Good Fats Behaving Badly
For some time now, government recommendations have encouraged an increase in all unsaturated vegetable fat and oil intake. In an effort to help the consumer choose quality, health-enhancing fats, we have
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A Question From Cousin Ray – Part 2
The Second R…Repair (Continued from blog post Cousin Ray is Bloated, Again!, posted November 2, 2012) We’re happy to report that Cousin Ray is feeling better having identified his trigger foods and eliminating them from his diet. But poor Ray has discovered that some of his favourite foods are causing him digestive complaints; wheat, dairy
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Anti-Inflammatory Part 5 – Fats
This blog is fifth in a series on implementing an anti-inflammatory lifestyle (If you’d like to start at the beginning please see Inflammation – An Epidemic posted March 31, 2013). The typical North American diet is full of inflammatory fat. And I don’t mean the ‘bad’ saturated fat that you hear so much about
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Omega-3 and Beef
In an earlier blog (see Inflammation – An Epidemic posted on March 31, 2013) we discussed the importance of purchasing organic whenever possible to minimize our exposure to chemicals and reduce chronic inflammation in the body. When we purchase non-organic Canadian meat we are not only getting chemicals from the feed but also from medicines
Warning! Sushi Can Be a Danger to Your Health
Recent research has linked sushi to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This warning comes from a study published in the Journal of Risk Research. This is not good news! But how can anti-inflammatory, so good for you salmon, mackerel and tuna (commonly found in sushi) cause such a warning? Salmon, mackerel and the fatty
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