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Planting our Fall Garden

It’s mid-August and still hot in San Antonio, but I started planting our fall garden this week. By the time the seeds sprout in September, the weather will be moderating. Growing conditions will be ideal for many plants for the next few months. So, what did I plant? Mustard greens…

The Cheese Trap

The Cheese Trap by Neal D. Barnard, MD, looks at the risks to health caused by cheese. Barnard is on the faculty of The George Washington School of Medicine. He is also founder of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine. When you look at his book cover, the A in…

USA Nutrition Crisis: Our Food is Killing Us

“Our country is facing a nutrition crisis,” states Dr. Mozaffarian, Dean of Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy. “Few other challenges cause more deaths, disability, and associated preventable health costs. Congress is actively debating how to improve health and reduce costs – fixing our food system is among…

Healthy People, Healthy Planet

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Annual Conference held October 23-26 in Naples, Florida was the best yet. The setting at the Naples Grande Resort was beautiful. The conference theme was “Healthy People, Healthy Planet.” Plant-based eating is healthier than the standard American diet for both people and the…

How Not to Die

How Not to Die is a book by Dr. Michael Greger published in December 2015. It has become a top-rated book on Amazon, with over 1,000 five-star reviews. Dr. Greger is a remarkable physician who has made it his life mission to make accurate up-to-date nutritional information easily available to…

Heart Intelligence

Heart Intelligence, published earlier this year by the HeartMath Institute, is the Institute’s newest book on the communication capabilities of the heart. The book summarizes the research done by this institute over the past 25 years and brings us up to date on the latest surprising findings about the heart’s…

The Secret Language of the Heart

The Secret Language of the Heart by Barry Goldstein is a modest paperback book with a valuable message. Music is a more powerful healing tool than most of us realize. The book’s subtitle tells us the author’s purpose: How to Use Music, Sound, and Vibration as Tools for Healing and…

News Flash about Healthy Eating!

The editorial in the March 2016 American Family Physician, which I received yesterday, states: “Consistently strong evidence supports the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables; in addition, moderate to strong evidence indicates the consumption of whole grains should be increased.” The editorial goes on to say: “Moderate to strong…

Precious Gems

I took a round-about trip during the last ten days of October and first half of November to visit family and attend a couple conferences along the way. I put 4000 miles on my little Toyota pickup as I traveled to Florida, Nashville, Indianapolis, and then back to San Antonio.…

Odyssey Through Today’s Nutritional Jungle – A Fable

The hero of Homer’s epic Greek poem, Odysseus, encounters one deadly peril after another during his tumultuous ten-year voyage home after the Trojan war. Eventually, after countless close calls, he reaches his home island of Ithaca. There, after a last bit of drama, he is finally reunited with his loving…

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