London researchers collected blood pressure data
from 4,680 people, aged 40 to 59, from four countries over […]
Ayurveda And The Raw Food Diet
By: Ciara Carruthers
The word, Ayurveda, is from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, and literally means “Knowledge of Life”.
The Ayurvedic approach to life involves listening to and addressing the unique needs of your body, recognizing and balancing your mental and emotional states and deepening your connection with your spirit, your essential self.
The raw food diet is […]
ewwwwwwwww New Car Smell
And to think, everyone always wonders why I get sick at the mere smell of a ‘new car smell’ ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
now maybe people will understand why I get sick!!!
About that ‘new car smell’
…what are we breathing?
Recent study by Michigan environmental group contends drivers and passengers are breathing dangerous chemicals found in car interiors.
The Ecology Center study […]
Steelers 21-10 Super Bowl Victory!!! 5th time!!!!
The Steelers’ 21-10 victory in the Super Bowl last night was their record-tying fifth, but the first since 1980 and the first ever for Bettis and Cowher.
AWESOME job, first half was a bit ’shaky’ and not up to their normal performance, but they pulled it off and WON the Super Bowl that they so deserved!
`Downer Cows’ Entering Meat Supply, USDA Inspector General Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ah00ElDBTLj4&refer=us#
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — U.S. government inspectors sometimes allow
cattle that can’t walk to be slaughtered, contrary to rules aimed at
preventing mad-cow disease, the Agriculture Department’s Inspector
General said in a report.
The inspector general said that at two of 12 slaughter plants
reviewed in an audit, 29 non-ambulatory cattle were slaughtered over
a 10-month period, and that 20 had […]
Befriend the Earth!
© John W Travis M.D., M.P.H. Founder of first Wellness Center in the United States (1975);
author Wellness Workbook and Wellness for Health Professionals; presently developing Infant
Wellness=Planet Wellness.
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When the air in cities becomes so toxic that allergic and sensitive individuals must wear
masks and eye shields, there is trouble afoot. When major segments of a population can […]
Protect the Seals! Oppose Canadian Seal Hunt!!!
Make Canada’s Fishing Industry Pay the Price
Even though most Canadians oppose the commercial seal hunt, their government and seafood industry continue to support the slaughter.
The ProtectSeals campaign believes that while Canadian officials can afford to ignore the public outcry, they will ultimately listen when money talks.
So far, nearly 140,000 individuals from around the world, and […]