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Current Affairs, Environment, Food and Drink · December 11, 2015

Antibiotic Overuse: A Worldwide Emergency

For most of human history, infectious diseases have been the leading causes of illness and death.  Most ancient peoples used botanicals as the earliest antibiotics to combat various plagues, even without specific knowledge regarding the microbes responsible.  With the advent of modern pharmaceutical …

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Food and Drink · December 19, 2014

Food as Medicine

Recently, I was honored to be included in Mother Earth Living magazine's piece on foods that "fight illness" (or better yet, prevent them).  I was one of several integrative practitioners, including Andrew Weil, Tieraona Low Dog, and Aviva Romm, who contributed recipes for yummy and healthful …

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Food and Drink · February 3, 2013

Buzzed: Energy Drinks + Stimulants = PEDs of Choice?

Teens and young adults are increasingly self-medicating with a combination of caffeine, stimulant medications and alcohol, and it seems that energy drinks -- at times mixed with other substances -- have become the performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) of choice. Two recent Drug Abuse Warning Network …

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Food and Drink · May 4, 2011

May 2011 Kiwi Post: The Food of the Gods

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and (at least in my family) chocolate is never frowned upon as a gift. With an increasing number of published studies highlighting its health benefits, could chocolate really be “the food of the gods”? To keep reading, click here. …

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Environment, Food and Drink, General, Nutrition · January 14, 2011

New “The Whole Child” Post on the Kiwilog: January 2011

Ring in the New New Year’s is in part about resolutions: wishes for the year to come. On everyone’s list is usually something about eating healthier, exercising more, and being less stressed. These are often cited as personal goals, but more importantly, they are core integrative principles …

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Food and Drink · September 26, 2008

The Death of the Mediterranean Diet

Startling, sad news about children's health from the front page of the New York Times. …

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Food and Drink · September 16, 2008

Something’s Fishy

OK, it's a goofy title, but kudos to the NY Times for a relatively-balanced article on fish oils for kids in this week's special "Well" section. …

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Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Nutrition · January 13, 2008

The Rise of Food Allergies

Any parent with preschoolers or school-age children knows that food allergies are on the rise. What's going on? …

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Food and Drink · October 10, 2007

Sports Drinks Gone Wild

Back to school, as autumn spreads across the land. Check out any suburban sports scene and you'll see them: the youth of America, out there giving it their all in soccer, football, softball, whatever - chugging their favorite sports drink du jour. Just like the coach tells 'em to, just like their …

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Food and Drink · January 22, 2007

Live Food

What's the story with probiotics in food?  The NY Times features a piece on the topic on today's front page.  Seems like manufacturers are trying to cash in on the public's hunger for better living through healthier food.  Marketing scheme or the real deal? …

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