Early childhood nutrition is fundamental to how the brain and nervous system develop. Babies’ brains are structurally different, depending on what they eat in the first two years of life. Optimal nutrition enhances and accelerates neurodevelopment, and decreases the risk of bed wetting. An intriguing July 2006 study from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, [...]

Organic soy
Most soybeans grown in the United States - as many as 80 percent - are genetically modified soybeans. They have been modified to allow them to withstand more toxic doses of pesticides. These beans have not been proven to be dangerous, but neither do we have the length of experience to conclusively prove that [...]

I can.t believe that it.s summer . again . where did the time go?  When I started my organic journey last fall, I didn.t even think about vacationing organic style with a family of six.  The purpose of this experience isn.t to make anyone feel bad for not eating 100% organic (it.s an extreme life [...]

In Okinawa, Japan more of the people live to be over 100 years old than any place else in the world. The Okinawa Centenarian Study examined lifetime eating habits of 600 residents of Okinawa who were over 100 years old. Tofu, a non-fermented soy food, has been an important part of their diet for hundreds [...]

On October 26, 1999, the FDA made the dramatic move of authorizing the use of health claims about the role of soy protein in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease on labeling of foods containing soy protein. They concluded that foods containing soy protein, as part of a healthy diet, may reduce the risk [...]

I love biting into a steaming ear of roasted corn on the cob, picked fresh that day in an organic cornfield. This is completely different from slogging down a super-size soda sweetened with high fructose corn syrup that has been chemically derived from genetically modified corn and different from gorging on a dozen donuts made [...]