Bean for the Breast

If you want to avoid breast cancer or want to avoid a recurrence, soy's your bean. According to the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study which followed over 5,000 cancer survivors for 4 years, women who added 2 servings of soy to their meals were 30% less likely to succumb to the big C again.  Fermented and cultured soy products like miso, tofu and  tempeh are more beneficial than processed soy-based meat substitutes. Read  more about soy (and try the recipes) in my book SUPER IMMUNITY FOODS.

More Curry, Less Cancer

Best anti-cancer supplement for your kitchen arsenal?  Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, the spice that makes curry powder yellow.  Take between 400mg and 5,000 mg daily. Even more protective coupled with vitamin C.

Red Prozac?

Serve up some borscht when you're down.  Our favorite carmine colored veggie contains a substance called uridine that studies indicate may be as effective as prescription antidepressants. Use in combination with Omega-3's for best results. See my book SUPER IMMUNITY FOODS for more about beets and other amazing vegetable benefits.

Egg Hunt

Did you know the only label that assures you that the eggs you're buying come from hens raised outdoors is American Welfare Approved? Look for it and avoid factory farmed cruelty free eggs!

More about buying everything edible in SUPER IMMUNITY FOODS (McGraw Hill).

Take alpha, get gamma

A Healthnotes Newswire Opinion: Questioning the Report that Vitamin E Causes Prostate Cancer

Question authority! Especially when they are telling you (again) that supplements are worthless.

The Cleanest, Dirtiest and Healthiest Fruits and Vegetables - The Yoga Coach/The Pilates Coach

The Cleanest, Dirtiest and Healthiest Fruits and Vegetables - The Yoga Coach/The Pilates Coach:

Dirtiest fruit in the basket? Apples. Fruit with the lowest pesticide residues? Pineapples. Keep a scoreboard because getting your 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day from the so-called "Clean 15" will lower your overall pesticide intake by up to 92% says the Environmental Working Group!

salt vs iodine

You're probably spooning up way too much salt (1/2 tsp a day is enough) but studies indicate we're getting one-third less iodine than we used to (prepared and processed foods don't routinely use iodized salt) and that can slow down your thyroid (nodding off at your desk, are you?). Sprinkle a little granulated nori or kelp on your veggies to get more than your RDA of this very critical micro-nutrient. Read SUPER IMMUNITY FOODS to learn a lot more about sea vegetables and iodine!