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What do you think about the USDA “Healthy Plate?”

Posted on January 17, 2012 by nina | 0 Comments

Have you seen the revamped “Healthy Plate”? I admit it is better than the old food pyramid , but still far from what I would call healthy. First of all, at least half the plate should be vegetables. Fruit should be eaten by itself, not with the meal. The reason for that is because the sugars break down quickly…

Trash your fosamex and boniva!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by nina | 0 Comments

Though doctors and patients have been led to believe that these medications strengthen your bones, this recent study from Columbia University shows that in fact they create more problems. The study confirmed the long-term dangers of bisphosphonate use. The most common ones are Boniva , Fosamax, and Reclast. Researchers found these drugs do improve the integrity of bones – but…

What is serotonin and why is it important?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

B-vitamins (brown rice, chicken, corn ,eggs, green leafs, legumes, meat, nuts, peas, sunflower seeds, nutritional yeast), Calcium (almonds, brewer’s yeast, green leafs and cruciferous vegetables, fish with bones, sesame seeds, tofu) Magnesium (green leafs, brown rice, sesame seeds, shrimp, salmon), Tryptophan (turkey, soy foods, peanuts, almonds). Essential fatty acids necessary for serotonin production are the omega 3’s (fish oils found…

The Yoga of Nutrition

Posted on October 31, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

Yoga Retreats have become very popular in the last few years. This past weekend I was honored and delighted to be a presenter at the Texas Yoga Retreat. The three day retreat was held at the Radha Madhav Dham, rahdhamadhav.org a beautiful ashram and retreat facility located in the Austin Hill Country. It was a lovely fall day and I…

Being Present is good Medicine

Posted on September 8, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

Recently I took a trip back to my home town of Prescott, Arizona. For a few special days I had the opportunity to see old friends, laugh a LOT, and remember some things that I love about the quaint town Prescott. The stars (for starters), the Granite Dells…one of the largest outcroppings of granite in the world, streams running with…

I love Costa Rica!

Posted on July 12, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

Recently a few girlfriends and I ventured to Costa Rica for a week. This was my third trip and each has been different from the previous. This was a “girls” trip where we read lots of books, had long leisurely meals filled with conversation and lots of laughter! Talk about relaxing! We stayed in a lovely home perched on the…

Interesting news about the aging process

Posted on July 1, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

Found this great article on Huffington post today written by David Perlmutter, M.D. Turn on the television, open a magazine or listen to the radio and in short order you will no doubt be exposed to an advertisement extolling the virtues of some newly discovered exotic fruit juice that has the highest antioxidant content on the face of the earth….

The last six months have been a wake up call

Posted on January 15, 2011 by nina | 0 Comments

The last six months have been a wake up call to my nutritional and health practices. Like most people I thought I had the tools to lead a healthy lifestyles and maintain a strong body. I had enjoyed a sense of well being until I hit my 50th birthday. The fifties are much more difficult than I had ever expected….