Is Saturated Fat Bad For You? No!
If you follow diet and nutrition news, you may have caught wind that saturated fat has gotten an unwarranted bad wrap. But is saturated fat bad for you? The short
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Complex Carbohydrates: Good Carbs vs Bad Carbs
National Dietary Guidelines and many heath "experts" have long told us to load up on complex carbohydrates, particularly grains (especially “whole grains”) and cereal products. This has lead to a
Why Is Saturated Fat Good For You? 6 Reasons (PART TWO)
In Part One of this series, Why Is Saturated Fat Good for You?, I shared how fear of saturated fats is rooted in nutrition hype and misinformation that science doesn't
How to Make Natural Deodorant That Works
Ah, the eternal quest: stay fresh and dry, without a bunch of toxic crap-ingredients found in both conventional and many natural deodorants and antiperspirants. If only you could learn how
7 Hidden Things Sabotaging Your Blood Sugar Levels
You're doing everything right. You're limiting sugar and excess starch. You're eating all the most blood sugar stabilizing foods. You're not scared to eat fat. You look to fat and
VIDEO: Interview with Erika Herman for Fit Solution Summit
In this info-rich interview, Bestselling Author, Nutritionist, and Hype-Blaster "Heretic," Erika Herman calls BS on nutrition hype so you can enjoy food + optimal health.
Fit Solution Summit host, Vanessa Ortega
Another Reason Your Confusion About Sugar & Starch Isn’t Your Fault (My Review of Katie Couric’s Fed Up Challenge)
I was pretty excited when I saw an interview with Katie Couric about her new documentary Fed Up (released May 9, 2014), which spotlights the dangers of sugar, particularly added
Holes in Vegan Nutrition and Ideology
I get provocative about holes in vegan nutrition and ideology in Tipsy Lit's new interview with me. I talk sex, birth, religion, fertilizer and FOOD. Oui! Check out the full article by
New Research Suggests Resveratrol Doesn’t Reduce Risk of Heart Disease or Cancer
There's been a research reversal on resveratrol! (I dare you to say that five times.) A new study out of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, published in the Journal of the American Medical
VIDEO: Why You Don’t Want to Eat a Processed Butter Substitute or Cheese Alternative
On a recent trip to my local food co-op, I came across a "healthier" processed butter substitute and cheese alternative brand that isn't all it's cracked up to be (like most