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Good Probiotic for the Cold & Flu Season

Since the cold and flu season is upon us, let me share a large study that examines probiotics use to shorten the duration of a cold! King et al.’s (2014) meta-analysis research on the effectiveness...

The Power of Good Probiotics

When we think of food as medicine, right at the top of this list should be the health building power of fermented foods.  Our gastrointestinal microbiome thrives with the support of friendly, healt...

Eat Your Greens

Cruciferous vegetables are packed with phytochemicals that have health giving power.  In last week’s Forward Thinking we discussed how cruciferous vegetables prime our immune system and thereby pro...

How Cruciferous Vegetables Aid the Immune System

How Cruciferous Vegetables Aid the Immune System How does food behave as protective medicine? Exciting evidence demonstrates the immune stimulating power of cruciferous vegetables, and the value of...

Food Diversity is Key to Good Health

We have added a new topic to our ongoing conversation about good health. Historically, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, fish oil and fiber have been the center of nutritional advice (McDowell, 2...

Ultimately, what’s stopping the Green Movement?

The vision of The Green Movement is a noble one:  To feed a starving world with the restoration of our world’s ecosystems, as pollution is reduced, drinking water cleansed, and green houses gasses ...

Will the Second Green Movement feed the world?

We’ve looked at the first Green Revolutions and seen how it has missed the mark when it comes to feeding the world. In fact, many think it is one of the reasons for our worldwide problem of obesity...

Did the Green Revolution Fail? (Part 3)

  Dear Friends   Why has the green movment failed…so far?  We have discussed the first green revolution and its focus on technology and science. The intention was to feed the whole world, but the r...

Did the Green Revolution Fail? (Part 2)

Dear Friends   What happens when we export our Western food and farming culture? Before we continue with our discussion of the failing of the two green revolutions (thus far!), let us bring to view...

Why is the Green Revolution Failing … so far?

Dear Friends   Why is The Green Revolution failing … So far? There are basically two Green Revolutions, one that is destroying the biosphere, and one that can potentially create natural, balanced e...