Gluten intolerance and sensitivity, as well as celiac disease, have become more and more of an issue today. And the industry is responding: It seems everywhere we look, gluten-free products are flooding the market. As a matter of fact, while…...
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Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: celiac disease, coeliac disease, Diets, food allergies, food and drink, gluten, gluten free diet, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, grain products, grains, grains council, health, many grains, medicine, sensitivities, sprouted grains, staple foods, the grain, wheat
In a recent workshop I held on eco-living, I asked the question, “What does green-living or eco-living mean to you?” Without hesitation, the audience shouted “composting”…”recycling”…”turning off your lights”…”conserving energy and water.” When we hear the terms “eco-living” or “green-living,”…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Eco-Living Tagged with: air pollution, and air conditioning, care, care products, earth, Eco-Living, environment, environmental issues, environmental working group, Green Living, green seal, greens, health, heating, Indoor Air Quality, industrial hygiene, live green, living today, livings, occupational safety and health, pollution, the greens, ventilating
Yesterday (Thursday, September 12th), the New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal limiting the size of sugary drinks sold in many venues (restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts) to 16 ounces. The vote was…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Family Health, Nutrition Tagged with: ban, city, city board, health, health issues, mayor bloomberg, medicine, michael bloomberg, new york city, Nutrition, obesity, obesity in the united states, public health, social issues, soda, soda tax, soft drink, sugar addiction, sugary drinks, the ban, york city
How much sugar should we be consuming? According to the World Health Organization, we should be consuming no more than 10 percent of our daily calories from added sugar (table sugar and sugars added to packaged foods when processed). The…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: diabetic diet, diet food, disaccharides, dried fruit, food, food and drink, grams of sugar, health, healthy food, less sugar, medicine, much sugar, Nutrition, packaged food, soft drink, sucrose, sugar, sugar cereal, sugar table, sweeteners, table sugar
Over the course of the last several years, I’ve come to find that there are certain rules to eating healthy that work really well, and for the most part, are indisputable. We often try to make things really complicated when…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: basic rules, complicated, dietary fiber, Diets, eat, eat healthy, eating, food, food and drink, food guide pyramid, health, healthy, healthy diet, healthy diets, healthy eating, meal replacements, Nutrition, rules, simple rules, simples, vegetarianism
Sometimes it is really hard to get up off the couch. According to the World Health Organization, a sedentary lifestyle is a major underlying cause of death, disease, and disability. Approximately 2 million deaths every year are attributed to physical…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Fitness Tagged with: couch potato, exercise equipment, health, lifestyles, medicine, obesity, physical exercise, sedentary lifestyle, sedentary lifestyles, social psychology, stairmaster, television, televisions, treadmill, tvs, watch television, watch tv
Last month I read The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell. I had been putting it off for some time, partially because I had been afraid of what I would learn. Working within health and wellness, however, I knew…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Nutrition Tagged with: animal protein, autoimmune disease, cancer, casein protein, china, china study, Diets, disease, evidence, food, health, intentional living, medicine, Nutrition, protein, t. colin campbell, the china study, veganism, vegetarianism
Over the last twenty years, we have seen a significant decline in the amount of time we spend outdoors. In a survey from Hofstra University, 70 percent of mothers reported playing outside every day when they were young, compared to…...
Posted in Brett's Blog, Family Health, Fitness Tagged with: health, hofstra university, mental health issues, mobile phone, mobile telecommunications, playtime, sedentary, technology
Recently, at Be Healthy Boston, I was confronted with a viewpoint that being healthy equates with selfishness. Terri Trespicio – cover girl of Boston Magazine and former senior editor of Whole Living – was our opening keynote. She was prepping…...
Posted in Hot Topic, Nutrition Tagged with: act, acting, altruism, care, having, health, healthy, healthy lifestyle, Mental Health, morality, self, self care, selfish, selfishness, social issues, terri trespicio
As we embark on the New Year, I shared a few of my recommended changes from 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You with Better Connecticut viewers. Although the book covers 52 full changes, the five I…...
Posted in Eco-Living, Nutrition Tagged with: agriculture, bean counter, book cover, carboxylic acids, change, changes, connecticut, cooking oils, Fat, five, food, food and drink, food science, Happy, health, healthy, lipids, monounsaturated fat, Nutrition, olive oil, segmenting, small change, the new, unsaturated fat, year
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