According to an in the Journal of Nutrition black and white pregnant women and neonates residing in the northern US are at high risk of vitamin D insufficiency, even when mothers are compliant with prenatal vitamins. Read the rest of this entry
A recent concluded that "...consumption of apples and fish during pregnancy may have a protective effect against the development of childhood asthma and allergic disease." Now I wouldn't eat them together, Read the rest of this entry
Two recently published acupuncture studies for osteoarthritic knee pain showed promising results. Both studies were randomized control trials (RCT) - Read the rest of this entry
Although I really despise the political right wing outlet called 'Fox News', this week they published a half-way decent article bestowing the virtues of acupuncture for allergies. Yeah the study they cited is 3 years old, however Read the rest of this entry
I thought this was a bad April Fool's joke. (I received an email late in the evening on March 31st). Almonds are an amazing food. Soaking almonds overnight start the sprouting process and gives it a sweet favor. Plump. But now the California Almond Board is requiring that almonds are pasteurized come September. This will kill enzymes and bacteria. Both good and bad. Ludicrous. Raw milk doesn't spoil like pasteurized milk. Why? Because it contains beneficial enzymes and bacteria that are destroyed during pasteurization. Read the rest of this entry
