by Dina Eliash Robinson • Who Needs Fluorides? Keep your teeth cavity-free with organic pomegranate juice. In addition to antioxidants, this exotic fruit also packs polyphenol, mighty killer of the Streptococcus mutans bacteria which is … Read More
Chemicals in Agriculture: Food or Poison? Understanding and Avoiding Toxins in Food we Eat!
By Dina Eliash Robinson About 70 years ago, when a catastrophic Depression, Dust-Bowl and widespread hunger struck the United States, the government responded by devising well-intended agricultural policies which have resulted in some unintended—but almost … Read More
Baked Salmon – Brain Food For Multi-Taskers On The Run
On the fast track? Here is a dish to help you stay sharp and on your toes throughout 60-hour work weeks and within reach of the boss 24-7. Grab it now, while the king of … Read More
Scientific Studies Favor Organics
by Dina Eliash Robinson European Union-funded studies of organic and conventional crops, grown in side by side plots, showed antioxidant levels 20 percent to 40 percent higher in organic wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage and lettuce. … Read More
FAT-PRODUCING WHITE FOOD STICKS TO YOU LIKE GLUE
by Dalia B. Tepper If you haven’t heard by now that “white foods”—such as refined and processed grains and sugars—are fat-factories with little or no nutritional value, you must have been living alone on an … Read More
Organics–What’s So Special?
by Dina Eliash Robinson Who knew that going from ‘farming’ to ‘agribusiness’ would end up poisoning consumers and polluting the environment? A perfect case of good intentions paving the road to… well, you know… Because … Read More
Let’s Talk Turkey
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. Your Kitchen Shrink (Thought that it would be an appropriate week to reprint Catharines’s 2008 take on the Turkey. Enjoy……Dina!) It’s that time again when turkeys are flying off the supermarket … Read More
Eat Less To Live Longer & Stay Healthy
by Dina Eliash Robinson Scientists have repeatedly proven that reducing food intake on a long-term basis leads to longevity and better health. This was shown in early experiments with flies, earth-worms and in the 1930s, … Read More
The Globalization of Breakfast
Depending upon our national, regional or ethnic backgrounds, most of us grow up with very definite ideas about what is or isn’t a proper breakfast food. Well, get ready to move out of your morning … Read More
Kid-Friendly School Lunches
By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Dear Kitchen Shrink: Yiikes! I really need a refresher course on school lunches because last year I earned a D+. My son’s friends said his lunches … Read More